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1986–87 Sheffield Shield season

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1986–87 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsWestern Australia (10th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Most runsMike Veletta (Western Australia) (959)
Most wicketsChris Matthews (Western Australia) (47)

The 1986–87 Sheffield Shield season was the 85th 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 Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Western Australia 10 6 0 0 4 0 40
Victoria 10 3 3 0 4 0 20
Queensland 10 2 1 0 7 0 18
South Australia 10 2 3 0 5 0 18
New South Wales 10 2 3 0 5 0 16
Tasmania 10 0 5 0 5 0 4

Final

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404-8 dec
Tony Dodemaide 81*no
Match Drawn, Western Australia win by virtue of topping regular season ladder.
Venue: Perth

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Mike Veletta 959 [3]

Most Wickets

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Chris Matthews 47 [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.