1939–40 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1939–40 Sheffield Shield season First-class Double round-robin New South Wales 22 4 12 Don Bradman (South Australia) (1062) Bill O'Reilly (New South Wales) (52) 1938–39 1938–39 Sheffield Shield season 1946–47 1946–47 Sheffield Shield season The 1939–40 Sheffield Shield season was the 44th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 During the match between Queensland and Victoria, in January 1940, Victorian openers Ian Lee and Ben Barnett became the first ones to achieve partnerships of 150 or more, in both innings of a Shield match, when they put on 152 (Lee 90, Barnett 92) and 169 (Lee 93, Barnett 104*).Hutchinson Garrie 200 Seasons of Australian Cricket 1997 Pan Macmillan Australia Australia 0330360345 251 Table TeamPlayedWon1st Inns Won1st Inns LostLostDrawnPointsNew South Wales64002020South Australia63102018Victoria63112016Queensland6100505 Statistics Most Runs Don Bradman: 1062 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1939-40/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1939-40_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Bill O'Reilly: 52 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1939-40/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1939-40_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons