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1955–56 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (28th title)
Participants5
Matches16
Most runsJim Burke (New South Wales) (701)
Most wicketsPat Crawford (New South Wales) (33)

The 1955–56 Sheffield Shield season was the 54th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the third consecutive year.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won 1st Inns Lost Lost Drawn Points Average
New South Wales 7 2 3 1 0 1 22 62.85
Victoria 7 2 2 2 0 1 20 57.14
Queensland 7 1 2 3 1 0 14 40.00
Western Australia 4 0 1 2 1 0 5 25.00
South Australia 7 0 2 2 3 0 8 22.85

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Jim Burke 701 [3]

Most Wickets

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Pat Crawford 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.


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