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Sheffield Shield 1934/35 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1934/35; Tests are excluded.

JHW Fingleton leads the displayed batting table with 593 runs. LO Fleetwood-Smith leads the bowling table with 60 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 12
Recorded players: 65
Recorded teams: 4
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1934-11-23 to 1935-02-15. 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 · 1934-35

League table for 1934/35. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1934-35 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points
1	Victoria	6	5	1	25
2	New South Wales	6	3	2	16
3	South Australia	6	2	4	10
4	Queensland	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 1934/35

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 1934/35 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
JHW Fingleton	6	593
LS Darling	6	547
AR Lonergan	6	514
WC Andrews	6	486
VY Richardson	6	455

Recorded innings through 1935-02-15. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1934/35 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
LO Fleetwood-Smith	6	60
CV Grimmett	6	49
HC Chilvers	6	46
RK Oxenham	6	22
EL McCormick	6	22

Recorded innings through 1935-02-15. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1934/35

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 · 65 players

Sheffield Shield 1934/35 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
JHW Fingleton	New South Wales	6	11	0	593	134	53.91	—	3	2
LS Darling	Victoria	6	11	2	547	159	60.78	—	1	3
AR Lonergan	South Australia	6	12	0	514	137	42.83	—	3	1
WC Andrews	Queensland	6	11	0	486	253	44.18	—	1	1
VY Richardson	South Australia	6	12	0	455	185	37.92	—	2	1
AG Chipperfield	New South Wales	5	10	0	452	119	45.20	—	4	1
WA Brown	New South Wales	6	11	0	448	111	40.73	—	3	1
LPJ O'Brien	Victoria	6	11	0	444	173	40.36	—	1	2
KE Rigg	Victoria	6	11	2	431	111	47.89	—	2	1
EC Bensted	Queensland	6	11	0	418	155	38.00	—	3	1
CDP Hansen	Queensland	6	10	2	415	147	51.88	—	3	1
RM Levy	Queensland	5	9	0	384	107	42.67	—	1	1
HC Nitschke	South Australia	4	8	0	380	116	47.50	—	2	1
CL Badcock	South Australia	6	12	1	366	137	33.27	—	0	1
MG Waite	South Australia	5	10	0	319	79	31.90	—	3	0
AF Kippax	New South Wales	4	8	1	293	139	41.86	—	1	1
JW Scaife	Victoria	6	11	0	271	74	24.64	—	2	0
RK Oxenham	Queensland	6	11	1	245	74*	24.50	—	2	0
WAS Oldfield	New South Wales	6	11	0	232	88	21.09	—	2	0
JAJ Christy	Queensland	6	11	0	223	80	20.27	—	1	0
RH Robinson	New South Wales	5	10	1	220	67	24.44	—	2	0
D Tallon	Queensland	5	9	0	216	86	24.00	—	2	0
EH Bromley	Victoria	6	11	0	206	102	18.73	—	1	1
BA Barnett	Victoria	6	11	3	202	36	25.25	—	0	0
MW Sievers	Victoria	6	11	1	176	58	17.60	—	1	0

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Sheffield Shield 1934/35 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
AE Marks	New South Wales	2	3	0	166	107	55.33	—	1	1
ECS White	New South Wales	4	8	0	154	52	19.25	—	1	0
IS Lee	Victoria	2	4	0	154	84	38.50	—	2	0
PK Lee	South Australia	6	12	0	148	46	12.33	—	0	0
SJ McCabe	New South Wales	1	2	0	145	92	72.50	—	2	0
EJR Moyle	South Australia	3	6	0	138	81	23.00	—	1	0
AG Shepherd	South Australia	3	6	0	138	80	23.00	—	1	0
FW Sides	Queensland	2	4	0	131	68	32.75	—	1	0
HC Chilvers	New South Wales	6	11	0	127	44	11.55	—	0	0
RS Whitington	South Australia	2	4	0	123	52	30.75	—	1	0
LO Fleetwood-Smith	Victoria	6	11	2	108	63	12.00	—	1	0
EL McCormick	Victoria	6	11	3	106	77*	13.25	—	1	0
CV Grimmett	South Australia	6	11	2	105	35	11.67	—	0	0
FHK Collins	South Australia	4	8	1	104	28*	14.86	—	0	0
T Allen	Queensland	5	9	0	97	24	10.78	—	0	0
GC Horsfield	New South Wales	4	7	1	94	33*	15.67	—	0	0
HI Ebeling	Victoria	6	11	1	92	35	9.20	—	0	0
HH Oakley	Victoria	4	7	0	88	44	12.57	—	0	0
BJ Tobin	South Australia	2	4	0	82	60	20.50	—	1	0
FR Edwards	South Australia	5	10	4	78	22*	13.00	—	0	0
CJ Hill	New South Wales	3	5	0	72	31	14.40	—	0	0
AD McGilvray	New South Wales	2	3	1	70	35	35.00	—	0	0
BRD O'Connor	Queensland	4	7	2	50	18	10.00	—	0	0
AH Simmons	New South Wales	2	3	0	47	41	15.67	—	0	0
ERH Wyeth	Queensland	6	11	5	46	20	7.67	—	0	0
HJT Theak	New South Wales	6	11	7	44	14*	11.00	—	0	0
HF Leeson	Queensland	3	6	0	43	14	7.17	—	0	0
E Gilbert	Queensland	2	4	1	41	34*	13.67	—	0	0
A Fisher	Queensland	1	2	0	23	13	11.50	—	0	0
WJ O'Reilly	New South Wales	1	2	1	21	20*	21.00	—	0	0
JR Davey	South Australia	2	4	2	20	15	10.00	—	0	0
NH Hutton	South Australia	2	3	0	16	8	5.33	—	0	0
TW Wall	South Australia	3	6	2	14	11	3.50	—	0	0
OW Bill	New South Wales	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	—	0	0
KJ Boag	Queensland	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	—	0	0
CW Walker	South Australia	1	2	1	7	6*	7.00	—	0	0
HM Thurlow	Queensland	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0
GW Ryan	New South Wales	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0
RCJ Little	New South Wales	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
JG Maddern	Queensland	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 40 players

Sheffield Shield 1934/35 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
LO Fleetwood-Smith	Victoria	6	12	1,627	25	1,137	60	18.95	27.12	4.19	8	8/113
CV Grimmett	South Australia	6	10	1,662	35	1,043	49	21.29	33.92	3.77	5	9/180
HC Chilvers	New South Wales	6	10	1,428	22	857	46	18.63	31.04	3.60	6	6/67
RK Oxenham	Queensland	6	10	1,604	63	732	22	33.27	72.91	2.74	0	4/68
EL McCormick	Victoria	6	12	1,147	13	656	22	29.82	52.14	3.43	0	4/52
ERH Wyeth	Queensland	6	10	1,230	36	682	20	34.10	61.50	3.33	1	6/33
HI Ebeling	Victoria	6	12	1,183	51	480	19	25.26	62.26	2.43	0	4/33
PK Lee	South Australia	6	10	1,122	33	607	18	33.72	62.33	3.25	0	3/70
HJT Theak	New South Wales	6	11	972	15	623	18	34.61	54.00	3.85	0	4/25
E Gilbert	Queensland	2	3	330	6	255	14	18.21	23.57	4.64	2	6/64
FHK Collins	South Australia	4	8	912	16	522	12	43.50	76.00	3.43	1	5/78
MW Sievers	Victoria	6	11	606	15	301	8	37.63	75.75	2.98	0	2/32
CJ Hill	New South Wales	3	6	539	33	201	7	28.71	77.00	2.24	0	4/33
ECS White	New South Wales	4	6	762	26	321	7	45.86	108.86	2.53	0	2/33
TW Wall	South Australia	3	6	576	2	446	6	74.33	96.00	4.65	0	4/132
AG Chipperfield	New South Wales	5	8	453	8	276	6	46.00	75.50	3.66	0	2/65
RM Levy	Queensland	5	7	303	2	292	6	48.67	50.50	5.78	0	3/44
BRD O'Connor	Queensland	4	6	462	3	396	5	79.20	92.40	5.14	0	2/72
WJ O'Reilly	New South Wales	1	2	384	21	141	4	35.25	96.00	2.20	0	4/85
RH Robinson	New South Wales	5	8	270	4	192	4	48.00	67.50	4.27	0	2/42
EC Bensted	Queensland	6	8	498	3	339	4	84.75	124.50	4.08	0	1/46
JR Davey	South Australia	2	3	336	5	229	4	57.25	84.00	4.09	0	2/121
JAJ Christy	Queensland	4	4	96	0	66	3	22.00	32.00	4.13	0	2/30
A Fisher	Queensland	1	2	132	2	118	2	59.00	66.00	5.36	0	1/53
LS Darling	Victoria	3	3	42	2	19	1	19.00	42.00	2.71	0	1/13

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Sheffield Shield 1934/35 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
MG Waite	South Australia	5	6	180	2	146	1	146.00	180.00	4.87	1/5
AH Simmons	New South Wales	2	4	174	6	76	1	76.00	174.00	2.62	1/16
BJ Tobin	South Australia	2	3	162	3	140	1	140.00	162.00	5.19	1/39
NH Hutton	South Australia	2	2	186	4	138	1	138.00	186.00	4.45	1/56
AF Kippax	New South Wales	1	1	18	0	16	0	—	—	5.33	0/16
SJ McCabe	New South Wales	1	2	114	5	47	0	—	—	2.47	0/11
HM Thurlow	Queensland	1	2	138	1	117	0	—	—	5.09	0/46
EH Bromley	Victoria	1	1	72	4	35	0	—	—	2.92	0/35
AD McGilvray	New South Wales	2	3	150	3	106	0	—	—	4.24	0/13
WC Andrews	Queensland	2	2	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0/4
GC Horsfield	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0/1
RCJ Little	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	7	0	—	—	7.00	0/7
GW Ryan	New South Wales	1	1	60	1	31	0	—	—	3.10	0/31
T Allen	Queensland	1	1	18	0	25	0	—	—	8.33	0/25
KJ Boag	Queensland	1	1	18	0	29	0	—	—	9.67	0/29

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 1934/35. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1934/35 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Victoria	6	5	1	0	2,927	81	36.14	558	2,784	120	23.20
New South Wales	6	3	2	1	3,311	104	31.84	479	2,998	101	29.68
South Australia	6	2	4	0	3,120	109	28.62	644	3,405	97	35.10
Queensland	6	1	4	1	2,969	107	27.75	495	3,140	83	37.83

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 · 1934/35

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

1935-02-15 to 1935-02-19 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 200 & 415
Victoria: 200 & 308

South Australia won by 107 runs

1935-02-15 to 1935-02-19 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 261 & 281
New South Wales: 233 & 337

New South Wales won by 28 runs

1935-01-25 to 1935-01-29 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 255 & 178
Victoria: 420 & 226

Victoria won by 213 runs

1935-01-18 to 1935-01-21 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 114 & 186
Victoria: 290 & 11/0

Victoria won by 10 wickets

1935-01-01 to 1935-01-31 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 318 & 286/4
Queensland: 495

Match drawn

1935-01-01 to 1935-01-31 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 416 & 83/0
South Australia: 264 & 234

Victoria won by 10 wickets

1934-12-22 to 1934-12-26 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 644/7d & 37/2
Queensland: 430 & 249

South Australia won by 8 wickets

1934-12-21 to 1934-12-26 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 558 & 41/1
New South Wales: 289 & 307

Victoria won by 9 wickets

1934-12-14 to 1934-12-17 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 374
Queensland: 155 & 187

Victoria won by an innings and 32 runs

1934-12-14 to 1934-12-18 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 249 & 146
New South Wales: 400 & 229

New South Wales won by 234 runs

1934-12-01 to 1934-12-30 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 401 & 210/7
South Australia: 281 & 329

Queensland won by 3 wickets

1934-11-23 to 1934-11-27 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 479
South Australia: 154 & 167

New South Wales won by an innings and 158 runs

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1934/35 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	3
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, 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 1934/35, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1934/35 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
WC Andrews	253	New South Wales	1935-01-01
VY Richardson	185	Queensland	1934-12-22
LPJ O'Brien	173	New South Wales	1935-01-25
LS Darling	159	South Australia	1935-01-01
EC Bensted	155	New South Wales	1935-01-01

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1934/35 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
CV Grimmett	9/180	Queensland	1934-12-22
LO Fleetwood-Smith	8/113	New South Wales	1935-01-25
CV Grimmett	7/90	New South Wales	1934-12-14
CV Grimmett	7/109	Queensland	1934-12-22
LO Fleetwood-Smith	7/113	New South Wales	1935-01-25

* 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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Recorded coverage

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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Season overview

Sheffield Shield standings · 1934-35

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Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1934/35

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Batting · 65 players

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Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1934/35

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