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1987–88 Sheffield Shield season

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1987–88 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsWestern Australia (11th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the seriesMark Waugh (New South Wales) & Dirk Tazelaar (Queensland)
Most runsGraeme Wood (Western Australia) (1014)
Most wicketsChris Matthews (Western Australia) (56)

The 1987–88 Sheffield Shield season was the 86th 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 2 0 2 0 40
Queensland 10 5 3 0 2 0 32
New South Wales 10 4 4 0 2 0 24
Victoria 10 2 1 0 7 0 22
South Australia 10 2 4 0 4 0 16
Tasmania 10 1 6 0 3 0 6

Final

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v
162/5
Western Australia win by 5 wickets.
Venue: Perth

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Graeme Wood 1014 [3]

Most Wickets

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Chris Matthews 56 [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.