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1985–86 Sheffield Shield season

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1985–86 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsNew South Wales (39th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Most runsMark Taylor (New South Wales) (903)
Most wicketsJeff Thomson (Queensland) (42)

The 1985–86 Sheffield Shield season was the 84th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
New South Wales 10 4 1 0 5 0 56
Queensland 10 4 0 0 6 0 54
Victoria 10 2 1 0 7 0 48
Western Australia 10 2 1 0 7 0 42
South Australia 10 2 4 0 4 0 28
Tasmania 10 0 7 0 3 0 4

Final

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v
294
Greg Dyer 88 no*
113/7 dec
Peter Taylor 4/31
258/8
Dirk Wellham 80
Match Drawn, New South Wales win by virtue of topping regular season ladder.
Venue: Sydney

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Mark Taylor 903 [3]

Most Wickets

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Jeff Thomson 42 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.