1978–79 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (23rd title)
Participants6
Matches25

The 1978–79 Sheffield Shield season was the 77th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Win points Total Points
Victoria 9432323840110
Western Australia 935128363094
New South Wales 934230323092
Queensland 933321333084
South Australia 913518291057
Tasmania 512218191855

Statistics

Most Runs

Andrew Hilditch 778 [3]

Most Wickets

David Hourn 40 [4]

References

  1. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  2. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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