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1962–63 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (19th title)
Participants5
Matches20
Most runsBob Cowper (Victoria) (813)
Most wicketsIan Meckiff (Victoria) (47)

The 1962–63 Sheffield Shield season was the 61st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship which ended the winning streak of New South Wales at nine.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won 1st Inns Won Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
Victoria 8 4 2 0 1 1 48
South Australia 8 3 2 0 1 2 38
New South Wales 8 3 1 0 1 3 34
Western Australia 8 2 0 0 0 6 24
Queensland 8 2 1 0 3 2 20

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Bob Cowper 813[3]

Most Wickets

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Ian Meckiff 47[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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