1997–98 Sheffield Shield season
The 1997–98 Sheffield Shield season was the 96th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[2][3]
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | Western Australia (14th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Dene Hills (Tas) [1] |
| Most runs | Dene Hills (1,132) |
| Most wickets | Colin Miller (67) |
Table
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | N/R | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Queensland | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Victoria | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| South Australia | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
Final
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player [4] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dene Hills | Tasmania | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1132 | 56.60 | 265 | 4 | 2 |
| Laurie Harper | Victoria | 10 | 19 | 2 | 965 | 56.76 | 207* | 4 | 1 |
| Justin Langer | Western Australia | 10 | 17 | 1 | 892 | 55.75 | 235 | 3 | 2 |
| Dean Jones | Victoria | 10 | 19 | 3 | 853 | 53.31 | 151* | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Di Venuto | Tasmania | 10 | 18 | 1 | 845 | 49.70 | 189 | 1 | 6 |
Most wickets
| Player[5] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Miller | Tasmania | 11 | 22 | 598.2 | 67 | 24.50 | 2.74 | 7/49 | 12/119 | 5 | 2 |
| Brendon Julian | Western Australia | 9 | 17 | 324.3 | 39 | 25.33 | 3.04 | 7/39 | 8/122 | 2 | 0 |
| David Freedman | New South Wales | 7 | 14 | 399.0 | 38 | 24.07 | 2.69 | 7/106 | 11/171 | 3 | 2 |
| Jo Angel | Western Australia | 9 | 17 | 304.1 | 36 | 22.22 | 2.63 | 4/45 | 6/103 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill | New South Wales | 6 | 11 | 302.2 | 35 | 28.14 | 3.25 | 6/64 | 8/181 | 4 | 0 |
References
- "Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup - Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 27 April 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
- "Sheffield Shield, 1997/98 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Sheffield Shield, 1997/98 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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