1995–96 Sheffield Shield season

1995–96 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsSouth Australia (13th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the seriesMatthew Elliott (Victoria) [1]
Most runsMatthew Elliott (Victoria) (1,116)
Most wicketsJason Gillespie (South Australia) (46) & Michael Kasprowicz (Queensland) (46)

The 1995–96 Sheffield Shield season was the 94th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship, thus making up for their innings and 101 run defeat at the hands of Queensland in the 1994-95 final.[2][3]

Table

Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
South Australia 10 5 3 0 2 0 34
Western Australia 10 3 3 0 4 0 30
Queensland 10 4 3 0 3 0 26
Tasmania 10 3 5 0 2 0 23
New South Wales 10 3 3 0 4 0 22
Victoria 10 3 4 0 3 0 21.7

Final

March 30–April 3 1996
Scorecard
v
9/520d (146.4 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 189* (187)
Jason Gillespie 3/96 (30 overs)
347 (142.1 overs)
Paul Nobes 103 (260)
Brendon Julian 5/95 (30.2 overs)
8/169d (49.5 overs)
Tom Moody 72 (130)
Jason Gillespie 4/33 (9 overs)
9/208 (129 overs)
Greg Blewett 72 (275)
Brendon Julian 4/56 (29 overs)
Match Drawn, South Australia won by virtue of topping the regular season ladder
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Steve Randell
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player [4] Team Mat Inns NO Runs Ave HS 100 50
Matthew Elliott  Victoria 9 17 2 1116 74.40 203 5 3
Darren Lehmann  South Australia 11 21 1 1099 54.95 161 4 6
Dene Hills  Tasmania 10 19 2 914 53.76 220* 1 6
Justin Langer  Western Australia 11 22 1 905 43.09 161 4 2
Dean Jones  Victoria 10 18 0 847 47.05 145 2 6

Most wickets

Player[5] Team Mat Inns Overs Wkts Ave Econ BBI BBM 5 10
Jason Gillespie  South Australia 10 18 329.2 46 21.78 3.04 6/68 8/119 1 0
Michael Kasprowicz  Queensland 9 17 357.5 46 23.52 3.02 6/48 10/148 5 1
Jo Angel  Western Australia 11 21 407.4 43 26.09 2.75 6/68 9/132 3 0
Tim May  South Australia 11 17 516.5 43 33.02 2.74 6/83 11/171 3 1
Brendan Julian  Western Australia 10 20 357.5 41 26.53 3.04 5/41 9/151 4 0

References

  1. ^ "Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 27 April 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1995/96 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1995/96 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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