1996–97 Sheffield Shield season

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1996–97 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches31

The 1996–97 Sheffield Shield season was the 95th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Western Australia 10 6 1 0 3 0 42
Queensland 10 4 1 0 5 0 28
New South Wales 10 4 4 0 2 0 28
Tasmania 10 3 4 0 3 0 28
Victoria 10 3 5 0 2 0 19.7+
South Australia 10 2 7 0 1 0 14

+0.3 Pts deducted for slow over rate

Final

Mar 21 - 25, 1997
v
304
Tom Moody 66*no
Queensland won by 160 runs
Venue:
Darrel Hair, Peter Parker, Terry Prue
(TV)

References