Cricket format | First-class |
---|---|
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | New South Wales (29th title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 20 |
The 1956β57 Sheffield Shield season was the 55th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the fourth consecutive year. All five teams played each other home and away for the first time. [1] [2]
The Queensland team delivered their best result to date and came to close to winning the Sheffield Shield for the first time in its history. [3]
Team | Played | Won | 1st Inns Won | Tied | 1st Inns Lost | Lost | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New South Wales | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
Queensland | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
Victoria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Western Australia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
South Australia | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Ken Meuleman 779 [4]
Lindsay Kline 37 [5]
Cricket format | First-class |
---|---|
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | New South Wales (29th title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 20 |
The 1956β57 Sheffield Shield season was the 55th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the fourth consecutive year. All five teams played each other home and away for the first time. [1] [2]
The Queensland team delivered their best result to date and came to close to winning the Sheffield Shield for the first time in its history. [3]
Team | Played | Won | 1st Inns Won | Tied | 1st Inns Lost | Lost | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New South Wales | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
Queensland | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
Victoria | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Western Australia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
South Australia | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Ken Meuleman 779 [4]
Lindsay Kline 37 [5]