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Sheffield Shield 1962/63 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1962/63; Tests are excluded.

RM Cowper leads the displayed batting table with 813 runs. I Meckiff leads the bowling table with 47 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 20
Recorded players: 93
Recorded teams: 5
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1962-10-26 to 1963-03-01. 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 · 1962-63

League table for 1962/63. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1962-63 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points
1	Victoria	8	4	1	48
2	South Australia	8	3	2	38
3	New South Wales	8	3	3	34
4	Western Australia	8	2	6	24
5	Queensland	8	2	2	20

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 1962/63

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 1962/63 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
RM Cowper	8	813
DFE Bull	8	743
J Potter	8	708
GS Sobers	8	701
IR Redpath	6	637

Recorded innings through 1963-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1962/63 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
I Meckiff	8	47
GS Sobers	8	46
CEJ Guest	7	39
AN Connolly	8	36
WW Hall	8	33

Recorded innings through 1963-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1962/63

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 1962/63 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
RM Cowper	Victoria	8	15	5	813	195*	81.30	—	3	3
DFE Bull	Queensland	8	16	0	743	152	46.44	—	2	3
J Potter	Victoria	8	15	3	708	135*	59.00	—	4	1
GS Sobers	South Australia	8	15	1	701	196	50.07	—	3	3
IR Redpath	Victoria	6	11	1	637	261	63.70	—	4	1
BK Shepherd	Western Australia	6	12	0	618	219	51.50	—	4	1
RN Harvey	New South Wales	6	10	2	577	231*	72.13	—	1	2
HN Dansie	South Australia	8	15	0	532	104	35.47	—	4	1
IM McLachlan	South Australia	7	13	1	522	162	43.50	—	2	2
G Thomas	New South Wales	8	14	1	515	88	39.62	—	3	0
RB Simpson	New South Wales	5	9	1	512	205	64.00	—	1	2
PJP Burge	Queensland	6	12	3	495	163	55.00	—	2	2
SC Trimble	Queensland	8	16	0	488	96	30.50	—	4	0
JC Lill	South Australia	8	15	0	422	92	28.13	—	3	0
IM Chappell	South Australia	8	15	3	419	149	34.92	—	3	1
LE Favell	South Australia	8	15	0	388	101	25.87	—	3	1
MT Vernon	Western Australia	8	16	0	357	65	22.31	—	1	0
WM Lawry	Victoria	5	9	0	353	133	39.22	—	2	1
KB Gartrell	Western Australia	7	14	0	324	102	23.14	—	1	1
KD Mackay	Queensland	5	10	1	323	78	35.89	—	3	0
AK Davidson	New South Wales	6	10	0	321	96	32.10	—	3	0
NJN Hawke	South Australia	8	15	2	299	72	23.00	—	2	0
GM Bizzell	Queensland	8	16	0	298	63	18.63	—	2	0
BC Booth	New South Wales	6	10	0	291	93	29.10	—	3	0
NCL O'Neill	New South Wales	5	9	0	270	131	30.00	—	1	1

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Sheffield Shield 1962/63 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
TR Veivers	Queensland	4	8	2	266	137	44.33	—	1	1
KR Stackpole	Victoria	5	9	0	263	83	29.22	—	1	0
WR Smith	Western Australia	7	14	0	260	77	18.57	—	2	0
WW Hall	Queensland	8	16	0	241	50	15.06	—	1	0
GAR Lock	Western Australia	8	16	1	231	48	15.40	—	0	0
BL Buggins	Western Australia	8	16	4	227	49	18.92	—	0	0
ATW Grout	Queensland	6	12	0	224	54	18.67	—	1	0
BN Jarman	South Australia	6	12	2	222	57	22.20	—	1	0
KG Cunningham	South Australia	6	11	0	221	97	20.09	—	1	0
JW Martin	New South Wales	8	14	1	206	41	15.85	—	0	0
JF Parker	Western Australia	5	10	0	205	66	20.50	—	1	0
GD McKenzie	Western Australia	6	12	2	201	46	20.10	—	0	0
RG Flockton	New South Wales	6	10	1	199	55*	22.11	—	2	0
JRE Mackay	Queensland	7	14	2	195	36	16.25	—	0	0
RF Waugh	Western Australia	4	8	1	189	75*	27.00	—	1	0
B Fisher	Queensland	7	14	1	170	40	13.08	—	0	0
RC Jordon	Victoria	8	15	2	160	39	12.31	—	0	0
FM Misson	New South Wales	8	14	2	157	35	13.08	—	0	0
DH Seccombe	Queensland	2	4	0	155	58	38.75	—	1	0
R Benaud	New South Wales	6	10	2	153	64	19.13	—	1	0
DJ Anderson	Victoria	4	8	1	142	44	20.29	—	0	0
IR Huntington	Victoria	2	3	2	140	117*	140.00	—	0	1
KN Slater	Western Australia	4	8	1	139	61*	19.86	—	1	0
WJ Saunders	New South Wales	4	7	0	131	48	18.71	—	0	0
NL West	Victoria	6	11	0	131	40	11.91	—	0	0
RJ Inverarity	Western Australia	3	6	1	127	52	25.40	—	1	0
KD Walters	New South Wales	2	4	0	125	60	31.25	—	2	0
DE Hoare	Western Australia	5	9	2	119	46	17.00	—	0	0
I Meckiff	Victoria	8	15	1	115	36	8.21	—	0	0
CEJ Guest	Victoria	7	13	0	112	34	8.62	—	0	0
PW Wishart	Western Australia	4	8	0	106	34	13.25	—	0	0
BM Hurn	South Australia	2	4	2	77	42*	38.50	—	0	0
HK Joynt	Western Australia	1	2	0	74	52	37.00	—	1	0
GE Griffiths	New South Wales	2	3	0	71	37	23.67	—	0	0
DA Ford	New South Wales	8	14	5	65	24*	7.22	—	0	0
KF Punch	Western Australia	2	4	0	64	32	16.00	—	0	0
CE Westaway	Queensland	7	14	5	64	16	7.11	—	0	0
LT Hill	Queensland	2	4	0	60	41	15.00	—	0	0
TH Lee	New South Wales	2	4	0	59	26	14.75	—	0	0
LA Marks	New South Wales	1	2	0	58	30	29.00	—	0	0
RW Furlong	Victoria	2	4	0	58	34	14.50	—	0	0
CC McDonald	Victoria	1	2	0	57	35	28.50	—	0	0
CM Harburn	Western Australia	1	2	0	57	52	28.50	—	1	0
WM O'Halloran	Victoria	3	6	0	56	31	9.33	—	0	0
JP Causby	South Australia	2	4	0	47	25	11.75	—	0	0
DJ Sincock	South Australia	6	11	4	44	14*	6.29	—	0	0
AN Connolly	Victoria	8	15	3	43	15	3.58	—	0	0
LD Cooper	Queensland	2	4	2	40	23	20.00	—	0	0
CN Crompton	Victoria	2	4	0	40	31	10.00	—	0	0
HG Bevan	Western Australia	5	10	4	34	9	5.67	—	0	0
JJ McLaughlin	Queensland	1	2	0	34	30	17.00	—	0	0
JR Ducker	South Australia	2	3	1	27	26	13.50	—	0	0
KW Kirby	Victoria	3	6	2	24	10	6.00	—	0	0
RT Allen	Queensland	1	2	1	18	18*	18.00	—	0	0
J Lihou	Queensland	1	2	0	15	8	7.50	—	0	0
GF Rorke	New South Wales	3	6	2	14	5*	3.50	—	0	0
GV Brooks	South Australia	8	15	4	14	4	1.27	—	0	0
DG Hughson	Queensland	2	4	0	14	7	3.50	—	0	0
LG Warden	Queensland	1	2	1	11	8	11.00	—	0	0
LC Mayne	Western Australia	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	—	0	0
I Gallash	Western Australia	3	6	1	9	8	1.80	—	0	0
PC Kelly	New South Wales	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	—	0	0
GS Whitford	Victoria	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	—	0	0
RAH Gehan	South Australia	1	2	1	4	2*	4.00	—	0	0
J Wildsmith	Victoria	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0
PG Trethewey	Queensland	1	2	1	2	2	2.00	—	0	0
G Goonesena	New South Wales	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0
DJ King	Queensland	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0

Bowling · 68 players

Sheffield Shield 1962/63 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
I Meckiff	Victoria	8	16	1,658	45	922	47	19.62	35.28	3.34	2	5/50
GS Sobers	South Australia	8	16	1,885	45	1,040	46	22.61	40.98	3.31	4	7/110
CEJ Guest	Victoria	7	14	1,119	25	713	39	18.28	28.69	3.82	3	7/95
AN Connolly	Victoria	8	16	1,482	35	997	36	27.69	41.17	4.04	0	4/43
WW Hall	Queensland	8	14	1,368	27	1,021	33	30.94	41.45	4.48	0	4/69
GAR Lock	Western Australia	8	13	1,661	45	947	32	29.59	51.91	3.42	1	7/53
JW Martin	New South Wales	8	15	1,411	30	943	31	30.42	45.52	4.01	1	8/97
R Benaud	New South Wales	6	12	1,414	66	650	28	23.21	50.50	2.76	1	6/52
GD McKenzie	Western Australia	6	11	1,149	25	717	23	31.17	49.96	3.74	0	4/67
HG Bevan	Western Australia	5	8	756	16	576	20	28.80	37.80	4.57	1	6/22
AK Davidson	New South Wales	6	11	828	26	389	19	20.47	43.58	2.82	1	5/40
B Fisher	Queensland	7	11	852	18	519	19	27.32	44.84	3.65	2	6/41
GV Brooks	South Australia	8	16	966	23	636	18	35.33	53.67	3.95	0	4/40
JRE Mackay	Queensland	7	13	840	15	548	18	30.44	46.67	3.91	1	5/101
NJN Hawke	South Australia	8	16	1,200	27	727	17	42.76	70.59	3.64	0	3/76
FM Misson	New South Wales	8	16	1,092	27	636	15	42.40	72.80	3.49	0	3/54
DJ Sincock	South Australia	6	11	708	7	656	15	43.73	47.20	5.56	0	4/40
KR Stackpole	Victoria	5	9	714	21	416	13	32.00	54.92	3.50	1	5/97
CE Westaway	Queensland	7	11	600	10	498	12	41.50	50.00	4.98	1	5/45
DE Hoare	Western Australia	5	7	697	14	520	11	47.27	63.36	4.48	0	3/77
IM Chappell	South Australia	8	14	532	8	394	11	35.82	48.36	4.44	0	4/98
RB Simpson	New South Wales	5	10	660	22	426	10	42.60	66.00	3.87	0	3/38
I Gallash	Western Australia	3	5	487	17	259	10	25.90	48.70	3.19	0	4/18
KD Mackay	Queensland	5	8	750	17	395	9	43.89	83.33	3.16	0	3/49
TR Veivers	Queensland	4	7	629	15	313	9	34.78	69.89	2.99	0	2/12

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Sheffield Shield 1962/63 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
HN Dansie	South Australia	8	14	316	15	152	8	19.00	39.50	2.89	0	2/2
BM Hurn	South Australia	2	4	210	1	146	8	18.25	26.25	4.17	1	5/72
KN Slater	Western Australia	4	7	564	14	419	6	69.83	94.00	4.46	0	2/108
KW Kirby	Victoria	3	5	240	2	180	5	36.00	48.00	4.50	0	2/46
NCL O'Neill	New South Wales	4	5	192	1	122	4	30.50	48.00	3.81	0	2/56
GF Rorke	New South Wales	3	6	225	4	151	4	37.75	56.25	4.03	0	2/20
LC Mayne	Western Australia	1	2	138	2	83	4	20.75	34.50	3.61	0	3/39
PG Trethewey	Queensland	1	2	120	2	75	4	18.75	30.00	3.75	0	4/65
NL West	Victoria	6	7	211	10	95	4	23.75	52.75	2.70	0	2/2
J Wildsmith	Victoria	1	2	72	0	58	3	19.33	24.00	4.83	0	2/46
G Goonesena	New South Wales	1	1	90	0	62	2	31.00	45.00	4.13	0	2/62
GE Griffiths	New South Wales	2	4	240	10	122	2	61.00	120.00	3.05	0	2/60
RT Allen	Queensland	1	2	72	1	62	2	31.00	36.00	5.17	0	2/54
RAH Gehan	South Australia	1	2	120	1	88	2	44.00	60.00	4.40	0	2/51
LT Hill	Queensland	2	2	168	5	128	2	64.00	84.00	4.57	0	1/25
J Lihou	Queensland	1	2	149	2	110	2	55.00	74.50	4.43	0	1/48
WM O'Halloran	Victoria	3	5	191	2	133	2	66.50	95.50	4.18	0	1/10
TH Lee	New South Wales	2	3	246	15	79	1	79.00	246.00	1.93	0	1/33
KF Punch	Western Australia	2	3	96	4	53	1	53.00	96.00	3.31	0	1/29
KB Gartrell	Western Australia	4	4	66	0	72	1	72.00	66.00	6.55	0	1/42
MT Vernon	Western Australia	1	1	6	0	3	1	3.00	6.00	3.00	0	1/3
RN Harvey	New South Wales	2	2	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/1
CC McDonald	Victoria	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
LE Favell	South Australia	3	3	48	0	13	0	—	—	1.63	0	0/2
BC Booth	New South Wales	1	2	24	0	23	0	—	—	5.75	0	0/10
BK Shepherd	Western Australia	2	2	24	0	22	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/7
RM Cowper	Victoria	3	4	114	4	107	0	—	—	5.63	0	0/8
KD Walters	New South Wales	2	2	18	0	13	0	—	—	4.33	0	0/6
RJ Inverarity	Western Australia	1	1	6	0	13	0	—	—	13.00	0	0/13
RG Flockton	New South Wales	4	5	90	3	60	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/3
LA Marks	New South Wales	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
WJ Saunders	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
J Potter	Victoria	1	1	18	1	21	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/21
IM McLachlan	South Australia	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
KG Cunningham	South Australia	1	1	12	1	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
DFE Bull	Queensland	1	1	24	0	20	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/20
CN Crompton	Victoria	2	3	42	0	44	0	—	—	6.29	0	0/6
CM Harburn	Western Australia	1	1	6	0	15	0	—	—	15.00	0	0/15
IR Huntington	Victoria	1	1	12	1	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/7
JC Lill	South Australia	2	2	9	0	10	0	—	—	6.67	0	0/0
JJ McLaughlin	Queensland	1	1	2	0	5	0	—	—	15.00	0	0/5
DH Seccombe	Queensland	1	1	6	0	11	0	—	—	11.00	0	0/11
GS Whitford	Victoria	1	1	60	0	83	0	—	—	8.30	0	0/83

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 1962/63. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1962/63 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Victoria	8	4	1	3	4,014	115	34.90	633	3,945	155	25.45
New South Wales	8	3	3	2	3,864	118	32.75	445	3,826	126	30.37
South Australia	8	3	2	3	4,072	124	32.84	474	4,041	134	30.16
Queensland	8	2	2	4	4,012	135	29.72	399	3,834	114	33.63
Western Australia	8	2	6	0	3,494	153	22.84	473	3,810	116	32.84

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 · 1962/63

Latest 12 of 20 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1963-03-01 to 1963-03-05 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 289 & 318
Victoria: 376 & 178/3

Match drawn

1963-02-22 to 1963-02-26 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 633/4d
Queensland: 384 & 221

Victoria won by an innings and 28 runs

1963-02-15 to 1963-02-19 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 212 & 160/3
Queensland: 145 & 226

Western Australia won by 7 wickets

1963-02-08 to 1963-02-12 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 276 & 243/8d
Queensland: 308 & 159/6

Match drawn

1963-01-25 to 1963-01-29 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 386 & 137/2
South Australia: 435 & 172/6d

Match drawn

1963-01-25 to 1963-01-29 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 248 & 241
Victoria: 259 & 197/3

Match drawn

1963-01-18 to 1963-01-21 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 116 & 243
Victoria: 121 & 241/3

Victoria won by 7 wickets

1963-01-18 to 1963-01-21 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 414/6d & 64/0
South Australia: 180 & 294

New South Wales won by 10 wickets

1963-01-11 to 1963-01-15 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 408/8d & 86/7
Victoria: 218 & 298

Match drawn

1963-01-01 to 1963-01-31 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 167 & 156
South Australia: 394

South Australia won by an innings and 71 runs

1963-01-01 to 1963-01-31 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 82 & 217
Queensland: 266 & 34/2

Queensland won by 8 wickets

1962-12-22 to 1962-12-26 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 267 & 95/2
New South Wales: 132 & 229

Victoria won by 8 wickets

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1962/63 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	4
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	4
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	4
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	4
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	4

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Sheffield Shield 1962/63, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1962/63 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
IR Redpath	261	Queensland	1963-02-22
RN Harvey	231*	South Australia	1963-01-18
BK Shepherd	219	Victoria	1962-11-16
RB Simpson	205	Western Australia	1962-12-15
GS Sobers	196	Queensland	1963-01-25

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1962/63 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JW Martin	8/97	Victoria	1963-01-25
GAR Lock	7/53	Victoria	1962-11-16
CEJ Guest	7/95	Western Australia	1962-11-16
GS Sobers	7/110	Victoria	1963-01-11
HG Bevan	6/22	Queensland	1963-02-15

* 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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