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Sheffield Shield 1977/78 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1977/78; Tests are excluded.

AD Ogilvie leads the displayed batting table with 1,060 runs. DW Hourn leads the bowling table with 48 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
25
Recorded players
107
Recorded teams
6
Recorded venues
8

Selected season match starts: 1977-11-01 to 1978-03-04. 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 · 1977-78

League table for 1977/78. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1977-78 Single Division standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Western Australia9702—
2Queensland9414—
3Victoria9322—
4South Australia9243—
5New South Wales9162—
6Tasmania5023—

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

Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1977/78

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 1977/78 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
AD Ogilvie91,060
BL Causby8642
AR Border9617
PH Carlson8591
JM Wiener9564

Recorded innings through 1978-03-04. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1977/78 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
DW Hourn948
G Dymock941
GR Attenborough939
AG Hurst837
RM Hogg834

Recorded innings through 1978-03-04. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1977/78

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 · 107 players

Sheffield Shield 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
AD OgilvieQueensland91821,06019466.25—2600
BL CausbySouth Australia8161642174*42.80—1300
AR BorderNew South Wales91806178434.28—60110
PH CarlsonQueensland8163591110*45.46—3200
JM WienerVictoria917056412633.18—1250
RI CharlesworthWestern Australia91615409536.00—4000
DF WhatmoreVictoria917153511133.44—2240
GM WoodWestern Australia610252510965.63—3200
GN YallopVictoria6111514114*51.40—2200
JK MossVictoria917150911131.81—4140
JH HampshireTasmania510049414749.40—12180
PA HibbertVictoria91714898230.56—3060
MJ WaltersQueensland816048512230.31—1100
RK BlewettSouth Australia918048211226.78—2100
TV HohnsQueensland918545979*35.31—4000
IJ BrayshawWestern Australia91624577432.64—5000
PM TooheyNew South Wales510045012045.00—3100
CS SerjeantWestern Australia59044014048.89—2200
P MelvilleVictoria71404408631.43—4060
J DysonNew South Wales9182439103*27.44—0220
MA GaskellQueensland91804194323.28—0000
AI KallicharranQueensland6121392129*35.64—2100
TJ LaughlinVictoria611138693*38.60—3041
WL StillmanSouth Australia918238588*24.06—2000
RJ InverarityWestern Australia916138012525.33—0100
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Sheffield Shield 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
PR SleepSouth Australia6122363105*36.30—2100
JA MacleanQueensland91823299720.56—2000
AL MannWestern Australia81503166021.07—1000
JE NashSouth Australia48031111638.88—2100
KJ HughesWestern Australia5902928532.44—3000
JN LangleyQueensland36027710246.17—1100
RD WoolleyTasmania36126910353.80—1160
GR MarshWestern Australia4702697938.43—3000
ML ClewsNew South Wales81632665020.46—1020
GJ CosierQueensland51012636229.22—2000
GK WhyteQueensland91822627616.38—1000
DJ ColleyNew South Wales61212546423.09—2000
AMJ HilditchNew South Wales4802546131.75—2070
AJ HandrickanSouth Australia51002519325.10—2000
IR McLeanSouth Australia510025011125.00—0100
SE WebsterNew South Wales51002445124.40—1000
WM DarlingSouth Australia36024210040.33—0100
JJ CroweSouth Australia51002417324.10—2000
A TurnerNew South Wales61212353921.36—0000
AJ BenneworthTasmania51002205422.00—1060
TJ RobertsonSouth Australia91832145614.27—1000
KJ WrightWestern Australia916721159*23.44—1000
DJ BakerTasmania51022036625.38—1090
RB SimpsonNew South Wales61201946616.17—1000
TW DockingTasmania51001944119.40—00130
MD TaylorVictoria24019110747.75—1100
IL MaddocksVictoria91721913812.73—0010
AT SincockSouth Australia918918343*20.33—0000
SJ HowardTasmania51001824818.20—0050
SJ RixonNew South Wales51011764219.56—0000
RM HoggSouth Australia81601764211.00—0000
GR AttenboroughSouth Australia91841592911.36—0000
B YardleyWestern Australia3501535130.60—1000
RT VidlerNew South Wales3601464824.33—0040
G DymockQueensland91841435010.21—1000
DAH JohnstonNew South Wales3601415023.50—1060
PA NichollsWestern Australia3631393346.33—0000
DA SmithTasmania3601374922.83—0000
C BeattyNew South Wales3601355022.50—1040
GD PorterWestern Australia47112551*20.83—1000
J SimmonsTasmania51031244717.71—0030
GG WatsonNew South Wales714411830*11.80—0040
PJ CoxVictoria3601033917.17—0000
IW CallenVictoria61131013012.63—0000
AG HurstVictoria816497258.08—0010
BR DoolanTasmania480843510.50—0000
DW HournNew South Wales918684237.00—0030
JJ BentonSouth Australia240824220.50—0000
KW ThompsonNew South Wales48078249.75—0020
BW NeillTasmania240774319.25—0030
BJ McArdleVictoria351772919.25—0000
JR ThomsonQueensland51026730*8.38—0000
WB PhillipsSouth Australia361642212.80—0000
JR DouglasVictoria3525532*18.33—0000
GF LawsonNew South Wales361532710.60—0010
DC SchullerQueensland48152137.43—0000
JB GannonWestern Australia815246203.54—0000
RL KnightTasmania120443422.00—0040
DJ LambertSouth Australia241421214.00—0000
BM CampbellTasmania36040246.67—0030
MJ NormanTasmania24038189.50—0010
SR BernardNew South Wales36237209.25—0000
G ShipperdWestern Australia24034198.50—0000
JN MaguireQueensland48129204.14—0000
PA O'MearaWestern Australia120292014.50—0000
GJ CowmeadowTasmania510324153.43—0000
RA FraserSouth Australia120242012.00—0000
WM ClarkWestern Australia3612212*4.40—0000
JD HiggsVictoria611121102.10—0000
GR BeardNew South Wales12017118.50—0000
WJ EdwardsWestern Australia110131313.00—0000
BG CurtinSouth Australia12013116.50—0000
AJ WoodcockSouth Australia1201165.50—0000
TM AldermanWestern Australia8143104*0.91—0000
GM WattsVictoria110101010.00—0000
RJ SherriffTasmania24375*7.00—0000
CJ CorstorphinVictoria24377*7.00—0000
FM FranckeQueensland12144*4.00—0000
DJ KnightVictoria12122*2.00—0000
G ColganWestern Australia110111.00—0000
WR BroadQueensland120000.00—0000
KJ HagdornWestern Australia110000.00—0000

Bowling · 59 players

Sheffield Shield 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
DW HournNew South Wales9171,667499954820.7334.733.5847/71
G DymockQueensland9181,853411,0164124.7845.203.2916/79
GR AttenboroughSouth Australia9172,066391,3193933.8252.973.8327/90
AG HurstVictoria8161,555389503725.6842.033.6728/84
RM HoggSouth Australia8141,213228793425.8535.684.3536/80
AL MannWestern Australia8151,170447213321.8535.453.7015/43
IW CallenVictoria6121,193268073324.4536.154.0636/49
JR ThomsonQueensland510922116553220.4728.814.2635/70
IJ BrayshawWestern Australia9161,219585433117.5239.322.6736/29
TM AldermanWestern Australia816984226132821.8935.143.7404/28
ML ClewsNew South Wales8151,180227802531.2047.203.9716/41
GK WhyteQueensland9181,321557242430.1755.043.2904/62
JB GannonWestern Australia8161,180336572229.8653.643.3404/53
RK BlewettSouth Australia9151,107366481934.1158.263.5104/88
AT SincockSouth Australia9171,265209511852.8370.284.5104/43
TJ LaughlinVictoria612937325341731.4155.123.4204/65
GG WatsonNew South Wales7141,125256881740.4766.183.6703/79
DC SchullerQueensland48600103781722.2435.293.7804/66
DJ ColleyNew South Wales611796135581634.8849.754.2103/26
JD HiggsVictoria59870236131638.3154.384.2303/74
AJ BenneworthTasmania59876284701629.3854.753.2215/115
JR DouglasVictoria36675153401621.2542.193.0217/71
PR SleepSouth Australia611591114721531.4739.404.7904/41
DJ BakerTasmania58795185201534.6753.003.9204/66
RB SimpsonNew South Wales611528143461326.6240.623.9315/48
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Sheffield Shield 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
WM ClarkWestern Australia36672173761328.9251.693.3604/103
B YardleyWestern Australia36480212321317.8536.922.9017/44
GJ CowmeadowTasmania5864884711239.2554.004.3604/35
PH CarlsonQueensland815732234321139.2766.553.5403/47
J SimmonsTasmania58919404291139.0083.552.8002/57
PA HibbertVictoria91020051261012.6020.003.7804/28
CJ CorstorphinVictoria24491133021030.2049.103.6915/60
JN MaguireQueensland485466385942.7860.674.2316/62
RJ InverarityWestern Australia6851524189823.6364.382.2003/63
GD PorterWestern Australia4840012172821.5050.002.5802/17
GF LawsonNew South Wales3648612257832.1360.753.1703/38
TV HohnsQueensland91666817462857.7583.504.1502/51
PJ CoxVictoria3663629275739.2990.862.5903/57
AR BorderNew South Wales81234211207451.7585.503.6302/29
PA NichollsWestern Australia3424012110427.5060.002.7502/56
GJ CosierQueensland473429179359.67114.003.1401/19
JM WienerVictoria8113789243381.00126.003.8601/24
BM CampbellTasmania352658179359.6788.334.0501/28
RJ SherriffTasmania232041125341.6768.003.6802/46
SR BernardNew South Wales353724268389.33124.004.3201/53
DJ KnightVictoria12108099333.0036.005.5002/51
G ColganWestern Australia12102087243.5051.005.1202/68
DJ LambertSouth Australia232044162281.00102.004.7601/60
BJ McArdleVictoria342824190295.00141.004.0402/57
FM FranckeQueensland12150575175.00150.003.0001/61
WR BroadQueensland1142130130.0042.004.2901/30
TW DockingTasmania2218300——0.0000/0
DA SmithTasmania12420250——3.5700/10
RT VidlerNew South Wales116010——1.0000/1
RI CharlesworthWestern Australia116010——1.0000/1
WL StillmanSouth Australia33300270——5.4000/6
P MelvilleVictoria116030——3.0000/3
JJ BentonSouth Australia11301210——4.2000/21
KJ HagdornWestern Australia12360190——3.1700/2
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 1977/78. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1977/78 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Western Australia970204,22411935.503953,88617122.73
Queensland941405,04414235.524014,56115529.43
Victoria934204,49214630.773774,72616628.47
South Australia924304,35116526.374424,68213335.20
New South Wales916204,11616425.104244,35814230.69
Tasmania502302,2899224.883572,3036137.75

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 · 1977/78

Latest 12 of 25 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1978-03-04 to 1978-03-07 · Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport

Tasmania v New South Wales

Tasmania
256 & 191/6

Match drawn

1978-03-03 to 1978-03-06 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v South Australia

Queensland
387/8d & 268
South Australia
389/8d & 236/9

Match drawn

1978-02-25 to 1978-02-28 · North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston

Tasmania v Queensland

Tasmania
339 & 105/6
Queensland
329/5d & 236/9d

Match drawn

1978-02-25 to 1978-02-28 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v South Australia

South Australia won by 91 runs

1978-02-24 to 1978-02-27 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria v Western Australia

Victoria
133 & 263
Western Australia
265 & 268/7d

Western Australia won by 137 runs

1978-02-18 to 1978-02-21 · Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart

Tasmania v South Australia

Tasmania
292 & 357
South Australia
442/9d & 20/1

Match drawn

1978-02-18 to 1978-02-21 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v Western Australia

Western Australia won by 5 wickets

1978-02-17 to 1978-02-20 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria v Queensland

Victoria
251 & 268/8
Queensland
155 & 363

Victoria won by 2 wickets

1978-02-10 to 1978-02-13 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v Victoria

South Australia
237 & 324/9
Victoria
366/7d & 192

South Australia won by 1 wicket

1978-02-10 to 1978-02-13 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v Western Australia

Queensland
343 & 53/4
Western Australia
272 & 252/5d

Match drawn

1978-01-14 to 1978-01-17 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia v Victoria

Victoria
264 & 118

Western Australia won by 205 runs

1978-01-13 to 1978-01-16 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v New South Wales

Queensland
305/9d & 155/4

Queensland won by 6 wickets

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1977/78 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne5
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth5
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide4
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane4
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney4
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport1
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston1
Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Sheffield Shield 1977/78, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1977/78 batting innings records
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
AD Ogilvie194Victoria1977-11-04
BL Causby174*Victoria1978-02-10
AD Ogilvie168*Tasmania1978-02-25
JH Hampshire147South Australia1978-02-18
CS Serjeant140Queensland1977-11-12

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1977/78 bowling innings records
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
AG Hurst8/84Queensland1978-02-17
B Yardley7/44South Australia1978-01-01
JR Douglas7/71South Australia1978-02-10
DW Hourn7/71South Australia1978-02-25
DW Hourn7/80Tasmania1978-03-04

* 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.

Recorded teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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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.