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

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]

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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