1972–73 Sheffield Shield season
Appearance
Cricket format | First-class |
---|---|
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | Western Australia (4th title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 20 |
The 1972–73 Sheffield Shield season was the 71st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1] The points system changed with ten points now awarded for a win.[2]
Table
[edit]Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win points | Batting points | Bowling points | Total Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Australia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 29 | 95 |
South Australia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 79 |
New South Wales | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 72 |
Victoria | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 64 |
Queensland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 59 |
Statistics
[edit]Most Runs
[edit]Doug Walters 654 [3]
Most Wickets
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.