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1994–95 Sheffield Shield season

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1994–95 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (1st title)
Participants6
Matches31
Most runsDean Jones (Victoria (1216)
Most wicketsCarl Rackemann (Queensland) (52)

The 1994–95 Sheffield Shield season was the 93rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia.

Queensland, after 63 years of competition, won the Shield for the first time after having previously finished runners-up on 11 occasions.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Queensland 10 6 3 0 1 0 38
South Australia 10 6 1 0 3 0 38
Victoria 10 5 4 0 1 0 33.1
Western Australia 10 4 5 0 1 0 27.7
New South Wales 10 2 8 0 3 0 16.8
Tasmania 10 2 4 0 4 0 15.8

Final

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March 24–28 1995
Scorecard
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214 (81.4 overs)
Jamie Brayshaw 53 (111)
Tim Nielsen 53 (128)

Carl Rackemann 3/54 (18 overs)
664 (199.5 overs)
Trevor Barsby 151 (277)
Martin Love 146 (283)
Allan Border 98 (182)

Jason Gillespie 3/112 (35 overs)
349 (121.2 overs)
Paul Nobes 100 (273)
Paul Jackson 3/81 (37.2 overs)
Queensland won by an innings and 101 runs
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Peter Parker
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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.