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1984–85 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsNew South Wales (38th title)
Participants6
Matches31

The 1984–85 Sheffield Shield season was the 83rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1]

Points table

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Team[2][3] Pld W WLF L LWF DWF DLF ND Pts
New South Wales 10 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 80
Queensland 10 4 0 1 2 1 2 0 76
South Australia 10 2 2 4 0 1 1 0 60
Western Australia 10 1 1 1 0 3 3 1 42
Victoria 10 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 18
Tasmania 10 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 12

Final

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15–19 March 1985
Scorecard
v
374 (170.3 overs)
Trevor Hohns 103
Imran Khan 4/66 (27.3 overs)
318 (121.3 overs)
Steve Smith 76
Jeff Thomson 3/83 (273 overs)
163 (77 overs)
Ray Phillips 47
Imran Khan 5/34 (19 overs)
223/9 (93.2 overs)
Peter Clifford 83*
Carl Rackemann 6/54 (30.2 overs)
New South Wales win by 1 wicket
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Dick French and Mel Johnson
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jeff Thomson (Queensland) claimed his 600th wicket in first-class matches.[4]

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Peter Clifford 889 [5]

Most Wickets

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John Inverarity 41 & Carl Rackemann 41 [6]

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1984/85 Table". Association of Cricket Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Shield 1984/85". Wisden. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ New South Wales v Queensland, Sheffield Shield 1984/85 (Final) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.


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