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1976–77 Sheffield Shield season

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1976–77 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (6th title)
Participants5
Matches20
Most runsDavid Hookes (South Australia) (788)
Most wicketsMick Malone (Western Australia) (40)

The 1976–77 Sheffield Shield season was the 75th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won Tied Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Win points Total Points
Western Australia 8 6 0 2 0 39 39 60 138
South Australia 8 3 0 1 4 31 30 30 91
New South Wales 8 3 1 1 3 21 27 35 83
Victoria 8 3 0 3 2 19 33 30 82
Queensland 8 0 1 1 6 28 29 5 62

Statistics

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Most Runs

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David Hookes 788 [3]

Most Wickets

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Mick Malone 40 [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.