1981–82 Sheffield Shield season

1981–82 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	South Australia (12th title)
Participants	6
Matches	25

The 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season was the 80th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^[1] This was the last time that the championship was decided by virtue of the team topping the league ladder. The following season would see the top two teams playing in a final to determine the champions.^[2]

Points table

Team[3][4]	Pld	W	WLF	L	LWF	DWF	DLF	ND	Adj	Pts
South Australia	9	4	0	1	0	2	1	1		74
New South Wales	9	3	1	1	0	2	0	2		72
Western Australia	9	3	0	1	0	1	3	1		54
Tasmania	5	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	16	36
Queensland	9	0	1	2	0	1	3	2		20
Victoria	9	0	0	4	1	3	1	0		16

Statistics

Most Runs

Kepler Wessels 1015 ^[5]

Most Wickets

Ian Callen 31 ^[6]

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. "Sheffield Shield 1981/82 Table". Association of Cricket Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
4. "Sheffield Shield 1981/82". Wisden. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
5. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
6. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.