1952–53 Sheffield Shield season

1952–53 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	South Australia (7th title)
Participants	5
Matches	16

The 1952–53 Sheffield Shield season was the 51st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^[1][2]

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Points	Average
South Australia	7	4	3	0	0	29	82.85
New South Wales	7	2	2	2	1	18	51.42
Victoria	7	3	0	2	2	17	48.57
Western Australia	4	1	1	0	2	8	40.00
Queensland	7	0	0	2	5	2	5.71

Statistics

Most Runs

Ken Mackay 443 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Geff Noblet 41 ^[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.