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1955–56 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (28th title)
Participants	5
Matches	16
	← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 Sheffield Shield season was the 54th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the third consecutive year.^[1]^[2]

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Drawn	Points	Average
New South Wales	7	2	3	1	0	1	22	62.85
Victoria	7	2	2	2	0	1	20	57.14
Queensland	7	1	2	3	1	0	14	40.00
Western Australia	4	0	1	2	1	0	5	25.00
South Australia	7	0	2	2	3	0	8	22.85

Statistics

Most Runs

Jim Burke 701 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Pat Crawford 33 ^[4]

References

^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.

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[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.

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