1994–95 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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The 1994–95 Sheffield Shield season was the 93rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia.
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (1st title)
Participants6
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | Queensland (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Dean Jones (Victoria) |
| Most runs | Dean Jones (Victoria (1216) |
| Most wickets | Carl Rackemann (Queensland) (52) |
Queensland, after 63 years of competition, won the Shield for the first time after having previously finished runners-up on 11 occasions.[1][2]
Table
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | N/R | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| South Australia | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Victoria | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.1 |
| Western Australia | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.7 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16.8 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15.8 |
Final
March 24–28 1995 Scorecard |
v |
 Queensland (home team) | |
664 (199.5 overs) Trevor Barsby 151 (277) Martin Love 146 (283) Allan Border 98 (182) Jason Gillespie 3/112 (35 overs) | ||
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
