1985–86 Sheffield Shield season

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1985–86 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsNew South Wales (39th title)
Participants6
Matches31

The 1985–86 Sheffield Shield season was the 84th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
New South Wales 10 4 1 0 5 0 56
Queensland 10 4 0 0 6 0 54
Victoria 10 2 1 0 7 0 48
Western Australia 10 2 1 0 7 0 42
South Australia 10 2 4 0 4 0 28
Tasmania 10 0 7 0 3 0 4

Final

v
294
Greg Dyer 88 no*
113/7 dec
Peter Taylor 4/31
258/8
Dirk Wellham 80
Match Drawn, New South Wales win by virtue of topping regular season ladder.
Venue: Sydney

Statistics

Most Runs

Mark Taylor 903 [3]

Most Wickets

Jeff Thomson 42 [4]

References

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  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.