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1975–76 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (11th title)
Participants5
Matches20
Player of the seriesIan Chappell (South Australia) & Greg Chappell (Queensland)
Most runsIan Chappell (South Australia) (840)
Most wicketsAshley Mallett (South Australia) (38)

The 1975–76 Sheffield Shield season was the 74th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. After finishing last the previous two seasons, South Australia, galvanized by their charismatic captain Ian Chappell, took the competition by storm to win the championship.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Total Points
South Australia 8 5 2 1 50 55 105
Queensland 8 4 3 1 40 44 84
Western Australia 8 4 1 3 40 38 78
New South Wales 8 2 1 5 20 51 71
Victoria 8 1 1 6 10 50 60

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Ian Chappell 840 [3]

Most Wickets

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Ashley Mallett 38 [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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