1996–97 Sheffield Shield season

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1996–97 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches31

The 1996–97 Sheffield Shield season was the 95th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.[1][2]

Table[edit]

Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Western Australia 10 6 1 0 3 0 42
Queensland 10 4 1 0 5 0 28
New South Wales 10 4 4 0 2 0 28
Tasmania 10 3 4 0 3 0 28
Victoria 10 3 5 0 2 0 19.7+
South Australia 10 2 7 0 1 0 14

+0.3 Pts deducted for slow over rate

Final[edit]

Mar 21 - 25, 1997
v
304
Tom Moody 66*no
Queensland won by 160 runs
Venue: WACA, Perth
Umpires: Darrel Hair, Peter Parker, Terry Prue (TV)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.