1970–71 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (10th title)
Participants5
Matches20

The 1970–71 Sheffield Shield season was the 69th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
South Australia 83302042
Victoria 82321032
Western Australia 82103224
New South Wales 81311220
Queensland 80013410

Statistics

Most Runs

Barry Richards 1101 [3]

Most Wickets

Ross Duncan 34 [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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