1927–28 Sheffield Shield season

1927–28 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	Victoria (11th title)
Participants	4
Matches	12

The 1927–28 Sheffield Shield season was the 32nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship. The method used to decide the championship was a new points system and matches were limited to five days.^[1][2] Don Bradman played in his maiden first-class match, scoring a century for New South Wales against South Australia.^[3]

Points system

• 4 points for a win
• 3 points for a win on first innings
• 1 point for a loss on first innings

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Points
Victoria	6	4	0	2	0	18
South Australia	6	3	0	0	3	12
New South Wales	6	1	2	1	2	11
Queensland	6	0	2	1	3	7

Statistics

Most Runs

Bill Ponsford 1217^[4]

Most Wickets

Clarrie Grimmett 42^[5]

References

1. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
2. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
3. "The birth of the Master". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
4. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
5. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.