1983–84 Sheffield Shield season

The 1983–84 Sheffield Shield season was the 82nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1]

1983–84 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsWestern Australia (9th title)
Participants6
Matches31

Table
Team Played Points
Western Australia 1076
Queensland 1074
Tasmania 1044
New South Wales 1036
South Australia 1026
Victoria 1020

Final
9–13 March 1984
Scorecard
v
431/7d (169 overs)
Greg Chappell 85
Shaun Graf 3/111 (42 overs)
363 (130.2 overs)
Geoff Marsh 107
Jeff Thomson 5/85 (25.2 overs)
154 (60.2 overs)
Chris Smart 62
Ken MacLeay 4/58 (21 overs)
224/6 (70.5 overs)
Bruce Laird 54*
Graham Whyte 3/28 (13 overs)
Western Australia win by 4 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Mel Johnson and Peter McConnell

Statistics

Most Runs

John Dyson 1066 [2]

Most Wickets

Jeff Thomson 47 [3]

References
  1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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