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1970–71 Sheffield Shield season

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1970–71 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (10th title)
Participants5
Matches20
Most runsBarry Richards (South Australia) (1101)
Most wicketsRoss Duncan (Queensland) (34)

The 1970–71 Sheffield Shield season was the 69th 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 Drawn 1st Inns Lost Lost Points
South Australia 8 3 3 0 2 0 42
Victoria 8 2 3 2 1 0 32
Western Australia 8 2 1 0 3 2 24
New South Wales 8 1 3 1 1 2 20
Queensland 8 0 0 1 3 4 10

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Barry Richards 1101 [3]

Most Wickets

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Ross Duncan 34 [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.