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Sheffield Shield 1954/55 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1954/55; Tests are excluded.

RN Harvey leads the displayed batting table with 401 runs. WPA Crawford leads the bowling table with 25 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 9
Recorded players: 74
Recorded teams: 5
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1954-11-01 to 1955-02-12. 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 · 1954-55

League table for 1954/55. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1954-55 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	New South Wales	4	2	1	0	13
2	Victoria	4	1	1	0	11
3	Western Australia	2	0	0	1	5
4	Queensland	4	1	1	0	7
5	South Australia	4	0	1	1	4

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

Recorded table source 1

Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1954/55

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 1954/55 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
RN Harvey	4	401
LE Favell	4	381
PJP Burge	4	318
KD Mackay	4	316
JW Rutherford	2	303

Recorded innings through 1955-02-12. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1954/55 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
WPA Crawford	3	25
AK Davidson	3	16
JC Treanor	4	16
JD Bratchford	4	16
JC Hill	4	14

Recorded innings through 1955-02-12. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1954/55

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 · 74 players

Sheffield Shield 1954/55 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
RN Harvey	Victoria	4	7	0	401	95	57.29	—	5	0
LE Favell	South Australia	4	7	0	381	160	54.43	—	1	1
PJP Burge	Queensland	4	7	0	318	122	45.43	—	2	1
KD Mackay	Queensland	4	7	1	316	106*	52.67	—	2	1
JW Rutherford	Western Australia	2	3	0	303	167	101.00	—	0	2
GB Hole	South Australia	4	7	0	253	140	36.14	—	1	1
JL Chambers	Victoria	4	7	0	252	102	36.00	—	0	1
RE Briggs	New South Wales	4	7	0	243	100	34.71	—	0	1
PL Ridings	South Australia	4	7	1	228	92	38.00	—	1	0
CC McDonald	Victoria	4	7	0	224	94	32.00	—	2	0
JW Burke	New South Wales	3	5	0	221	137	44.20	—	0	1
CJ Pinch	South Australia	3	6	1	204	108*	40.80	—	0	1
RB Simpson	New South Wales	4	7	0	201	104	28.71	—	0	1
RG Archer	Queensland	3	5	1	198	75*	49.50	—	2	0
R Benaud	New South Wales	3	5	0	194	125	38.80	—	1	1
CE Harvey	Queensland	4	7	1	184	90	30.67	—	1	0
LV Maddocks	Victoria	4	7	3	180	69*	45.00	—	2	0
AR Edwards	Western Australia	2	3	0	170	75	56.67	—	2	0
R Harvey	Victoria	4	7	0	150	44	21.43	—	0	0
KA Archer	Queensland	3	5	1	147	52	36.75	—	2	0
AR Morris	New South Wales	3	5	0	133	78	26.60	—	1	0
JH de Courcy	New South Wales	3	5	0	125	95	25.00	—	1	0
GRA Langley	South Australia	4	6	0	120	52	20.00	—	1	0
VN Raymer	Queensland	4	7	0	120	37	17.14	—	0	0
JD Bratchford	Queensland	4	7	0	117	58	16.71	—	1	0

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Sheffield Shield 1954/55 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
ATW Grout	Queensland	4	7	0	110	63	15.71	—	1
PI Philpott	New South Wales	1	2	0	110	71	55.00	—	1
D Harris	South Australia	3	6	0	108	43	18.00	—	0
DK Carmody	Western Australia	2	3	0	85	59	28.33	—	1
EK Cotton	New South Wales	2	3	0	85	41	28.33	—	0
RC Roxby	South Australia	2	4	2	85	34	42.50	—	0
HN Dansie	South Australia	3	5	0	81	34	16.20	—	0
LM Sawle	Western Australia	2	3	0	74	35	24.67	—	0
JF Power	Victoria	4	7	0	72	43	10.29	—	0
BJ Flynn	Queensland	3	6	2	68	25*	17.00	—	0
KG Horsnell	South Australia	4	7	1	68	29	11.33	—	0
SJE Loxton	Victoria	4	7	0	67	29	9.57	—	0
JC Hill	Victoria	4	7	1	67	18	11.17	—	0
AK Davidson	New South Wales	3	6	1	64	18	12.80	—	0
WPA Crawford	New South Wales	3	6	5	64	33*	64.00	—	0
KD Meuleman	Western Australia	2	3	0	60	44	20.00	—	0
L Pavy	Western Australia	2	3	0	54	26	18.00	—	0
JH Shaw	Victoria	1	2	0	54	50	27.00	—	1
WT Walmsley	Queensland	3	5	0	53	16	10.60	—	0
MU Herbert	Western Australia	2	3	1	47	38*	23.50	—	0
KR Miller	New South Wales	2	3	0	46	46	15.33	—	0
EA Toovey	Queensland	2	4	0	45	16	11.25	—	0
WA Dick	Victoria	3	6	0	44	13	7.33	—	0
J Hallebone	Victoria	3	5	0	44	13	8.80	—	0
JC Treanor	New South Wales	4	7	1	42	21	7.00	—	0
O Lambert	New South Wales	4	7	1	39	15	6.50	—	0
J Drennan	South Australia	3	6	1	39	39	7.80	—	0
DF Trowse	South Australia	2	3	1	37	32*	18.50	—	0
WJ Watson	New South Wales	2	3	0	33	32	11.00	—	0
WA Johnston	Victoria	2	3	1	31	25*	15.50	—	0
DM Gregg	South Australia	2	3	1	29	24	14.50	—	0
CW Johnston	New South Wales	1	2	0	24	21	12.00	—	0
JW Wilson	South Australia	4	7	2	22	9	4.40	—	0
RH Price	Western Australia	2	3	2	22	14*	22.00	—	0
RS Ayres	Queensland	1	1	0	21	21	21.00	—	0
BC Booth	New South Wales	1	2	0	19	19	9.50	—	0
JW O'Reilly	New South Wales	1	1	0	19	19	19.00	—	0
RR Lindwall	Queensland	2	3	1	10	5*	5.00	—	0
BL Buggins	Western Australia	2	3	0	10	8	3.33	—	0
RB Strauss	Western Australia	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0
AC Day	Victoria	2	4	3	6	4	6.00	—	0
GB Stevens	South Australia	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	—	0
HR Gorringe	Western Australia	2	3	1	5	5*	2.50	—	0
IWG Johnson	Victoria	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0
B Fisher	Queensland	1	2	1	4	4	4.00	—	0
EP James	Western Australia	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0
AJTS Bailey	South Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0
LA Sanders	Queensland	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0
RH Searle	Queensland	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0

Bowling · 44 players

Sheffield Shield 1954/55 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
WPA Crawford	New South Wales	3	6	502	8	324	25	12.96	20.08	3.87	4	6/55
AK Davidson	New South Wales	3	6	467	9	341	16	21.31	29.19	4.38	1	5/36
JC Treanor	New South Wales	4	7	527	12	428	16	26.75	32.94	4.87	2	5/97
JD Bratchford	Queensland	4	7	438	4	281	16	17.56	27.38	3.85	0	4/54
JC Hill	Victoria	4	6	639	27	300	14	21.43	45.64	2.82	1	5/112
WT Walmsley	Queensland	3	6	511	5	359	14	25.64	36.50	4.22	1	5/84
J Drennan	South Australia	3	5	637	11	337	13	25.92	49.00	3.17	1	5/58
JW Wilson	South Australia	4	6	884	38	438	11	39.82	80.36	2.97	0	3/104
WA Johnston	Victoria	2	4	402	9	259	10	25.90	40.20	3.87	0	4/44
RG Archer	Queensland	3	5	531	19	234	10	23.40	53.10	2.64	0	3/47
WA Dick	Victoria	3	4	346	16	134	10	13.40	34.60	2.32	1	5/31
JF Power	Victoria	4	7	423	5	291	10	29.10	42.30	4.13	0	4/54
HR Gorringe	Western Australia	2	3	288	2	238	9	26.44	32.00	4.96	1	5/92
DM Gregg	South Australia	2	3	348	8	191	9	21.22	38.67	3.29	1	5/91
SJE Loxton	Victoria	4	7	443	14	252	8	31.50	55.38	3.41	0	4/31
B Fisher	Queensland	1	2	228	4	128	8	16.00	28.50	3.37	1	5/50
KG Horsnell	South Australia	4	6	462	13	261	8	32.63	57.75	3.39	0	3/32
RH Price	Western Australia	2	3	324	6	170	8	21.25	40.50	3.15	0	4/90
VN Raymer	Queensland	4	7	561	22	256	7	36.57	80.14	2.74	0	4/83
KR Miller	New South Wales	2	4	277	3	161	6	26.83	46.17	3.49	1	5/38
GB Hole	South Australia	4	6	327	6	152	5	30.40	65.40	2.79	0	2/32
R Benaud	New South Wales	3	5	408	8	276	5	55.20	81.60	4.06	0	2/101
IWG Johnson	Victoria	1	2	192	2	123	4	30.75	48.00	3.84	0	2/36
RR Lindwall	Queensland	2	2	276	8	137	4	34.25	69.00	2.98	0	4/90
RH Searle	Queensland	1	2	173	3	131	4	32.75	43.25	4.54	0	4/83

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Sheffield Shield 1954/55 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
JW Rutherford	Western Australia	1	2	138	4	67	3	22.33	46.00	2.91	2/59
JW O'Reilly	New South Wales	1	2	222	7	102	3	34.00	74.00	2.76	3/78
AC Day	Victoria	2	2	186	2	101	3	33.67	62.00	3.26	2/43
PI Philpott	New South Wales	1	2	54	1	49	2	24.50	27.00	5.44	2/37
BJ Flynn	Queensland	3	4	288	4	201	2	100.50	144.00	4.19	2/161
KD Mackay	Queensland	3	4	246	7	90	1	90.00	246.00	2.20	1/27
RB Simpson	New South Wales	1	2	72	2	43	1	43.00	72.00	3.58	1/4
RC Roxby	South Australia	2	3	144	2	120	1	120.00	144.00	5.00	1/31
MU Herbert	Western Australia	1	2	126	3	87	1	87.00	126.00	4.14	1/48
HN Dansie	South Australia	3	4	126	5	76	1	76.00	126.00	3.62	1/27
EP James	Western Australia	1	2	114	2	117	1	117.00	114.00	6.16	1/70
KD Meuleman	Western Australia	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0/8
KA Archer	Queensland	2	2	24	1	11	0	—	—	2.75	0/0
JW Burke	New South Wales	1	2	114	7	43	0	—	—	2.26	0/17
JH de Courcy	New South Wales	1	1	12	1	8	0	—	—	4.00	0/8
RE Briggs	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	7	0	—	—	7.00	0/7
EK Cotton	New South Wales	2	3	90	0	62	0	—	—	4.13	0/14
AJTS Bailey	South Australia	1	1	114	4	54	0	—	—	2.84	0/54
AR Edwards	Western Australia	1	1	24	0	20	0	—	—	5.00	0/20

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 1954/55. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1954/55 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
New South Wales	4	2	1	1	1,728	61	28.33	469	1,912	74	25.84
Queensland	4	1	1	2	1,773	64	27.70	405	1,877	70	26.81
Victoria	4	1	1	2	1,643	67	24.52	352	1,517	59	25.71
South Australia	4	0	1	3	1,724	60	28.73	366	1,678	54	31.07
Western Australia	2	0	0	2	853	27	31.59	397	737	22	33.50

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 · 1954/55

Latest 9 of 9 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1955-02-12 to 1955-02-16 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 271
South Australia: 75/3

Match drawn

1955-01-21 to 1955-01-25 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 196
Victoria: 220 & 263

Match drawn

1955-01-14 to 1955-01-15 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 234 & 11/1
Victoria: 86 & 158

New South Wales won by 9 wickets

1955-01-01 to 1955-01-04 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 278 & 167
Queensland: 230 & 167

New South Wales won by 48 runs

1954-12-25 to 1954-12-29 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 262 & 218
Queensland: 338 & 176

Queensland won by 34 runs

1954-12-24 to 1954-12-29 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 352 & 253
New South Wales: 206 & 363

Victoria won by 36 runs

1954-11-19 to 1954-11-23 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 311/7d
South Australia: 153 & 354/8

Match drawn

1954-11-12 to 1954-11-16 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 296 & 366/9d
Western Australia: 397 & 185/7

Match drawn

1954-11-01 to 1954-11-30 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 405 & 261/4
New South Wales: 469

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1954/55 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	2
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	2
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	2
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	2
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Sheffield Shield 1954/55, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1954/55 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
JW Rutherford	167	South Australia	1954-11-12
LE Favell	160	Victoria	1954-11-19
GB Hole	140	Queensland	1954-12-25
JW Burke	137	Queensland	1954-11-01
R Benaud	125	Queensland	1954-11-01

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1954/55 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
WPA Crawford	6/55	Queensland	1955-01-01
WPA Crawford	6/59	Queensland	1955-01-01
WPA Crawford	5/21	Victoria	1955-01-14
WA Dick	5/31	New South Wales	1954-12-24
AK Davidson	5/36	Victoria	1955-01-14

* 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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