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1938–39 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (6th title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsBill Brown (Queensland) (990)
Most wicketsClarrie Grimmett (South Australia) (27)

The 1938–39 Sheffield Shield season was the 43rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Drawn Points
South Australia 6 3 1 1 0 1 21
Victoria 6 3 1 0 1 1 20
Queensland 6 2 1 0 3 0 13
New South Wales 6 0 0 2 4 0 2

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Bill Brown 990 [3]

Most Wickets

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Clarrie Grimmett 27 [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.


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