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1939–40 Sheffield Shield season

The 1939–40 Sheffield Shield season was the 44th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

1939–40 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (22nd title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsDon Bradman (1062)
Most wicketsBill O'Reilly (52)

During the match between Queensland and Victoria in January 1940, Victorian openers Ian Lee and Ben Barnett became the first openers to achieve partnerships of 150 or more in both innings of a Shield match, when they put on 152 (Lee 90, Barnett 92) and 169 (Lee 93, Barnett 104*).[3]

Table edit

Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Drawn Points
New South Wales 6 4 0 0 2 0 20
South Australia 6 3 1 0 2 0 18
Victoria 6 3 1 1 2 0 16
Queensland 6 1 0 0 5 0 5

Statistics edit

Most Runs edit

Don Bradman 1062 [4]

Most Wickets edit

Bill O'Reilly 52 [5]

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. ^ Hutchinson, Garrie (1997). 200 Seasons of Australian Cricket. Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia. p. 251. ISBN 0330360345.
  4. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.

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