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Sheffield Shield 1928/29 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1928/29; Tests are excluded.

DG Bradman leads the displayed batting table with 893 runs. TW Wall leads the bowling table with 29 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 12
Recorded players: 93
Recorded teams: 4
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1928-11-01 to 1929-03-01. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

Sheffield Shield standings · 1928-29

League table for 1928/29. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1928-29 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	New South Wales	6	3	0	—	24
2	Victoria	6	2	0	—	14
3	Queensland	6	1	3	—	9
4	South Australia	6	1	4	—	8

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.

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Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1928/29

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1928/29 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
DG Bradman	5	893
FC Thompson	6	743
GW Harris	6	720
BA Onyons	4	582
A Jackson	6	547

Recorded innings through 1929-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1928/29 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
TW Wall	6	29
CV Grimmett	4	26
HM Thurlow	6	25
JEH Hooker	4	25
NL Williams	4	24

Recorded innings through 1929-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1928/29

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 93 players

Sheffield Shield 1928/29 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s
DG Bradman	New South Wales	5	9	3	893	340*	148.83	—	1	4	38
FC Thompson	Queensland	6	12	2	743	158*	74.30	—	2	3	0
GW Harris	South Australia	6	12	0	720	183	60.00	—	2	3	0
BA Onyons	Victoria	4	8	0	582	131	72.75	—	1	4	0
A Jackson	New South Wales	6	11	1	547	162	54.70	—	4	1	0
AF Kippax	New South Wales	3	6	1	517	260*	103.40	—	1	2	0
LPD O'Connor	Queensland	6	12	0	507	160	42.25	—	3	1	0
JW Scaife	Victoria	6	12	0	441	91	36.75	—	3	0	0
CA McCoombe	Queensland	5	10	0	400	112	40.00	—	4	1	0
HE Whitfield	South Australia	5	10	2	365	91	45.63	—	4	0	0
J Ryder	Victoria	2	4	0	363	175	90.75	—	1	2	0
VY Richardson	South Australia	6	12	1	361	115	32.82	—	2	1	0
OE Nothling	Queensland	5	10	0	317	121	31.70	—	2	1	0
AG Fairfax	New South Wales	5	9	0	317	104	35.22	—	1	1	0
AT Hack	South Australia	5	10	1	307	100	34.11	—	1	1	0
FJ Gough	Queensland	6	12	0	287	95	23.92	—	2	0	0
WH Ponsford	Victoria	1	2	1	282	275*	282.00	—	0	1	0
EC Bensted	Queensland	6	12	3	270	93*	30.00	—	1	0	0
JL Ellis	Victoria	6	12	5	270	119	38.57	—	0	1	0
DG McKay	South Australia	4	8	0	252	87	31.50	—	2	0	0
KE Rigg	Victoria	3	6	0	248	90	41.33	—	3	0	0
FA Baring	Victoria	3	6	0	245	87	40.83	—	2	0	0
CE Pellew	South Australia	4	8	1	240	76	34.29	—	3	0	0
EL a'Beckett	Victoria	2	4	0	240	113	60.00	—	1	1	0
RM Levy	Queensland	2	4	1	234	129	78.00	—	1	1	0

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Sheffield Shield 1928/29 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
BW Hone	South Australia	3	6	0	213	137	35.50	—	0	1
LS Darling	Victoria	2	4	0	195	96	48.75	—	2	0
TW Wall	South Australia	6	12	0	186	43	15.50	—	0	0
SJ McCabe	New South Wales	3	5	0	186	60	37.20	—	2	0
CD Seddon	New South Wales	3	6	1	185	80	37.00	—	2	0
AE Marks	New South Wales	2	3	0	174	92	58.00	—	2	0
RN Ellis	Victoria	3	6	1	172	107*	34.40	—	0	1
CV Grimmett	South Australia	4	7	2	170	71*	34.00	—	1	0
WC Alexander	South Australia	3	6	0	168	79	28.00	—	2	0
FS Jordan	New South Wales	2	4	1	164	65	54.67	—	1	0
ATE Punch	New South Wales	1	2	0	162	90	81.00	—	2	0
W Rowe	Queensland	5	10	0	153	52	15.30	—	1	0
JD Scott	South Australia	4	8	2	150	86*	25.00	—	1	0
HI Ebeling	Victoria	6	12	2	146	76	14.60	—	1	0
FM Brew	Queensland	4	8	1	131	39	18.71	—	0	0
JEH Hooker	New South Wales	4	7	0	130	62	18.57	—	2	0
HJR Higgins	Queensland	3	6	1	127	58	25.40	—	1	0
WC Andrews	New South Wales	2	4	0	123	87	30.75	—	1	0
TR Bird	Victoria	2	4	0	117	63	29.25	—	1	0
TJE Andrews	New South Wales	4	7	0	114	33	16.29	—	0	0
HCA Sandford	Victoria	2	4	0	112	41	28.00	—	0	0
HC Lansdown	Victoria	2	4	1	112	48*	37.33	—	0	0
JL Litster	Queensland	3	6	0	100	45	16.67	—	0	0
HSTL Hendry	Victoria	2	4	1	88	69*	29.33	—	1	0
ET Austen	Victoria	2	4	0	79	40	19.75	—	0	0
WAS Oldfield	New South Wales	1	2	0	74	48	37.00	—	0	0
WA Wilkinson	Victoria	2	4	1	74	56	24.67	—	1	0
HL Davidson	New South Wales	3	5	0	67	38	13.40	—	0	0
GS Amos	Queensland	2	4	0	63	39	15.75	—	0	0
PM Hornibrook	Queensland	3	6	1	57	19*	11.40	—	0	0
CB Willis	Victoria	1	2	0	55	47	27.50	—	0	0
RR Loder	New South Wales	1	2	0	50	49	25.00	—	0	0
CO Nicholls	New South Wales	5	9	0	49	29	5.44	—	0	0
CN Parry	South Australia	1	2	1	48	48*	48.00	—	0	0
WW Reddrop	Victoria	1	2	0	47	33	23.50	—	0	0
RHB Bettington	New South Wales	1	1	0	40	40	40.00	—	0	0
AT Ratcliffe	New South Wales	1	2	1	37	37	37.00	—	0	0
HSB Love	New South Wales	2	4	1	36	31*	12.00	—	0	0
M Peachey	Queensland	1	2	0	35	30	17.50	—	0	0
NL Williams	South Australia	4	8	1	35	13	5.00	—	0	0
HM Thurlow	Queensland	6	12	4	34	13	4.25	—	0	0
EC Knowles	Queensland	1	2	0	32	30	16.00	—	0	0
CW Walker	South Australia	1	2	0	29	26	14.50	—	0	0
TA Carlton	South Australia	3	6	3	28	10*	9.33	—	0	0
RK Oxenham	Queensland	2	4	0	27	17	6.75	—	0	0
DE Pritchard	South Australia	1	2	0	27	15	13.50	—	0	0
JHW Fingleton	New South Wales	1	1	1	25	25*	—	—	0	0
EA Johnson	South Australia	1	2	0	23	20	11.50	—	0	0
DD Blackie	Victoria	1	2	0	21	21	10.50	—	0	0
BA Cooper	New South Wales	1	2	0	21	12	10.50	—	0	0
CS Everett	New South Wales	1	2	0	20	20	10.00	—	0	0
WHW Lampe	New South Wales	1	2	0	20	17	10.00	—	0	0
MP Hutton	South Australia	2	4	0	20	7	5.00	—	0	0
AJW Lansdown	Victoria	2	4	0	19	17	4.75	—	0	0
WJ Rayson	Victoria	1	2	1	14	10	14.00	—	0	0
C Kelleway	New South Wales	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0
HS Gamble	Victoria	2	4	0	12	12	3.00	—	0	0
NO Morris	New South Wales	3	6	4	11	8*	5.50	—	0	0
PK Lee	South Australia	2	4	0	10	7	2.50	—	0	0
JG Morgan	New South Wales	1	2	0	10	6	5.00	—	0	0
LT Mullett	Victoria	1	2	2	9	5*	—	—	0	0
FD Chapman	Victoria	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	—	0	0
AJ Ryan	South Australia	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	—	0	0
H Ironmonger	Victoria	4	8	1	4	3	0.57	—	0	0
FL Morton	Victoria	2	4	0	2	1	0.50	—	0	0
JN Campbell	New South Wales	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
WJS Carter	New South Wales	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
RLA McNamee	New South Wales	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 65 players

Sheffield Shield 1928/29 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
TW Wall	South Australia	6	12	1,378	15	835	29	28.79	47.52	3.64	1	5/92
CV Grimmett	South Australia	4	8	1,203	21	767	26	29.50	46.27	3.83	2	5/49
HM Thurlow	Queensland	6	12	1,266	21	845	25	33.80	50.64	4.00	2	6/59
JEH Hooker	New South Wales	4	8	1,149	44	535	25	21.40	45.96	2.79	2	6/42
NL Williams	South Australia	4	8	973	5	837	24	34.88	40.54	5.16	2	6/134
H Ironmonger	Victoria	4	7	1,217	40	565	20	28.25	60.85	2.79	1	5/45
AG Fairfax	New South Wales	5	10	1,146	36	537	20	26.85	57.30	2.81	0	4/54
HI Ebeling	Victoria	6	11	1,248	20	750	19	39.47	65.68	3.61	1	7/33
CO Nicholls	New South Wales	5	10	1,096	28	653	18	36.28	60.89	3.57	1	5/97
FC Thompson	Queensland	6	10	624	20	294	13	22.62	48.00	2.83	0	3/21
OE Nothling	Queensland	5	10	852	23	413	11	37.55	77.45	2.91	0	3/64
PM Hornibrook	Queensland	3	6	729	23	352	11	32.00	66.27	2.90	1	5/60
EC Bensted	Queensland	6	12	709	7	438	11	39.82	64.45	3.71	0	4/28
RK Oxenham	Queensland	2	4	524	15	206	10	20.60	52.40	2.36	0	4/43
W Rowe	Queensland	5	10	672	18	309	9	34.33	74.67	2.76	0	3/48
TJE Andrews	New South Wales	4	8	366	3	280	8	35.00	45.75	4.59	0	4/34
DD Blackie	Victoria	1	2	261	7	134	8	16.75	32.63	3.08	0	4/45
EL a'Beckett	Victoria	2	4	601	15	263	8	32.88	75.13	2.63	0	3/29
TA Carlton	South Australia	3	6	582	17	239	7	34.14	83.14	2.46	0	4/95
HS Gamble	Victoria	2	3	366	4	365	7	52.14	52.29	5.98	0	4/66
FS Jordan	New South Wales	2	4	390	10	229	5	45.80	78.00	3.52	0	3/65
NO Morris	New South Wales	3	6	606	7	424	5	84.80	121.20	4.20	0	2/27
JD Scott	South Australia	4	7	444	8	338	5	67.60	88.80	4.57	0	2/56
HE Whitfield	South Australia	5	10	696	15	435	5	87.00	139.20	3.75	0	3/31
FM Brew	Queensland	4	7	507	4	442	5	88.40	101.40	5.23	0	3/114

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Sheffield Shield 1928/29 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
FL Morton	Victoria	2	4	312	0	232	5	46.40	62.40	4.46	2/39
JG Morgan	New South Wales	1	2	120	4	64	4	16.00	30.00	3.20	3/36
LT Mullett	Victoria	1	2	234	2	185	4	46.25	58.50	4.74	4/174
CE Pellew	South Australia	4	5	163	5	104	3	34.67	54.33	3.83	1/22
HSTL Hendry	Victoria	1	1	108	5	58	3	19.33	36.00	3.22	3/58
LS Darling	Victoria	2	3	222	2	142	3	47.33	74.00	3.84	2/77
GS Amos	Queensland	2	4	228	5	196	3	65.33	76.00	5.16	2/89
RHB Bettington	New South Wales	1	2	312	6	188	3	62.67	104.00	3.62	3/92
RLA McNamee	New South Wales	1	2	336	12	178	3	59.33	112.00	3.18	2/93
RN Ellis	Victoria	3	4	275	6	176	3	58.67	91.67	3.84	2/44
AJW Lansdown	Victoria	2	4	127	1	122	3	40.67	42.33	5.76	2/43
AF Kippax	New South Wales	1	1	42	1	19	2	9.50	21.00	2.71	2/19
PK Lee	South Australia	2	4	258	6	158	2	79.00	129.00	3.67	2/85
AE Marks	New South Wales	2	3	168	6	87	2	43.50	84.00	3.11	1/19
WA Wilkinson	Victoria	2	4	336	6	164	2	82.00	168.00	2.93	1/39
DG McKay	South Australia	3	6	216	2	118	2	59.00	108.00	3.28	1/9
C Kelleway	New South Wales	1	2	228	8	92	1	92.00	228.00	2.42	1/53
DG Bradman	New South Wales	2	2	54	0	48	1	48.00	54.00	5.33	1/26
SJ McCabe	New South Wales	2	3	228	7	106	1	106.00	228.00	2.79	1/44
ATE Punch	New South Wales	1	1	54	1	68	1	68.00	54.00	7.56	1/68
JW Scaife	Victoria	2	3	54	0	53	1	53.00	54.00	5.89	1/16
JN Campbell	New South Wales	1	2	66	0	58	1	58.00	66.00	5.27	1/37
WJS Carter	New South Wales	1	2	108	1	78	1	78.00	108.00	4.33	1/31
BA Cooper	New South Wales	1	2	84	1	60	1	60.00	84.00	4.29	1/36
CS Everett	New South Wales	1	2	204	2	119	1	119.00	204.00	3.50	1/91
WHW Lampe	New South Wales	1	2	192	10	94	1	94.00	192.00	2.94	1/44
WC Alexander	South Australia	1	1	6	0	10	1	10.00	6.00	10.00	1/10
VY Richardson	South Australia	1	1	18	0	17	0	—	—	5.67	0/17
KE Rigg	Victoria	1	1	12	0	19	0	—	—	9.50	0/19
JHW Fingleton	New South Wales	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0/1
AT Hack	South Australia	1	1	24	0	23	0	—	—	5.75	0/23
FJ Gough	Queensland	2	2	78	0	44	0	—	—	3.38	0/2
HCA Sandford	Victoria	1	1	6	0	9	0	—	—	9.00	0/9
ET Austen	Victoria	1	1	6	0	17	0	—	—	17.00	0/17
FA Baring	Victoria	2	3	102	3	49	0	—	—	2.88	0/8
FD Chapman	Victoria	1	2	30	0	16	0	—	—	3.20	0/5
BA Onyons	Victoria	1	1	6	0	22	0	—	—	22.00	0/22
WJ Rayson	Victoria	1	2	72	0	83	0	—	—	6.92	0/41
AJ Ryan	South Australia	1	2	96	0	40	0	—	—	2.50	0/17
CB Willis	Victoria	1	2	18	0	15	0	—	—	5.00	0/3

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1928/29. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1928/29 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
New South Wales	6	3	0	3	4,139	88	47.03	713	4,167	113	36.88
Victoria	6	2	0	4	4,164	101	41.23	510	3,627	90	40.30
Queensland	6	1	3	2	3,729	119	31.34	456	3,701	101	36.64
South Australia	6	1	4	1	3,537	108	32.75	582	4,074	112	36.38

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1928/29

Latest 12 of 12 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1929-03-01 to 1929-03-06 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 326 & 399/9d
South Australia: 280 & 385

New South Wales won by 60 runs

1929-02-22 to 1929-02-26 · Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

Queensland: 188 & 181/9
South Australia: 185 & 183

Queensland won by 1 wicket

1929-02-01 to 1929-02-06 · Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

Queensland: 426 & 224
Victoria: 336 & 270/7

Match drawn

1929-01-24 to 1929-01-29 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 713/6d
Victoria: 265 & 510/7

Match drawn

1929-01-11 to 1929-01-16 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 304 & 351
New South Wales: 402 & 313

New South Wales won by 60 runs

1929-01-01 to 1929-01-31 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 457 & 304/7
Queensland: 435 & 364

Match drawn

1928-12-22 to 1928-12-27 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 376 & 251/6d
New South Wales: 420 & 156/2

Match drawn

1928-12-22 to 1928-12-26 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 582 & 132/6
Queensland: 296 & 416

South Australia won by 4 wickets

1928-12-14 to 1928-12-19 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 259 & 344/7d
Queensland: 97 & 456

Victoria won by 50 runs

1928-12-01 to 1928-12-30 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 582 & 82/2
Victoria: 344 & 428

Match drawn

1928-11-09 to 1928-11-13 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 317 & 464/4d
South Australia: 176 & 295

Victoria won by 310 runs

1928-11-01 to 0001-01-01 · Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

Queensland: 324 & 322
New South Wales: 248 & 401/4

New South Wales won by 6 wickets

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1928/29 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	3
Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	3
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	3
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	3

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Sheffield Shield 1928/29, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1928/29 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DG Bradman	340*	Victoria	1929-01-24
WH Ponsford	275*	South Australia	1928-11-09
AF Kippax	260*	Victoria	1928-12-22
GW Harris	183	Queensland	1928-12-22
J Ryder	175	New South Wales	1928-12-22

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1928/29 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
HI Ebeling	7/33	Queensland	1928-12-14
JEH Hooker	6/42	Victoria	1929-01-24
JEH Hooker	6/46	Queensland	1928-11-01
HM Thurlow	6/59	New South Wales	1928-11-01
NL Williams	6/134	Victoria	1928-12-01

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Sheffield Shield. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

Recorded match dates: 1892-12-16 to 2026-03-26. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

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