1956–57 Sheffield Shield season

1956–57 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (29th title)
Participants	5
Matches	20

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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	Tied	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Points
New South Wales	8	3	2	1	2	0	25
Queensland	8	2	4	0	2	0	24
Victoria	8	3	1	1	1	2	21
Western Australia	8	1	1	0	3	3	11
South Australia	8	0	2	0	2	4	8

Statistics

Most Runs

Ken Meuleman 779 ^[4]

Most Wickets

Lindsay Kline 37 ^[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. Vagg, Stephen (22 December 2022). "Queensland's first heartbreak: The 1956-57 Sheffield Shield campaign". The Roar.
4. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
5. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.