1995–96 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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The 1995–96 Sheffield Shield season was the 94th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship, thus making up for their innings and 101 run defeat at the hands of Queensland in the 1994-95 final.[2][3]
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsSouth Australia (13th title)
Participants6
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | South Australia (13th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Matthew Elliott (Victoria)[1] |
| Most runs | Matthew Elliott (Victoria) (1,116) |
| Most wickets | Jason Gillespie (South Australia) (46) & Michael Kasprowicz (Queensland) (46) |
Table
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | N/R | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| Western Australia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Queensland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| Victoria | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21.7 |
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player [4] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Elliott |  Victoria |
9 | 17 | 2 | 1116 | 74.40 | 203 | 5 | 3 |
| Darren Lehmann |  South Australia |
11 | 21 | 1 | 1099 | 54.95 | 161 | 4 | 6 |
| Dene Hills |  Tasmania |
10 | 19 | 2 | 914 | 53.76 | 220* | 1 | 6 |
| Justin Langer |  Western Australia |
11 | 22 | 1 | 905 | 43.09 | 161 | 4 | 2 |
| Dean Jones | Victoria |
10 | 18 | 0 | 847 | 47.05 | 145 | 2 | 6 |
Most wickets
| Player[5] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | South Australia |
10 | 18 | 329.2 | 46 | 21.78 | 3.04 | 6/68 | 8/119 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz |  Queensland |
9 | 17 | 357.5 | 46 | 23.52 | 3.02 | 6/48 | 10/148 | 5 | 1 |
| Jo Angel | Western Australia |
11 | 21 | 407.4 | 43 | 26.09 | 2.75 | 6/68 | 9/132 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim May | South Australia |
11 | 17 | 516.5 | 43 | 33.02 | 2.74 | 6/83 | 11/171 | 3 | 1 |
| Brendan Julian | Western Australia |
10 | 20 | 357.5 | 41 | 26.53 | 3.04 | 5/41 | 9/151 | 4 | 0 |