1979–80 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (24th title)
Participants6
Matches25

The 1979–80 Sheffield Shield season was the 78th 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 9621343660130
South Australia 9423433840121
New South Wales 9432453340118
Queensland 9333373330100
Western Australia 912633381081
Tasmania 502334321066

Statistics

Most Runs

Ian Chappell 713 [3]

Most Wickets

Ashley Mallett 45 [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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