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1974–75 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (5th title)
Participants5
Matches20
Most runsRick McCosker (New South Wales) (898)
Most wicketsJim Higgs (Victoria) (39)

The 1974–75 Sheffield Shield season was the 73rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won its third Sheffield Shield championship in four seasons.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Total Points
Western Australia 8 3 3 2 34 32 96
Queensland 8 4 2 2 16 35 91
Victoria 8 4 1 3 27 21 88
New South Wales 8 3 3 2 24 31 85
South Australia 8 1 1 6 15 28 53

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Rick McCosker 898 [3]

Most Wickets

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Jim Higgs 39 [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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