1937–38 Sheffield Shield season

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1937–38 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (21st title)
Participants4
Matches12

The 1937–38 Sheffield Shield season was the 42nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Table[edit]

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Drawn Points
New South Wales 6 3 1 1 0 1 21
South Australia 6 2 1 1 2 0 14
Victoria 6 1 2 1 1 1 14
Queensland 6 0 0 1 3 2 5

Statistics[edit]

Most Runs[edit]

Don Bradman 983 [3]

Most Wickets[edit]

Bill O'Reilly 33 [4]

References[edit]

  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.