1981–82 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season First-class Double round-robin South Australia 12 6 25 Kepler Wessels (Queensland) Kepler Wessels (Queensland) (1015) Ian Callen (Victoria) (31) 1980–81 1980–81 Sheffield Shield season 1982–83 1982–83 Sheffield Shield season The 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season was the 80th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 This was the last time that the championship was decided by virtue of the team topping the league ladder. The following season would see the top two teams playing in a final to determine the champions.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 Points table Teamhttps://stats.acscricket.com/Archive/Events/Tables/0/Sheffield_Shield_1981-82.html Sheffield Shield 1981/82 Table Association of Cricket Statisticians 6 April 2024 https://wisden.com/comp/3530/sheffield-shield-1981-82/table Sheffield Shield 1981/82 Wisden 6 April 2024 Pld PlayedW Won – 16 pointsWLF Won but lost on first innings – 12 pointsL LostLWF Lost but won on first innings – 4 pointsDWF Draw but won on first innings – 4 pointsDLF Draw but lost on first inningsND No decisionAdj AdjustmentsPts PointsSouth Australia 9 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 74New South Wales 9 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 72Western Australia 9 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 54Tasmania 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 16 36Queensland 9 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 20Victoria 9 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 16 Statistics Most Runs Kepler Wessels 1015 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1981-82/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS/SS_1981-82_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Ian Callen 31 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1981-82/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS/SS_1981-82_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.htmll Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons