1971–72 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1971–72 Sheffield Shield season First-class Double round-robin Western Australia 3 5 20 John Inverarity (Western Australia) (641) Ashley Mallett (South Australia) (45) 1970–71 1970–71 Sheffield Shield season 1972–73 1972–73 Sheffield Shield season The 1971–72 Sheffield Shield season was the 70th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western 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 A new points system was introduced.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 Table TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostBatting pointsBowling pointsTotal PointsWestern Australia8431405393South Australia8413405292New South Wales8233204868Victoria8323323567Queensland8134122739 Statistics Most Runs John Inverarity 641 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1971-72/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS/SS_1971-72_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Ashley Mallett 45 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1971-72/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS/SS_1971-72_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons