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1969–70 Sheffield Shield season

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1969–70 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (21st title)
Participants5
Matches20
Most runsGreg Chappell (South Australia) (856)
Most wicketsAlan Thomson, (Victoria) (49)

The 1969–70 Sheffield Shield season was the 68th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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

Statistics

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Most runs

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Greg Chappell, 856[3]

Most wickets

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Alan Thomson, 49[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.