1984–85 Sheffield Shield season

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]

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

Table
Team Played Points
New South Wales 1080
Queensland 1076
South Australia 1060
Western Australia 1042
Victoria 1018
Tasmania 1012

Final
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.[2]

Statistics

Most Runs

Peter Clifford 889 [3]

Most Wickets

John Inverarity 41 & Carl Rackemann 41 [4]

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