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Sheffield Shield 1973/74 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1973/74; Tests are excluded.

GS Chappell leads the displayed batting table with 1,013 runs. G Dymock leads the bowling table with 39 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 20
Recorded players: 76
Recorded teams: 5
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1973-10-19 to 1974-02-08. 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 · 1973-74

League table for 1973/74. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1973-74 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Victoria	8	5	2	1	—
2	Queensland	8	4	2	2	—
3	New South Wales	8	4	2	2	—
4	Western Australia	8	3	4	1	—
5	South Australia	8	1	7	0	—

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 1973/74

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 1973/74 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
GS Chappell	7	1,013
IM Chappell	8	869
AP Sheahan	7	671
SC Trimble	8	595
RJ Inverarity	8	592

Recorded innings through 1974-02-08. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1973/74 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
G Dymock	7	39
FM Francke	8	38
RJ Bright	8	32
AG Hurst	8	31
AHR Dell	8	30

Recorded innings through 1974-02-08. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1973/74

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 · 76 players

Sheffield Shield 1973/74 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
GS Chappell	Queensland	7	14	2	1,013	180	84.42	—	4	4
IM Chappell	South Australia	8	16	1	869	141*	57.93	—	6	3
AP Sheahan	Victoria	7	14	3	671	171*	61.00	—	3	2
SC Trimble	Queensland	8	16	1	595	147	39.67	—	4	1
RJ Inverarity	Western Australia	8	15	1	592	143	42.29	—	4	1
IC Davis	New South Wales	7	14	1	582	109*	44.77	—	4	1
IR Redpath	Victoria	8	16	2	570	104*	40.71	—	3	1
KR Stackpole	Victoria	8	16	0	558	145	34.88	—	4	1
KD Walters	New South Wales	8	16	2	557	114	39.79	—	2	2
R Edwards	Western Australia	8	15	1	540	147	38.57	—	2	2
TJ Jenner	South Australia	8	16	0	494	86	30.88	—	3	0
Majid Khan	Queensland	8	16	1	492	107	32.80	—	2	2
MF Rosen	New South Wales	8	16	1	480	97	32.00	—	4	0
AJ Woodcock	South Australia	7	14	0	474	141	33.86	—	3	1
RP Rose	Victoria	8	16	3	469	118*	36.08	—	2	1
AJ Sieler	Victoria	8	16	1	457	157	30.47	—	1	2
RJ Crippin	New South Wales	8	16	1	437	80	29.13	—	3	0
A Turner	New South Wales	8	16	1	412	100	27.47	—	2	1
PH Carlson	Queensland	8	16	1	400	103*	26.67	—	1	1
IM Seib	Queensland	8	16	0	399	101	24.94	—	2	1
BG Curtin	South Australia	7	14	0	396	106	28.29	—	0	1
IJ Brayshaw	Western Australia	8	15	0	367	77	24.47	—	2	0
RD Robinson	Victoria	8	16	1	360	84*	24.00	—	2	0
GD Watson	Western Australia	8	15	1	348	75*	24.86	—	2	0
JA Maclean	Queensland	8	16	2	281	41	20.07	—	0	0

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Sheffield Shield 1973/74 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
GJ Gilmour	New South Wales	8	16	4	275	72*	22.92	—	2	0
RI Charlesworth	Western Australia	3	6	1	274	83*	54.80	—	3	0
RB McCosker	New South Wales	5	10	2	263	71*	32.88	—	3	0
RJ Baldry	Victoria	6	12	2	256	72	25.60	—	2	0
KJ McAullay	Western Australia	5	10	0	239	52	23.90	—	1	0
KJ O'Keeffe	New South Wales	8	16	1	235	38	15.67	—	0	0
BL Causby	South Australia	6	12	0	226	75	18.83	—	1	0
DJ Colley	New South Wales	8	16	1	225	59	15.00	—	1	0
RW Marsh	Western Australia	7	13	1	205	58	17.08	—	1	0
TM Chappell	South Australia	7	14	1	198	57	15.23	—	1	0
JS Donaldson	South Australia	5	10	1	169	81	18.78	—	1	0
WJ Edwards	Western Australia	2	3	1	166	122	83.00	—	0	1
JE Nash	South Australia	3	6	0	154	59	25.67	—	1	0
RG Paulsen	Western Australia	7	13	1	151	46	12.58	—	0	0
M Hendricks	South Australia	7	14	2	150	39	12.50	—	0	0
PA Nicholls	Western Australia	4	8	1	129	30	18.43	—	0	0
KG Cunningham	South Australia	2	4	0	111	63	27.75	—	1	0
KE Dudgeon	Queensland	4	8	2	106	28	17.67	—	0	0
FM Francke	Queensland	8	16	1	103	31	6.87	—	0	0
RJ Bright	Victoria	8	16	3	95	32*	7.31	—	0	0
GD McKenzie	Western Australia	7	13	1	94	58	7.83	—	1	0
MHN Walker	Victoria	6	12	5	90	23*	12.86	—	0	0
AA Mallett	South Australia	8	16	3	89	27	6.85	—	0	0
SE Webster	New South Wales	3	6	0	88	31	14.67	—	0	0
AR Jones	Queensland	3	6	0	86	33	14.33	—	0	0
G Dymock	Queensland	7	14	1	85	27	6.54	—	0	0
JR Barnes	South Australia	4	8	0	82	26	10.25	—	0	0
BN Hiern	South Australia	8	16	8	78	24	9.75	—	0	0
HB Taber	New South Wales	8	16	2	76	17	5.43	—	0	0
WD Albury	Queensland	8	16	4	73	30*	6.08	—	0	0
DJ Baker	Western Australia	8	15	5	70	18	7.00	—	0	0
JM Hubble	Western Australia	2	4	1	59	54	19.67	—	1	0
WJ Scholes	Victoria	3	6	0	48	29	8.00	—	0	0
AG Hurst	Victoria	8	16	0	46	18	2.88	—	0	0
B Yardley	Western Australia	3	5	0	39	36	7.80	—	0	0
JP Causby	South Australia	3	6	0	38	12	6.33	—	0	0
TV Hohns	Queensland	2	4	1	36	17	12.00	—	0	0
RAL Massie	Western Australia	4	8	2	33	16	5.50	—	0	0
EW Freeman	South Australia	2	4	1	26	16	8.67	—	0	0
DL Gott	Victoria	3	6	2	26	21*	6.50	—	0	0
RS Langer	Western Australia	2	3	1	23	12*	11.50	—	0	0
JD Higgs	Victoria	6	12	1	21	11	1.91	—	0	0
JR Hammond	South Australia	3	6	2	16	6	4.00	—	0	0
AHR Dell	Queensland	8	16	7	13	7	1.44	—	0	0
SR Bernard	New South Wales	6	12	2	13	10	1.30	—	0	0
MB Pawley	New South Wales	2	4	3	12	6	12.00	—	0	0
DB Yagmich	Western Australia	1	2	1	11	11*	11.00	—	0	0
JR Thomson	New South Wales	1	2	2	2	2*	—	—	0	0
DL Ellis	Queensland	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0
AL Thomson	Victoria	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
GWC House	Western Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 43 players

Sheffield Shield 1973/74 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
G Dymock	Queensland	7	14	1,456	42	804	39	20.62	37.33	3.31	0	4/47
FM Francke	Queensland	8	15	1,567	53	833	38	21.92	41.24	3.19	3	6/62
RJ Bright	Victoria	8	15	1,226	56	589	32	18.41	38.31	2.88	3	6/61
AG Hurst	Victoria	8	16	1,476	23	989	31	31.90	47.61	4.02	1	5/116
AHR Dell	Queensland	8	16	1,367	29	891	30	29.70	45.57	3.91	0	3/18
GJ Gilmour	New South Wales	8	16	1,477	28	1,044	30	34.80	49.23	4.24	0	4/48
KJ O'Keeffe	New South Wales	8	15	1,186	43	614	29	21.17	40.90	3.11	3	6/104
DJ Colley	New South Wales	8	16	1,143	22	752	29	25.93	39.41	3.95	2	6/89
DJ Baker	Western Australia	8	15	889	21	601	27	22.26	32.93	4.06	0	4/69
SR Bernard	New South Wales	6	12	926	14	664	27	24.59	34.30	4.30	2	7/85
AA Mallett	South Australia	7	12	1,491	51	778	26	29.92	57.35	3.13	1	6/65
TJ Jenner	South Australia	8	13	1,314	16	911	26	35.04	50.54	4.16	2	7/127
MHN Walker	Victoria	6	12	1,249	28	810	26	31.15	48.04	3.89	1	6/50
GD McKenzie	Western Australia	7	14	1,062	20	656	25	26.24	42.48	3.71	1	5/51
BN Hiern	South Australia	8	15	1,005	17	833	22	37.86	45.68	4.97	0	3/51
GD Watson	Western Australia	8	15	772	15	506	18	28.11	42.89	3.93	2	5/53
RG Paulsen	Western Australia	7	13	834	12	613	18	34.06	46.33	4.41	0	4/90
JD Higgs	Victoria	6	12	765	13	533	17	31.35	45.00	4.18	1	5/52
RAL Massie	Western Australia	4	8	768	19	454	12	37.83	64.00	3.55	0	3/46
WD Albury	Queensland	8	16	780	13	551	12	45.92	65.00	4.24	0	2/18
GS Chappell	Queensland	6	9	340	11	156	10	15.60	34.00	2.75	0	4/47
JR Thomson	New South Wales	1	2	185	5	125	9	13.89	20.56	4.05	1	7/85
IJ Brayshaw	Western Australia	7	11	530	20	244	9	27.11	58.89	2.76	0	4/47
JR Barnes	South Australia	4	7	587	3	525	9	58.33	65.22	5.37	0	2/84
JR Hammond	South Australia	3	5	473	8	330	8	41.25	59.13	4.19	0	4/79

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Sheffield Shield 1973/74 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
DL Gott	Victoria	3	6	468	7	309	8	38.63	58.50	3.96	2/28
KD Walters	New South Wales	8	14	444	18	269	6	44.83	74.00	3.64	2/17
JM Hubble	Western Australia	2	4	283	8	150	6	25.00	47.17	3.18	3/39
EW Freeman	South Australia	2	3	252	1	186	5	37.20	50.40	4.43	3/49
AL Thomson	Victoria	1	2	174	2	118	5	23.60	34.80	4.07	4/59
Majid Khan	Queensland	7	9	306	13	143	4	35.75	76.50	2.80	2/24
B Yardley	Western Australia	2	3	48	4	18	2	9.00	24.00	2.25	1/0
KG Cunningham	South Australia	2	4	94	2	63	2	31.50	47.00	4.02	1/0
AJ Sieler	Victoria	8	10	288	5	199	2	99.50	144.00	4.15	2/47
RJ Inverarity	Western Australia	5	8	281	6	176	1	176.00	281.00	3.76	1/58
PH Carlson	Queensland	4	4	120	4	70	1	70.00	120.00	3.50	1/41
TM Chappell	South Australia	2	3	60	0	60	1	60.00	60.00	6.00	1/35
DL Ellis	Queensland	1	2	102	2	48	1	48.00	102.00	2.82	1/42
GWC House	Western Australia	1	1	48	1	43	1	43.00	48.00	5.38	1/43
IM Chappell	South Australia	5	5	174	7	107	0	—	—	3.69	0/0
KR Stackpole	Victoria	3	3	60	5	25	0	—	—	2.50	0/5
JA Maclean	Queensland	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0/4
MB Pawley	New South Wales	2	3	222	8	124	0	—	—	3.35	0/11

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 1973/74. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1973/74 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Victoria	8	5	2	1	3,805	112	33.97	336	3,665	127	28.86
New South Wales	8	4	2	2	3,777	123	30.71	462	3,773	133	28.37
Queensland	8	4	2	2	3,805	130	29.27	400	3,619	138	26.22
Western Australia	8	3	4	1	3,473	116	29.94	413	3,565	126	28.29
South Australia	8	1	7	0	3,672	147	24.98	311	3,910	104	37.60

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 · 1973/74

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

1974-02-08 to 1974-02-10 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 413/4d
South Australia: 151 & 166

Western Australia won by an innings and 96 runs

1974-02-08 to 1974-02-11 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 249 & 314/9d
Queensland: 205 & 191

New South Wales won by 167 runs

1974-01-26 to 1974-01-28 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 298 & 40/1
Queensland: 143 & 192

Western Australia won by 9 wickets

1974-01-18 to 1974-01-22 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 311 & 155
Queensland: 325/5d & 254

Queensland won by 113 runs

1974-01-18 to 1974-01-22 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 250/5d & 166
Victoria: 250/2d & 170/3

Victoria won by 7 wickets

1974-01-12 to 1974-01-15 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 182/9d & 162
Queensland: 227 & 118/8

Queensland won by 2 wickets

1974-01-12 to 1974-01-15 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 300/7d & 275
Western Australia: 165 & 306

South Australia won by 104 runs

1973-12-23 to 1973-12-27 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 273 & 237
New South Wales: 128/9d & 331

Victoria won by 51 runs

1973-12-14 to 1973-12-17 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 277/4d & 226
Victoria: 256/9d & 325/5d

Victoria won by 78 runs

1973-12-07 to 1973-12-10 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 336/5d & 198/4
Western Australia: 268/6d & 265

Victoria won by 6 wickets

1973-12-01 to 1973-12-30 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 462/5d & 61/0
Western Australia: 225/9d & 297

New South Wales won by 10 wickets

1973-11-23 to 1973-11-26 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 175/9d & 361
Western Australia: 150 & 194

Queensland won by 192 runs

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1973/74 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 1973/74, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1973/74 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
GS Chappell	180	Victoria	1973-10-26
AP Sheahan	171*	South Australia	1973-12-14
GS Chappell	158*	South Australia	1974-01-18
AJ Sieler	157	Queensland	1973-10-26
SC Trimble	147	South Australia	1973-11-16

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1973/74 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
SR Bernard	7/85	South Australia	1973-11-23
JR Thomson	7/85	Queensland	1974-02-08
TJ Jenner	7/127	Western Australia	1974-01-12
MHN Walker	6/50	New South Wales	1973-12-23
RJ Bright	6/61	South Australia	1973-11-02

* 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.

Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.

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Season overview

Sheffield Shield standings · 1973-74

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Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1973/74

Leading run scorers

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Player statistics · 1973/74

Batting · 76 players

Bowling · 43 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1973/74

Western Australia v South Australia

New South Wales v Queensland

Western Australia v Queensland

South Australia v Queensland

New South Wales v Victoria

Victoria v Queensland

South Australia v Western Australia

Victoria v New South Wales

South Australia v Victoria

Victoria v Western Australia

New South Wales v Western Australia

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