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1937–38 Sheffield Shield season

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1937–38 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (21st title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsDon Bradman (South Australia) (983)
Most wicketsBill O'Reilly (New South Wales) (33)

The 1937–38 Sheffield Shield season was the 42nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Drawn Points
New South Wales 6 3 1 1 0 1 21
South Australia 6 2 1 1 2 0 14
Victoria 6 1 2 1 1 1 14
Queensland 6 0 0 1 3 2 5

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Don Bradman 983 [3]

Most Wickets

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Bill O'Reilly 33 [4]

References

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  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. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.