1949–50 Sheffield Shield season

1949–50 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (24th title)
Participants	5
Matches	16

The 1949–50 Sheffield Shield season was the 48th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.^[1][2]

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Points	Average
New South Wales	7	5	1	0	1	28	80.00
Victoria	7	3	2	0	2	21	60.00
Western Australia	4	2	0	0	2	10	50.00
Queensland	7	2	0	2	3	12	34.00
South Australia	7	0	1	2	4	5	14.00

Statistics

Most Runs

Allan McLean 660 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Jack Iverson 46 ^[4]

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. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
4. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.