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Sheffield Shield 1929/30 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1929/30; Tests are excluded.

DG Bradman leads the displayed batting table with 894 runs. CV Grimmett leads the bowling table with 43 wickets.

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Showing 1929/30 · Sheffield Shield

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Recorded matches: 12
Recorded players: 73
Recorded teams: 4
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1929-11-08 to 1930-02-14. 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 · 1929-30

League table for 1929/30. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1929-30 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Victoria	6	4	0	1	23
2	New South Wales	6	3	1	1	20
3	South Australia	6	2	3	0	13
4	Queensland	6	0	5	0	1

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 1929/30

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 1929/30 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
DG Bradman	6	894
VY Richardson	6	557
BW Hone	6	538
DE Pritchard	6	530
SJ McCabe	6	524

Recorded innings through 1930-02-14. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1929/30 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
CV Grimmett	6	43
H Ironmonger	6	34
A Hurwood	5	34
AG Fairfax	6	27
HE Whitfield	6	25

Recorded innings through 1930-02-14. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1929/30

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 · 73 players

Sheffield Shield 1929/30 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DG Bradman	New South Wales	6	10	2	894	452*	111.75	189.01	4	1	49	0
VY Richardson	South Australia	6	12	0	557	126	46.42	—	2	2	0	0
BW Hone	South Australia	6	12	1	538	126	48.91	—	1	2	0	0
DE Pritchard	South Australia	6	12	0	530	148	44.17	—	2	1	0	0
SJ McCabe	New South Wales	6	10	1	524	81	58.22	551.58	7	0	12	0
AH Allsopp	New South Wales	5	8	0	452	136	56.50	430.48	4	1	6	0
J Ryder	Victoria	6	10	2	443	168	55.38	—	1	2	0	0
WH Ponsford	Victoria	6	10	0	366	110	36.60	—	2	1	0	0
HSTL Hendry	Victoria	6	10	0	354	103	35.40	—	1	1	0	0
EC Bensted	Queensland	6	12	0	337	82	28.08	4,212.50	3	0	4	0
GW Harris	South Australia	6	12	0	309	78	25.75	—	1	0	0	0
AG Fairfax	New South Wales	6	10	0	295	64	29.50	737.50	1	0	2	0
EL a'Beckett	Victoria	6	10	1	285	152	31.67	—	2	1	0	0
FJ Gough	Queensland	6	12	0	279	69	23.25	—	3	0	4	1
AF Kippax	New South Wales	5	8	0	265	115	33.13	184.03	1	1	13	0
VHV Goodwin	Queensland	5	10	0	255	93	25.50	—	2	0	6	0
AE Marks	New South Wales	5	9	0	245	68	27.22	2,450.00	2	0	3	0
LPD O'Connor	Queensland	5	10	0	215	35	21.50	—	0	0	2	0
RK Oxenham	Queensland	3	6	0	209	117	34.83	—	0	1	0	0
KE Rigg	Victoria	5	8	1	208	79*	29.71	—	1	0	0	0
CV Grimmett	South Australia	6	12	1	200	53	18.18	—	1	0	0	0
A Jackson	New South Wales	3	5	0	193	82	38.60	—	2	0	0	0
JW Scaife	Victoria	6	10	2	190	69	23.75	—	2	0	0	0
HE Whitfield	South Australia	6	12	1	180	45	16.36	—	0	0	0	0
JL Ellis	Victoria	6	10	0	171	68	17.10	—	1	0	0	0

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Sheffield Shield 1929/30 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s
HC Nitschke	South Australia	6	12	0	168	53	14.00	—	1	0
AT Hack	South Australia	4	8	0	166	44	20.75	—	0	0
RM Levy	Queensland	4	8	0	153	50	19.13	2,185.71	1	0
WC Andrews	New South Wales	4	6	0	145	56	24.17	345.24	1	7
HL Davidson	New South Wales	4	7	0	141	52	20.14	440.63	1	3
CS Everett	New South Wales	4	7	0	135	62	19.29	1,687.50	1	4
EF Hubbard	Queensland	2	4	0	129	65	32.25	—	1	0
A Hurwood	Queensland	5	10	0	123	51	12.30	—	1	0
FC Thompson	Queensland	3	6	0	112	74	18.67	11,200.00	1	0
JEH Hooker	New South Wales	5	8	3	102	39*	20.40	—	0	0
HJR Higgins	Queensland	2	4	0	102	45	25.50	—	0	0
W Rowe	Queensland	3	6	1	95	36	19.00	—	0	0
CW Walker	South Australia	6	12	2	92	33*	9.20	—	0	0
DD Blackie	Victoria	5	8	1	84	37	12.00	—	0	0
FM Brew	Queensland	4	8	0	82	26	10.25	—	0	5
RN Ellis	Victoria	3	5	0	82	27	16.40	—	0	0
TA Carlton	South Australia	5	10	4	78	26	13.00	—	0	0
KLM Mossop	Queensland	2	4	0	67	66	16.75	—	1	0
HC Chilvers	New South Wales	4	6	2	58	52	14.50	—	1	1
AA Davidson	Victoria	1	2	0	57	31	28.50	—	0	0
PM Hornibrook	Queensland	3	6	3	56	18	18.67	—	0	0
NE Phillips	New South Wales	1	2	0	55	45	27.50	—	0	0
TW Wall	South Australia	5	10	3	45	33*	6.43	—	0	0
LS Darling	Victoria	2	3	0	45	21	15.00	—	0	0
PK Lee	South Australia	1	2	0	44	37	22.00	—	0	0
HH Oakley	Victoria	1	2	0	43	43	21.50	—	0	0
HSB Love	New South Wales	1	1	0	38	38	38.00	—	0	0
GS Amos	Queensland	3	6	1	31	21	6.20	—	0	0
HH Alexander	Victoria	5	8	2	28	17	4.67	—	0	0
HK Sincock	South Australia	1	2	0	28	17	14.00	—	0	0
OE Nothling	Queensland	1	2	0	21	16	10.50	—	0	0
AR Lonergan	South Australia	1	2	1	21	21*	21.00	—	0	0
GH Cooper	Queensland	1	2	0	20	15	10.00	—	0	0
H Fewin	Queensland	1	2	0	18	11	9.00	—	0	0
H Ironmonger	Victoria	6	10	4	17	10*	2.83	—	0	0
RHB Bettington	New South Wales	1	2	0	17	9	8.50	—	0	0
FH Dupain	New South Wales	1	2	0	16	10	8.00	—	0	0
HF Leeson	Queensland	1	2	1	16	14	16.00	—	0	1
HI Ebeling	Victoria	1	2	0	14	14	7.00	—	0	0
HM Thurlow	Queensland	5	10	5	11	3*	2.20	1,100.00	0	0
JN Campbell	New South Wales	1	2	1	11	7	11.00	—	0	0
WAS Oldfield	New South Wales	1	2	0	10	7	5.00	—	0	0
SJW Burt	New South Wales	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	—	0	2
AN Marshall	Queensland	1	2	1	7	7	7.00	—	0	0
AA Mailey	New South Wales	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	—	0	0
GH Palmer	South Australia	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	—	0	0
WM Woodfull	Victoria	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0
HJT Theak	New South Wales	1	1	1	2	2*	—	—	0	0

Bowling · 50 players

Sheffield Shield 1929/30 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CV Grimmett	South Australia	6	11	1,814	32	1,210	43	28.14	42.19	4.00	4	7/136
H Ironmonger	Victoria	6	11	1,421	51	659	34	19.38	41.79	2.78	2	7/35
A Hurwood	Queensland	5	9	1,249	33	687	34	20.21	36.74	3.30	3	6/80
AG Fairfax	New South Wales	6	11	1,193	30	542	27	20.07	44.19	2.73	1	5/104
HE Whitfield	South Australia	6	11	1,084	20	661	25	26.44	43.36	3.66	1	5/106
EL a'Beckett	Victoria	6	11	958	29	372	23	16.17	41.65	2.33	1	5/63
HM Thurlow	Queensland	5	9	924	9	735	20	36.75	46.20	4.77	1	6/60
DD Blackie	Victoria	5	8	876	28	451	18	25.06	48.67	3.09	1	5/28
TW Wall	South Australia	5	9	780	13	539	18	29.94	43.33	4.15	0	4/67
SJ McCabe	New South Wales	6	10	570	20	306	14	21.86	40.71	3.22	1	5/36
CS Everett	New South Wales	4	7	603	16	351	14	25.07	43.07	3.49	2	6/23
HC Chilvers	New South Wales	4	6	666	19	291	13	22.38	51.23	2.62	0	4/38
JEH Hooker	New South Wales	5	9	892	24	493	13	37.92	68.62	3.32	0	3/38
RK Oxenham	Queensland	3	5	630	26	244	11	22.18	57.27	2.32	1	5/72
TA Carlton	South Australia	5	8	791	22	479	11	43.55	71.91	3.63	0	4/85
PM Hornibrook	Queensland	3	5	623	20	294	10	29.40	62.30	2.83	0	4/43
HH Alexander	Victoria	5	8	534	6	401	10	40.10	53.40	4.51	0	3/115
GS Amos	Queensland	3	6	276	3	229	7	32.71	39.43	4.98	0	3/98
FM Brew	Queensland	4	6	335	3	312	7	44.57	47.86	5.59	0	4/31
AA Mailey	New South Wales	1	2	240	1	182	5	36.40	48.00	4.55	0	3/103
AA Davidson	Victoria	1	2	102	5	67	5	13.40	20.40	3.94	0	4/6
EC Bensted	Queensland	6	9	288	2	216	4	54.00	72.00	4.50	0	1/2
J Ryder	Victoria	4	5	85	1	69	3	23.00	28.33	4.87	0	1/6
HSTL Hendry	Victoria	4	5	67	0	46	3	15.33	22.33	4.12	0	2/4
DG Bradman	New South Wales	1	2	138	0	101	2	50.50	69.00	4.39	0	2/93

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Sheffield Shield 1929/30 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
PK Lee	South Australia	1	2	83	1	95	2	47.50	41.50	6.87	2/13
FH Dupain	New South Wales	1	2	114	6	54	2	27.00	57.00	2.84	2/16
W Rowe	Queensland	3	3	198	3	213	2	106.50	99.00	6.45	1/56
RHB Bettington	New South Wales	1	2	79	0	65	1	65.00	79.00	4.94	1/35
JN Campbell	New South Wales	1	1	59	0	42	1	42.00	59.00	4.27	1/42
HJT Theak	New South Wales	1	1	96	1	59	1	59.00	96.00	3.69	1/59
VHV Goodwin	Queensland	1	1	1	0	0	1	0.00	1.00	0.00	1/0
GH Palmer	South Australia	1	2	234	5	195	1	195.00	234.00	5.00	1/121
VY Richardson	South Australia	3	3	102	2	54	0	—	—	3.18	0/5
AF Kippax	New South Wales	1	2	42	2	30	0	—	—	4.29	0/7
OE Nothling	Queensland	1	2	150	5	69	0	—	—	2.76	0/27
HI Ebeling	Victoria	1	2	108	2	48	0	—	—	2.67	0/22
AH Allsopp	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0/6
SJW Burt	New South Wales	1	2	60	1	32	0	—	—	3.20	0/7
AE Marks	New South Wales	1	1	24	0	12	0	—	—	3.00	0/12
NE Phillips	New South Wales	1	1	18	0	24	0	—	—	8.00	0/24
DE Pritchard	South Australia	1	1	18	0	18	0	—	—	6.00	0/18
AT Hack	South Australia	1	1	18	0	15	0	—	—	5.00	0/15
FJ Gough	Queensland	2	2	54	1	47	0	—	—	5.22	0/7
GH Cooper	Queensland	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0/2
RN Ellis	Victoria	2	3	60	0	63	0	—	—	6.30	0/3
H Fewin	Queensland	1	1	12	0	11	0	—	—	5.50	0/11
RM Levy	Queensland	1	1	12	0	20	0	—	—	10.00	0/20
HK Sincock	South Australia	1	1	60	0	53	0	—	—	5.30	0/53
FC Thompson	Queensland	2	3	168	1	135	0	—	—	4.82	0/5

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 1929/30. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1929/30 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Victoria	6	4	0	2	2,482	81	30.64	438	2,303	102	22.58
New South Wales	6	3	1	2	3,727	90	41.41	761	2,720	98	27.76
South Australia	6	2	3	1	3,102	114	27.21	508	3,428	103	33.28
Queensland	6	0	5	1	2,456	120	20.47	380	3,316	102	32.51

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 · 1929/30

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

1930-02-14 to 1930-02-17 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 110 & 223
Victoria: 118 & 438

Victoria won by 223 runs

1930-02-01 to 1930-02-04 · Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

Queensland: 80 & 200
Victoria: 313

Victoria won by an innings and 33 runs

1930-01-24 to 1930-01-29 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 330
Victoria: 222/3

Match drawn

1930-01-17 to 1930-01-21 · Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

Queensland: 196 & 260
South Australia: 365 & 238

South Australia won by 147 runs

1930-01-09 to 1930-01-13 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 535
South Australia: 215 & 100

New South Wales won by an innings and 220 runs

1930-01-03 to 1930-01-07 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 235 & 761/8d
Queensland: 227 & 84

New South Wales won by 685 runs

1930-01-01 to 1930-01-06 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 331 & 213/3
South Australia: 244 & 297

Victoria won by 7 wickets

1929-12-26 to 1929-12-31 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 229 & 343
New South Wales: 402 & 145/2

Match drawn

1929-12-25 to 1929-12-30 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 381 & 177/9
Queensland: 380 & 209

Match drawn

1929-12-19 to 1929-12-24 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 508 & 244/5
New South Wales: 314 & 434

South Australia won by 5 wickets

1929-12-18 to 1929-12-20 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 107 & 168/5
Queensland: 114 & 158

Victoria won by 5 wickets

1929-11-08 to 1929-11-12 · Exhibition Ground, Brisbane

Queensland: 273 & 275
New South Wales: 373 & 198

New South Wales won by 23 runs

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1929/30 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 1929/30, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1929/30 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DG Bradman	452*	Queensland	1930-01-03
J Ryder	168	Queensland	1930-02-01
EL a'Beckett	152	South Australia	1930-02-14
DE Pritchard	148	New South Wales	1929-12-19
AH Allsopp	136	South Australia	1930-01-09

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1929/30 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
H Ironmonger	7/35	Queensland	1930-02-01
CV Grimmett	7/136	New South Wales	1929-12-19
CS Everett	6/23	Queensland	1930-01-03
HM Thurlow	6/60	Victoria	1929-12-18
A Hurwood	6/80	South Australia	1930-01-17

* 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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