1947–48 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1947–48 Sheffield Shield season Sheffield Shield WA cricket team 1948.jpg 270px Western Australia team with the 1948 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin Western Australia 1 5 16 Phil Ridings (South Australia) (649) Geff Noblet (South Australia) (35) 1946–47 1946–47 Sheffield Shield season 1948–49 1948–49 Sheffield Shield season The 1947–48 Sheffield Shield season was the 46th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship on their debut season despite the fact that they only played four matches. The title was awarded to them based on their average.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 Table TeamPlayedWon1st Inns Won1st Inns LostLostDrawnPointsAverageWestern Australia 4210101375.00New South Wales7310212057.14South Australia7301301642.85Queensland7200321428.57Victoria7201311328.57 Statistics Most runs Phil Ridings 649 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1947-48/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1947-48_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most wickets Geff Noblet 35 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1947-48/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1947-48_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Further reading Max Bonnell and Andrew Sproul, Black Swan Summer: The Improbable Story of Western Australia's First Sheffield Shield (2022) 978-1801502054 Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons