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1965–66 Sheffield Shield season

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1965–66 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (36th title)
Participants5
Matches20
Most runsGrahame Thomas (New South Wales) (837)
Most wicketsTony Lock (Western Australia) (41)

The 1965–66 Sheffield Shield season was the 64th 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 Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
New South Wales 8 4 0 0 1 3 40
Western Australia 8 2 4 0 2 0 36
South Australia 8 2 1 0 3 2 28
Victoria 8 2 3 0 2 1 24
Queensland 8 1 1 0 1 5 18

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Grahame Thomas 837 [3]

Most Wickets

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Tony Lock 41 [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.