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Sheffield Shield 1979/80 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1979/80; Tests are excluded.

IM Chappell leads the displayed batting table with 713 runs. AA Mallett leads the bowling table with 45 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 25
Recorded players: 108
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 9

Selected season match starts: 1979-10-26 to 1980-03-07. 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 · 1979-80

League table for 1979/80. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1979-80 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Victoria	9	6	1	2	—
2	South Australia	9	4	3	2	—
3	New South Wales	9	4	2	3	—
4	Queensland	9	3	3	3	—
5	Western Australia	9	1	6	2	—
6	Tasmania	5	0	3	2	—

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 1979/80

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 1979/80 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
IM Chappell	8	713
JK Moss	9	711
J Dyson	8	679
TM Chappell	9	674
KC Wessels	9	621

Recorded innings through 1980-03-07. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1979/80 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AA Mallett	8	45
GR Attenborough	9	44
MHN Walker	9	43
JD Higgs	6	38
TM Alderman	9	34

Recorded innings through 1980-03-07. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1979/80

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 · 108 players

Sheffield Shield 1979/80 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
IM Chappell	South Australia	8	16	0	713	158	44.56	—	2	3	15	0
JK Moss	Victoria	9	16	0	711	132	44.44	—	4	2	10	1
J Dyson	New South Wales	8	15	0	679	99	45.27	—	5	0	0	0
TM Chappell	New South Wales	9	17	1	674	150	42.13	—	2	2	0	0
KC Wessels	Queensland	9	17	1	621	93	38.81	—	6	0	0	0
PM Toohey	New South Wales	7	14	3	620	111	56.36	—	1	3	0	0
KS McEwan	Western Australia	9	18	1	591	177	34.76	—	3	1	0	0
JE Nash	South Australia	9	18	1	554	134	32.59	—	3	1	0	0
G Shipperd	Western Australia	7	14	1	536	106	41.23	—	3	2	0	0
KD Walters	New South Wales	8	15	4	535	83	48.64	—	4	0	0	0
RB McCosker	New South Wales	8	15	1	516	123	36.86	—	1	2	0	0
WJ Scholes	Victoria	5	8	1	464	126	66.29	—	5	1	12	0
GJ Cosier	Queensland	9	17	1	460	81*	28.75	—	3	0	0	0
TJ Laughlin	Victoria	9	16	3	419	73*	32.23	—	4	0	15	3
GS Chappell	Queensland	3	5	1	418	185	104.50	—	0	2	0	0
PR Sleep	South Australia	7	14	3	416	104	37.82	—	2	1	10	0
PH Carlson	Queensland	9	17	0	413	84	24.29	—	1	0	0	0
WM Darling	South Australia	7	14	1	397	134	30.54	—	2	1	0	0
DF Whatmore	Victoria	7	13	2	383	88	34.82	—	4	0	1	0
RJ Inverarity	South Australia	7	14	0	365	58	26.07	—	4	0	5	0
RF Jeffery	Tasmania	5	9	0	353	198	39.22	—	0	1	0	0
RD Robinson	Victoria	9	16	2	352	103*	25.14	—	1	1	3	0
GM Wood	Western Australia	5	9	1	350	67	43.75	—	3	0	0	0
MF Kent	Queensland	8	15	1	338	79	24.14	—	2	0	0	0
BF Davison	Tasmania	5	9	0	335	138	37.22	—	1	1	0	0

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Sheffield Shield 1979/80 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s
R Edwards	New South Wales	5	10	2	324	91	40.50	—	3	0	0
KJ Wright	Western Australia	7	14	2	321	88*	26.75	—	3	0	0
JJ Crowe	South Australia	7	14	2	320	109*	26.67	—	2	1	0
RD Woolley	Tasmania	5	9	1	312	61	39.00	—	3	0	0
TV Hohns	Queensland	9	17	2	312	60	20.80	—	2	0	0
SJ Rixon	New South Wales	9	17	5	301	101*	25.08	—	1	1	0
DJ Broad	Victoria	5	9	1	292	75	36.50	—	3	0	1
RG Matthews	Victoria	5	9	0	291	124	32.33	—	0	2	10
GN Yallop	Victoria	5	10	1	266	65	29.56	—	3	0	0
RB Phillips	Queensland	7	14	2	263	85	21.92	—	2	0	0
TJ Robertson	South Australia	9	18	1	263	58	15.47	—	2	0	1
WR Broad	Queensland	8	15	0	259	44	17.27	—	0	0	0
AL Mann	Western Australia	9	18	3	257	67	17.13	—	2	0	0
DC Boon	Tasmania	5	9	0	257	90	28.56	—	2	0	0
CS Serjeant	Western Australia	7	14	1	253	63*	19.46	—	1	0	0
MD O'Neill	Western Australia	6	12	1	240	52*	21.82	—	3	0	0
DA Smith	Tasmania	4	7	0	217	85	31.00	—	2	0	0
CE Penter	Western Australia	6	12	1	214	112	19.45	—	1	1	0
IC Davis	New South Wales	3	5	0	211	112	42.20	—	0	1	0
RL Knight	Tasmania	3	6	1	207	114*	41.40	—	0	1	0
AR Border	New South Wales	1	2	0	206	200	103.00	—	0	1	0
JM Wiener	Victoria	4	7	1	205	50	34.17	—	1	0	0
GR Beard	New South Wales	6	11	4	203	69*	29.00	—	2	0	0
JR Hammond	South Australia	9	18	5	198	48*	15.23	—	0	0	2
DW Hookes	South Australia	3	6	1	193	88	38.60	—	2	0	0
AD Parker	Queensland	5	10	1	187	44	20.78	—	0	0	0
RJ Zadow	South Australia	3	6	1	186	74*	37.20	—	1	0	6
BM Laird	Western Australia	3	6	0	185	117	30.83	—	0	1	0
GW Goodman	Tasmania	5	9	0	177	94	19.67	—	1	0	0
RW Marsh	Western Australia	2	4	0	171	73	42.75	—	2	0	0
BL Causby	South Australia	3	6	0	156	80	26.00	—	2	0	0
RS Langer	Western Australia	3	6	0	153	102	25.50	—	0	1	0
MF Malone	Western Australia	8	16	2	145	38	10.36	—	0	0	0
JR Thomson	Queensland	6	11	4	138	40*	19.71	—	0	0	0
RJ Bright	Victoria	5	9	2	135	39	19.29	—	0	0	0
SF Graf	Victoria	6	10	2	135	58*	16.88	—	1	0	2
PA Hibbert	Victoria	3	5	0	134	119	26.80	—	0	1	0
DC Schuller	Queensland	8	15	1	130	37	9.29	—	0	0	0
RJ Hadlee	Tasmania	4	7	2	119	33*	23.80	—	0	0	0
GR Attenborough	South Australia	9	18	3	101	24	6.73	—	0	0	0
RI Charlesworth	Western Australia	2	4	0	95	46	23.75	—	0	0	0
AMJ Hilditch	New South Wales	3	5	0	90	47	18.00	—	0	0	0
DJ Rolfe	South Australia	1	2	0	83	83	41.50	—	1	0	0
BM Campbell	Tasmania	4	7	2	80	52*	16.00	—	1	0	0
GD Porter	Western Australia	4	8	0	78	53	9.75	—	1	0	0
AA Mallett	South Australia	8	16	3	72	23	5.54	—	0	0	1
TM Alderman	Western Australia	9	18	7	71	26*	6.45	—	0	0	0
MHN Walker	Victoria	9	16	1	60	17	4.00	—	0	0	0
B Yardley	Western Australia	3	6	0	58	25	9.67	—	0	0	0
JN Langley	Queensland	2	3	0	53	24	17.67	—	0	0	0
GJ Madders	Queensland	2	3	3	53	20*	—	—	0	0	0
GF Lawson	New South Wales	6	11	0	52	37	4.73	—	0	0	0
TW Docking	Tasmania	2	3	0	51	45	17.00	—	0	0	0
NJ Majewski	Tasmania	3	6	0	47	21	7.83	—	0	0	0
GJ Gilmour	New South Wales	2	4	0	46	24	11.50	—	0	0	0
GR Marsh	Western Australia	4	8	1	46	18	6.57	—	0	0	0
AD Ogilvie	Queensland	2	4	0	40	39	10.00	—	0	0	0
G Dymock	Queensland	2	4	1	39	28*	13.00	—	0	0	0
LS Pascoe	New South Wales	7	13	2	39	26	3.55	—	0	0	0
RP Done	New South Wales	3	6	0	39	13	6.50	—	0	0	0
KJ O'Keeffe	New South Wales	2	4	0	36	20	9.00	—	0	0	0
DW Hourn	New South Wales	5	10	2	35	27	4.38	—	0	0	0
FM Francke	Queensland	2	4	1	33	23*	11.00	—	0	0	0
GJ Wilson	Tasmania	5	9	2	32	11	4.57	—	0	0	0
DAH Johnston	New South Wales	2	4	0	29	17	7.25	—	0	0	0
CG Rackemann	Queensland	7	14	3	26	16	2.36	—	0	0	0
IW Callen	Victoria	1	2	1	24	24*	24.00	—	0	0	0
W Prior	South Australia	9	18	5	24	10*	1.85	—	0	0	1
MB Scholes	Tasmania	1	2	0	23	23	11.50	—	0	0	0
JF Leehane	Victoria	6	11	3	23	6*	2.88	—	0	0	0
PA Blizzard	Tasmania	2	3	1	22	13*	11.00	—	0	0	0
GT Ross	Victoria	2	3	0	18	18	6.00	—	0	0	0
JD Higgs	Victoria	6	11	3	15	8*	1.88	—	0	0	0
RG Holland	New South Wales	5	9	2	10	6	1.43	—	0	0	0
MD Taylor	Victoria	1	2	0	9	8	4.50	—	0	0	0
JN Maguire	Queensland	1	2	0	7	4	3.50	—	0	0	0
PJ Cox	Victoria	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0
CL Broadby	Tasmania	1	2	1	2	2*	2.00	—	0	0	0
SL Saunders	Tasmania	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0
GM Watts	Victoria	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0	0
DK Lillee	Western Australia	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	—	0	0	0
CA Michael	Western Australia	2	4	2	1	1*	0.50	—	0	0	0
GG Watson	Western Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 77 players

Sheffield Shield 1979/80 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AA Mallett	South Australia	8	16	2,489	126	1,013	45	22.51	55.31	2.44	2	5/67
GR Attenborough	South Australia	9	18	2,105	99	974	44	22.14	47.84	2.78	3	6/57
MHN Walker	Victoria	9	17	2,556	114	1,021	43	23.74	59.44	2.40	3	5/58
JD Higgs	Victoria	6	12	1,615	67	709	38	18.66	42.50	2.63	3	7/49
TM Alderman	Western Australia	9	18	2,136	87	1,047	34	30.79	62.82	2.94	1	6/80
JR Thomson	Queensland	6	11	1,305	53	634	33	19.21	39.55	2.91	3	7/58
MF Malone	Western Australia	8	16	2,326	112	920	32	28.75	72.69	2.37	1	5/83
GF Lawson	New South Wales	6	11	1,338	49	641	31	20.68	43.16	2.87	2	5/75
LS Pascoe	New South Wales	7	12	1,390	59	646	27	23.93	51.48	2.79	1	7/18
PH Carlson	Queensland	9	15	1,630	68	671	26	25.81	62.69	2.47	2	7/42
AL Mann	Western Australia	8	15	1,477	49	724	22	32.91	67.14	2.94	0	4/55
RG Holland	New South Wales	5	10	1,182	39	624	22	28.36	53.73	3.17	0	4/82
W Prior	South Australia	9	18	1,794	57	888	22	40.36	81.55	2.97	0	4/53
JR Hammond	South Australia	9	16	1,594	78	629	20	31.45	79.70	2.37	1	5/84
GR Beard	New South Wales	6	11	1,515	104	405	20	20.25	75.75	1.60	1	5/33
JF Leehane	Victoria	6	11	1,191	33	597	20	29.85	59.55	3.01	0	4/87
SF Graf	Victoria	6	12	1,176	46	474	17	27.88	69.18	2.42	0	4/71
CG Rackemann	Queensland	7	12	1,242	51	550	17	32.35	73.06	2.66	0	3/33
DW Hourn	New South Wales	5	9	1,155	36	607	16	37.94	72.19	3.15	0	4/67
DC Schuller	Queensland	8	14	1,415	55	649	16	40.56	88.44	2.75	0	3/47
DK Lillee	Western Australia	2	4	561	18	309	13	23.77	43.15	3.30	1	6/94
RJ Hadlee	Tasmania	4	6	787	28	361	12	30.08	65.58	2.75	1	5/55
GD Porter	Western Australia	4	8	1,003	41	459	12	38.25	83.58	2.75	0	4/112
PR Sleep	South Australia	7	11	838	29	431	11	39.18	76.18	3.09	0	4/26
TV Hohns	Queensland	7	11	843	31	457	11	41.55	76.64	3.25	0	3/28

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Sheffield Shield 1979/80 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
GJ Wilson	Tasmania	5	7	768	18	430	10	43.00	76.80	3.36	0	2/23
TJ Laughlin	Victoria	9	13	552	23	209	7	29.86	78.86	2.27	0	2/19
GT Ross	Victoria	2	4	457	21	195	7	27.86	65.29	2.56	0	3/42
GS Chappell	Queensland	3	5	294	13	127	6	21.17	49.00	2.59	0	4/42
B Yardley	Western Australia	3	5	630	14	342	6	57.00	105.00	3.26	0	3/69
TM Chappell	New South Wales	7	8	240	13	74	6	12.33	40.00	1.85	0	2/12
RF Jeffery	Tasmania	5	8	511	14	322	6	53.67	85.17	3.78	0	4/37
RP Done	New South Wales	3	5	546	17	290	6	48.33	91.00	3.19	0	4/93
RJ Inverarity	South Australia	6	7	284	11	137	5	27.40	56.80	2.89	0	2/14
KJ O'Keeffe	New South Wales	2	3	462	16	227	5	45.40	92.40	2.95	0	3/120
RJ Bright	Victoria	5	8	851	40	306	5	61.20	170.20	2.16	0	2/35
NJ Majewski	Tasmania	3	4	432	11	257	5	51.40	86.40	3.57	0	2/50
MB Scholes	Tasmania	1	1	180	3	86	5	17.20	36.00	2.87	1	5/86
CA Michael	Western Australia	2	4	257	7	127	5	25.40	51.40	2.97	0	2/20
CE Penter	Western Australia	5	8	559	23	310	5	62.00	111.80	3.33	0	1/26
KD Walters	New South Wales	8	10	534	26	234	4	58.50	133.50	2.63	0	2/59
BM Campbell	Tasmania	4	5	467	20	232	4	58.00	116.75	2.98	0	4/59
IM Chappell	South Australia	3	3	219	9	79	3	26.33	73.00	2.16	0	2/62
GJ Cosier	Queensland	8	13	516	14	215	3	71.67	172.00	2.50	0	2/29
WR Broad	Queensland	5	7	246	5	124	3	41.33	82.00	3.02	0	3/20
GJ Gilmour	New South Wales	2	4	342	12	153	2	76.50	171.00	2.68	0	1/11
GG Watson	Western Australia	1	2	180	4	135	2	67.50	90.00	4.50	0	2/74
PJ Cox	Victoria	1	2	120	4	60	2	30.00	60.00	3.00	0	2/52
G Dymock	Queensland	2	3	354	10	212	1	212.00	354.00	3.59	0	1/109
DW Hookes	South Australia	1	2	60	1	34	1	34.00	60.00	3.40	0	1/18
PA Hibbert	Victoria	1	1	42	1	8	1	8.00	42.00	1.14	0	1/8
IW Callen	Victoria	1	1	102	1	60	1	60.00	102.00	3.53	0	1/60
GM Wood	Western Australia	3	3	120	2	56	1	56.00	120.00	2.80	0	1/10
AR Border	New South Wales	1	2	78	5	28	1	28.00	78.00	2.15	0	1/16
JM Wiener	Victoria	3	4	198	12	64	1	64.00	198.00	1.94	0	1/36
JN Maguire	Queensland	1	2	54	3	23	1	23.00	54.00	2.56	0	1/13
DC Boon	Tasmania	2	2	36	0	37	1	37.00	36.00	6.17	0	1/19
CL Broadby	Tasmania	1	1	246	11	87	1	87.00	246.00	2.12	0	1/87
GW Goodman	Tasmania	5	6	348	14	201	1	201.00	348.00	3.47	0	1/29
SL Saunders	Tasmania	1	1	120	3	68	1	68.00	120.00	3.40	0	1/68
MD O'Neill	Western Australia	5	6	138	4	87	1	87.00	138.00	3.78	0	1/29
RS Langer	Western Australia	2	3	48	1	33	1	33.00	48.00	4.13	0	1/22
GN Yallop	Victoria	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
PM Toohey	New South Wales	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
J Dyson	New South Wales	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
MF Kent	Queensland	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
KC Wessels	Queensland	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
BF Davison	Tasmania	2	2	42	0	28	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/13
PA Blizzard	Tasmania	2	3	204	7	138	0	—	—	4.06	0	0/31
TW Docking	Tasmania	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
DA Smith	Tasmania	1	1	12	1	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
KS McEwan	Western Australia	1	1	3	0	8	0	—	—	16.00	0	0/8
FM Francke	Queensland	2	2	198	7	106	0	—	—	3.21	0	0/38
JE Nash	South Australia	1	1	2	0	1	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/1
BL Causby	South Australia	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
WJ Scholes	Victoria	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
AD Parker	Queensland	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3

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 1979/80. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1979/80 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Victoria	9	6	1	2	4,173	117	35.67	456	3,902	152	25.67
New South Wales	9	4	2	3	4,797	130	36.90	517	4,215	145	29.07
South Australia	9	4	3	2	4,284	135	31.73	457	4,342	154	28.19
Queensland	9	3	3	3	3,988	144	27.69	407	4,025	122	32.99
Western Australia	9	1	6	2	4,040	146	27.67	573	4,750	139	34.17
Tasmania	5	0	3	2	2,366	89	26.58	505	2,414	49	49.27

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 · 1979/80

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

1980-03-07 to 1980-03-10 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 304 & 160
Victoria: 365/5d & 182/6d

Victoria won by 83 runs

1980-03-01 to 1980-03-29 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 162 & 222
South Australia: 172 & 213/4

South Australia won by 6 wickets

1980-02-23 to 1980-02-26 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 573/6d & 12/0
Queensland: 330/9d & 403

Match drawn

1980-02-23 to 1980-02-26 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 302/4d & 248
South Australia: 383 & 69

New South Wales won by 98 runs

1980-02-15 to 1980-02-17 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 456/8d
Tasmania: 228 & 109

Victoria won by an innings and 119 runs

1980-02-15 to 1980-02-17 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 108 & 291
Queensland: 264 & 136/1

Queensland won by 9 wickets

1980-02-08 to 1980-02-11 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 425/6d & 28/1
Queensland: 306 & 146

Victoria won by 9 wickets

1980-01-26 to 1980-01-29 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 292 & 152
Victoria: 291 & 156/2

Victoria won by 8 wickets

1980-01-19 to 1980-01-22 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 191 & 238
South Australia: 257 & 326/8d

South Australia won by 154 runs

1980-01-19 to 1980-01-22 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 342/8d & 113/3
New South Wales: 404/5d & 175/5d

Match drawn

1980-01-01 to 1980-01-31 · North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston

Tasmania: 212 & 250
New South Wales: 517/6d

New South Wales won by an innings and 55 runs

1979-12-28 to 1979-12-31 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 423/4d & 23/1d
Western Australia: 204 & 190

South Australia won by 52 runs

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1979/80 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	5
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	5
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	4
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	4
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	3
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport	1
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston	1
Oakes Oval, Lismore	1
Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart	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 1979/80, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1979/80 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
AR Border	200	Queensland	1980-01-19
RF Jeffery	198	Queensland	1979-12-08
GS Chappell	185	Victoria	1979-10-26
KS McEwan	177	Queensland	1980-02-23
GS Chappell	169	New South Wales	1980-01-19

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1979/80 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
LS Pascoe	7/18	South Australia	1980-02-23
PH Carlson	7/42	Western Australia	1979-11-02
JD Higgs	7/49	Western Australia	1979-12-01
JR Thomson	7/58	Victoria	1979-10-26
JR Thomson	6/45	South Australia	1980-03-01

* 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

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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.

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

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