1956–57 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1956–57 Sheffield Shield season First-class Double round-robin New South Wales 29 5 20 Ken Meuleman (Western Australia) (779) Lindsay Kline (Victoria) (37) 1955–56 1955–56 Sheffield Shield season 1957–58 1957–58 Sheffield Shield season The 1956–57 Sheffield Shield season was the 55th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the fourth consecutive year. All five teams played each other home and away for the first time.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 The Queensland team delivered their best result to date and came to close to winning the Sheffield Shield for the first time in its history.https://www.theroar.com.au/2022/12/23/queenslands-first-heartbreak-the-1956-57-sheffield-shield-campaign/ Stephen Vagg Queensland's first heartbreak: The 1956-57 Sheffield Shield campaign The Roar 22 December 2022 Table TeamPlayedWon1st Inns WonTied1st Inns LostLostPointsNew South Wales83212025Queensland82402024Victoria83111221Western Australia81103311South Australia8020248 Statistics Most Runs Ken Meuleman 779 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1956-57/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1956-57_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Lindsay Kline 37 http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1956-57/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1956-57_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons