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Sheffield Shield 1981/82 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1981/82; Tests are excluded.

KC Wessels leads the displayed batting table with 1,015 runs. IW Callen leads the bowling table with 31 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 25
Recorded players: 123
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 11

Selected season match starts: 1981-10-16 to 1982-03-01. 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 · 1981-82

League table for 1981/82. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1981-82 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	South Australia	9	4	1	—	74
2	New South Wales	9	3	1	—	72
3	Western Australia	9	3	1	—	54
4	Tasmania	5	1	2	—	36
5	Queensland	9	0	2	—	20
6	Victoria	9	0	4	—	16

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 1981/82

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 1981/82 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
KC Wessels	9	1,015
JM Wiener	8	762
WM Darling	7	726
RB McCosker	8	709
WB Phillips	8	668

Recorded innings through 1982-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1981/82 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
IW Callen	6	31
RJ Inverarity	7	30
FD Stephenson	5	30
JD Higgs	9	27
RG Holland	6	27

Recorded innings through 1982-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1981/82

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 · 123 players

Sheffield Shield 1981/82 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
KC Wessels	Queensland	9	15	0	1,015	220	67.67	59.78	2	5	127	0
JM Wiener	Victoria	8	15	1	762	221*	54.43	51.38	1	3	73	0
WM Darling	South Australia	7	13	2	726	134	66.00	61.68	4	2	73	1
RB McCosker	New South Wales	8	13	3	709	146*	70.90	40.35	1	4	49	0
WB Phillips	South Australia	8	15	1	668	260	47.71	64.11	3	1	73	3
GM Ritchie	Queensland	8	13	1	663	136*	55.25	46.86	1	3	63	4
JJ Crowe	South Australia	8	14	3	657	157	59.73	58.77	2	3	72	10
RB Kerr	Queensland	7	12	1	577	158	52.45	39.23	1	3	47	0
DW Hookes	South Australia	9	16	1	562	106	37.47	71.50	4	1	60	8
GR Marsh	Western Australia	5	10	0	545	176	54.50	40.28	3	2	64	2
RS Langer	Western Australia	8	14	1	506	140	38.92	42.13	2	1	47	4
GN Yallop	Victoria	7	14	1	485	111*	37.31	59.80	3	1	56	0
TM Chappell	New South Wales	9	15	3	483	89	40.25	38.80	3	0	48	1
G Shipperd	Western Australia	9	16	2	482	70*	34.43	40.64	3	0	47	0
WJ Scholes	Victoria	9	17	1	474	94	29.63	39.80	3	0	48	0
IC Davis	New South Wales	8	13	0	456	133	35.08	52.60	2	2	50	2
PM Toohey	New South Wales	7	12	2	456	137	45.60	67.96	2	1	58	6
PR Sleep	South Australia	9	16	1	427	78	28.47	45.82	5	0	44	0
RD Woolley	Tasmania	5	9	0	417	116	46.33	52.92	3	1	53	0
GM Watts	Victoria	9	17	1	407	71	25.44	37.51	3	0	34	0
KJ Wright	South Australia	8	15	4	391	104*	35.55	49.00	2	1	27	0
TV Hohns	Queensland	9	15	3	374	89	31.17	39.00	2	0	37	0
GR Beard	New South Wales	9	15	2	372	75	28.62	49.08	3	0	37	1
JK Moss	Victoria	5	9	1	358	200*	44.75	43.50	1	1	26	1
CS Serjeant	Western Australia	9	16	3	352	106	27.08	42.26	1	1	33	0

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Sheffield Shield 1981/82 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
RB Phillips	Queensland	9	15	2	347	111*	26.69	47.80	0	1	22	2
RJ Inverarity	South Australia	8	14	3	344	100*	31.27	32.39	2	1	19	1
DC Boon	Tasmania	5	9	1	329	88	41.13	36.43	3	0	29	0
J Dyson	New South Wales	5	8	0	322	108	40.25	38.42	2	1	27	0
BC Green	Victoria	5	10	2	318	82	39.75	31.27	3	0	32	0
BF Davison	Tasmania	5	9	0	301	86	33.44	65.15	2	0	45	2
SL Saunders	Tasmania	5	9	0	300	106	33.33	41.15	2	1	45	0
SJ Rixon	New South Wales	9	15	3	283	124	23.58	39.64	0	1	23	0
AB Henschell	Queensland	6	11	0	263	76	23.91	55.72	2	0	23	6
SB Smith	New South Wales	5	9	1	245	60	30.63	46.40	2	0	20	0
G Dymock	Queensland	9	15	4	242	101*	22.00	54.38	0	1	30	1
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	7	13	1	242	83*	20.17	28.11	1	0	21	0
AL Mann	Western Australia	6	11	2	236	47	26.22	45.38	0	0	27	1
KJ Hughes	Western Australia	2	3	0	232	113	77.33	58.73	1	1	33	0
KP Harris	South Australia	3	5	0	207	97	41.40	44.61	2	0	24	3
RJ Bright	Victoria	6	11	1	204	39	20.40	36.11	0	0	21	0
SF Graf	Victoria	7	13	0	195	55	15.00	33.51	1	0	18	0
RF Jeffery	Tasmania	5	9	0	194	67	21.56	38.26	1	0	15	0
TJ Zoehrer	Western Australia	7	13	1	188	46	15.67	34.94	0	0	15	0
RN Traves	Queensland	5	10	0	177	29	17.70	28.14	0	0	17	0
GD Porter	Western Australia	4	7	0	171	64	24.43	33.14	2	0	11	0
BM Laird	Western Australia	2	3	1	166	110*	83.00	51.88	0	1	18	0
TG Hogan	Western Australia	6	12	1	159	70	14.45	43.09	1	0	15	0
SC Clements	Western Australia	1	2	0	159	86	79.50	55.99	2	0	20	3
FD Stephenson	Tasmania	5	9	1	158	90	19.75	76.33	1	0	15	3
PA Hibbert	Victoria	2	3	0	153	89	51.00	41.69	1	0	15	1
DL Boyd	Western Australia	4	8	2	149	43*	24.83	71.98	0	0	18	2
GJ Winter	South Australia	8	14	1	145	64	11.15	32.22	2	0	17	0
PJ Davies	Victoria	3	6	0	131	57	21.83	31.19	1	0	10	1
IR McLean	South Australia	2	3	0	126	70	42.00	37.84	1	0	8	0
PJ Mancell	Tasmania	5	9	0	115	38	12.78	20.32	0	0	8	0
AR Border	Queensland	2	3	0	110	58	36.67	55.28	2	0	15	1
WR Broad	Queensland	4	6	0	105	33	17.50	55.85	0	0	14	1
IW Callen	Victoria	6	11	2	102	34	11.33	47.00	0	0	8	0
BA Vincent	South Australia	4	7	1	100	47	16.67	41.67	0	0	9	1
SJ Reid	Tasmania	2	3	1	95	65*	47.50	33.33	1	0	8	0
MD O'Neill	Western Australia	3	5	0	88	39	17.60	38.43	0	0	8	0
HK de Jong	Queensland	3	5	0	79	41	15.80	31.98	0	0	8	0
DK Lillee	Western Australia	2	3	2	78	54*	78.00	67.24	1	0	8	0
MHN Walker	Victoria	4	7	0	78	31	11.14	56.12	0	0	7	3
MF Kent	Queensland	2	3	0	76	26	25.33	59.38	0	0	13	0
AJ Skilbeck	New South Wales	5	9	2	75	34	10.71	70.75	0	0	7	0
MF Malone	Western Australia	7	12	3	73	27*	8.11	32.59	0	0	4	0
DB Robinson	Tasmania	3	6	0	72	48	12.00	27.38	0	0	5	0
RD Robinson	Victoria	3	6	0	70	30	11.67	40.70	0	0	7	0
RJ McCurdy	Victoria	3	6	1	69	32	13.80	59.48	0	0	11	0
PM Clough	Tasmania	3	6	2	60	31*	15.00	16.85	0	0	1	0
LS Pascoe	New South Wales	5	9	2	59	39	8.43	59.00	0	0	7	0
DM Wellham	New South Wales	4	6	1	59	25	11.80	30.41	0	0	4	0
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	8	14	1	59	26	4.54	40.14	0	0	3	1
PG Sacristani	Victoria	4	8	1	56	36	8.00	29.63	0	0	6	0
JR Thomson	Queensland	2	3	1	54	45	27.00	77.14	0	0	4	2
DM Jones	Victoria	2	4	0	53	39	13.25	26.24	0	0	6	0
RD McFarlane	Western Australia	2	4	0	51	22	12.75	30.36	0	0	6	0
IDC Kelly	Queensland	3	5	0	50	31	10.00	51.55	0	0	5	0
RW Marsh	Western Australia	2	3	0	49	39	16.33	79.03	0	0	7	0
B Yardley	Western Australia	2	3	0	48	26	16.00	94.12	0	0	3	0
GF Lawson	New South Wales	5	8	1	45	25	6.43	47.87	0	0	5	0
IR Beven	Tasmania	3	6	0	41	15	6.83	28.08	0	0	3	0
JN Maguire	Queensland	7	12	1	35	19	3.18	28.93	0	0	3	2
GS Chappell	Queensland	2	3	0	33	21	11.00	68.75	0	0	6	0
GM Wood	Western Australia	2	3	0	33	17	11.00	32.67	0	0	4	0
GJ Wilson	Tasmania	2	3	1	31	19*	15.50	22.96	0	0	2	0
ES Gordon	New South Wales	2	3	1	30	30*	15.00	63.83	0	0	2	0
DAH Johnston	New South Wales	1	2	0	27	14	13.50	42.19	0	0	3	0
NJ Allanby	Tasmania	1	2	0	26	26	13.00	28.26	0	0	3	1
MB Scholes	Tasmania	1	2	2	25	24*	—	80.65	0	0	2	0
MG Hughes	Victoria	5	10	2	24	17	3.00	19.51	0	0	3	0
DW Hourn	New South Wales	3	4	0	24	24	6.00	45.28	0	0	2	0
WW Daniel	Western Australia	2	3	0	23	21	7.67	53.49	0	0	2	0
AT Sincock	South Australia	3	6	2	23	11*	5.75	36.51	0	0	2	0
JD Higgs	Victoria	9	17	7	22	10*	2.20	18.97	0	0	2	0
IL Maddocks	Victoria	2	3	1	22	16*	11.00	21.36	0	0	0	0
RG Holland	New South Wales	6	11	1	20	12*	2.00	40.00	0	0	2	0
GA Millar	Western Australia	1	2	0	20	20	10.00	39.22	0	0	2	0
MA Gaskell	Queensland	1	1	0	19	19	19.00	21.35	0	0	2	0
RM McLellan	South Australia	1	2	1	19	14*	19.00	67.86	0	0	2	0
M Ray	New South Wales	2	4	0	17	17	4.25	62.96	0	0	3	0
DA Smith	Tasmania	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	26.67	0	0	0	0
TM Alderman	Western Australia	2	3	0	9	8	3.00	31.03	0	0	1	0
GW Brabon	Queensland	5	7	3	8	6	2.00	12.70	0	0	0	0
RL Knight	Tasmania	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	15.22	0	0	0	0
MJ Leedham	Tasmania	1	2	1	7	4*	7.00	23.33	0	0	1	0
DJ Lillie	Queensland	3	6	2	7	4*	1.75	18.92	0	0	0	0
CG Rackemann	Queensland	2	4	3	6	6*	6.00	26.09	0	0	1	0
E Benjamin	Tasmania	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	12.00	0	0	1	0
DK Sayers	South Australia	2	3	1	6	5*	3.00	15.00	0	0	0	0
MC Dolman	South Australia	5	9	1	6	6	0.75	25.00	0	0	1	0
AD Parker	Queensland	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	40.00	0	0	0	0
DJ Baker	Western Australia	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	23.81	0	0	1	0
WM Clark	Western Australia	3	6	2	4	3	1.00	16.00	0	0	0	0
MR Whitney	New South Wales	5	8	2	4	3*	0.67	25.00	0	0	0	0
PA Blizzard	Tasmania	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	13.33	0	0	0	0
W Prior	South Australia	2	4	0	4	4	1.00	66.67	0	0	0	0
KJ Lewis	South Australia	2	4	2	2	2*	1.00	25.00	0	0	0	0
RW Dugan	South Australia	1	1	1	1	1*	—	3.45	0	0	0	0
RP Done	New South Wales	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
JR Davey	South Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 88 players

Sheffield Shield 1981/82 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
IW Callen	Victoria	6	12	1,591	45	789	31	25.45	51.32	2.98	0	4/76
RJ Inverarity	South Australia	7	13	1,873	106	569	30	18.97	62.43	1.82	1	5/40
FD Stephenson	Tasmania	5	9	1,120	50	499	30	16.63	37.33	2.67	2	6/19
JD Higgs	Victoria	9	18	2,207	74	1,072	27	39.70	81.74	2.91	1	5/68
RG Holland	New South Wales	6	12	1,995	128	661	27	24.48	73.89	1.99	1	6/64
PR Sleep	South Australia	9	17	1,772	85	739	24	30.79	73.83	2.50	1	5/117
TM Alderman	Western Australia	2	4	470	20	179	24	7.46	19.58	2.29	3	7/28
GF Lawson	New South Wales	5	7	1,047	43	469	23	20.39	45.52	2.69	1	6/70
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	8	15	1,307	64	545	22	24.77	59.41	2.50	0	4/50
GR Beard	New South Wales	9	14	1,920	108	650	21	30.95	91.43	2.03	1	5/67
RJ Bright	Victoria	6	12	1,949	102	687	20	34.35	97.45	2.11	0	3/23
TG Hogan	Western Australia	6	9	1,820	83	735	20	36.75	91.00	2.42	0	4/64
TV Hohns	Queensland	9	12	1,913	53	1,033	20	51.65	95.65	3.24	0	4/85
G Dymock	Queensland	9	14	1,939	89	772	19	40.63	102.05	2.39	0	3/82
MG Hughes	Victoria	5	10	1,155	37	567	18	31.50	64.17	2.95	0	4/69
JN Maguire	Queensland	7	11	1,494	56	676	17	39.76	87.88	2.71	0	4/86
GJ Winter	South Australia	8	15	1,341	68	536	17	31.53	78.88	2.40	1	5/67
LS Pascoe	New South Wales	5	8	938	35	470	16	29.38	58.63	3.01	1	8/41
AL Mann	Western Australia	6	8	1,323	60	533	15	35.53	88.20	2.42	0	4/78
SF Graf	Victoria	7	13	1,209	40	590	14	42.14	86.36	2.93	0	3/37
PM Clough	Tasmania	3	6	637	34	246	14	17.57	45.50	2.32	0	4/57
AJ Skilbeck	New South Wales	5	10	891	40	424	14	30.29	63.64	2.86	0	4/94
MF Malone	Western Australia	7	9	1,306	32	617	13	47.46	100.46	2.83	0	4/134
DL Boyd	Western Australia	4	8	678	18	406	12	33.83	56.50	3.59	0	3/40
GW Brabon	Queensland	5	6	717	18	417	12	34.75	59.75	3.49	0	4/106

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Sheffield Shield 1981/82 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
MC Dolman	South Australia	5	10	1,002	44	492	12	41.00	83.50	2.95	0	4/114
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	6	9	865	34	330	10	33.00	86.50	2.29	0	3/34
SL Saunders	Tasmania	5	8	660	17	391	10	39.10	66.00	3.55	0	4/29
AT Sincock	South Australia	3	6	621	21	354	10	35.40	62.10	3.42	1	5/56
MR Whitney	New South Wales	5	7	793	26	386	9	42.89	88.11	2.92	0	2/33
PJ Mancell	Tasmania	5	8	919	44	336	9	37.33	102.11	2.19	0	3/66
BA Vincent	South Australia	4	6	426	15	208	9	23.11	47.33	2.93	0	4/64
MHN Walker	Victoria	4	8	805	32	400	8	50.00	100.63	2.98	0	3/89
TM Chappell	New South Wales	8	9	244	14	100	8	12.50	30.50	2.46	0	4/12
B Yardley	Western Australia	2	3	294	9	151	7	21.57	42.00	3.08	0	4/54
DK Lillee	Western Australia	2	4	450	17	170	6	28.33	75.00	2.27	0	3/43
WM Clark	Western Australia	3	5	570	16	230	6	38.33	95.00	2.42	0	2/26
RJ McCurdy	Victoria	3	6	342	10	190	6	31.67	57.00	3.33	0	3/60
DJ Lillie	Queensland	3	5	463	14	334	6	55.67	77.17	4.33	0	3/68
W Prior	South Australia	2	3	312	6	184	5	36.80	62.40	3.54	0	3/84
JR Thomson	Queensland	2	3	432	20	176	4	44.00	108.00	2.44	0	3/76
IR Beven	Tasmania	3	5	336	14	157	4	39.25	84.00	2.80	0	2/61
AB Henschell	Queensland	6	7	294	7	181	4	45.25	73.50	3.69	0	4/34
DW Hookes	South Australia	4	6	273	16	86	3	28.67	91.00	1.89	0	1/13
ES Gordon	New South Wales	2	4	330	12	158	3	52.67	110.00	2.87	0	2/49
DW Hourn	New South Wales	3	3	468	14	286	3	95.33	156.00	3.67	0	2/153
HK de Jong	Queensland	3	5	201	6	130	3	43.33	67.00	3.88	0	1/2
M Ray	New South Wales	2	4	240	14	94	2	47.00	120.00	2.35	0	2/17
BC Green	Victoria	5	8	186	8	84	2	42.00	93.00	2.71	0	2/16
DK Sayers	South Australia	2	3	252	16	88	2	44.00	126.00	2.10	0	2/43
KJ Lewis	South Australia	2	4	528	25	235	2	117.50	264.00	2.67	0	1/54
RM McLellan	South Australia	1	2	126	6	77	2	38.50	63.00	3.67	0	1/30
GS Chappell	Queensland	2	3	198	8	102	1	102.00	198.00	3.09	0	1/42
WW Daniel	Western Australia	2	2	378	13	180	1	180.00	378.00	2.86	0	1/66
NJ Allanby	Tasmania	1	2	138	5	68	1	68.00	138.00	2.96	0	1/18
DJ Baker	Western Australia	1	1	138	5	51	1	51.00	138.00	2.22	0	1/51
PA Blizzard	Tasmania	1	2	72	2	44	1	44.00	72.00	3.67	0	1/34
RF Jeffery	Tasmania	4	5	108	3	61	1	61.00	108.00	3.39	0	1/13
GJ Wilson	Tasmania	2	3	264	9	136	1	136.00	264.00	3.09	0	1/68
RS Langer	Western Australia	6	7	108	6	39	1	39.00	108.00	2.17	0	1/28
WR Broad	Queensland	3	4	174	10	87	1	87.00	174.00	3.00	0	1/28
GN Yallop	Victoria	2	2	30	2	12	0	—	—	2.40	0	0/0
CS Serjeant	Western Australia	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
PM Toohey	New South Wales	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
AR Border	Queensland	1	1	36	1	20	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/20
JM Wiener	Victoria	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
GD Porter	Western Australia	4	5	324	13	132	0	—	—	2.44	0	0/5
GM Ritchie	Queensland	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
CG Rackemann	Queensland	2	2	240	9	169	0	—	—	4.23	0	0/55
KC Wessels	Queensland	4	5	42	0	22	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/1
JJ Crowe	South Australia	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
WB Phillips	South Australia	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
SB Smith	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
DM Jones	Victoria	1	1	18	1	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
DC Boon	Tasmania	1	1	18	0	18	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/18
RB Kerr	Queensland	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
MJ Leedham	Tasmania	1	1	72	1	50	0	—	—	4.17	0	0/50
SJ Reid	Tasmania	1	1	30	0	20	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/20
DB Robinson	Tasmania	1	1	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/7
MB Scholes	Tasmania	1	1	18	0	21	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/21
DA Smith	Tasmania	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
E Benjamin	Tasmania	1	1	138	0	81	0	—	—	3.52	0	0/81
RP Done	New South Wales	1	1	156	2	117	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/117
WJ Scholes	Victoria	2	2	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/3
GA Millar	Western Australia	1	2	114	3	77	0	—	—	4.05	0	0/37
IDC Kelly	Queensland	3	4	354	13	187	0	—	—	3.17	0	0/16
RW Dugan	South Australia	1	1	138	14	21	0	—	—	0.91	0	0/21
RN Traves	Queensland	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5

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 1981/82. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1981/82 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
New South Wales	9	4	1	4	3,869	96	40.30	523	4,074	132	30.86
South Australia	9	4	1	4	4,702	107	43.94	552	4,362	145	30.08
Western Australia	9	3	1	5	4,332	132	32.82	439	4,019	121	33.21
Queensland	9	1	2	6	4,477	131	34.18	411	4,582	95	48.23
Tasmania	5	1	3	1	2,331	90	25.90	405	2,306	74	31.16
Victoria	9	0	5	4	4,250	144	29.51	536	4,618	133	34.72

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 · 1981/82

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

1982-03-01 to 1982-03-28 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 353 & 301/3d
Queensland: 331 & 276/7

Match drawn

1982-03-01 to 1982-03-28 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 423/8d & 161/1
Victoria: 297 & 286

South Australia won by 9 wickets

1982-02-19 to 1982-02-22 · St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 161 & 235
New South Wales: 305/8d & 93/2

New South Wales won by 8 wickets

1982-02-19 to 1982-02-22 · Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport

Tasmania: 405
Queensland: 411/4

Match drawn

1982-02-19 to 1982-02-22 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 507/7d & 19/1
Western Australia: 245 & 280

South Australia won by 9 wickets

1982-02-12 to 1982-02-15 · Kardinia Park, Geelong

Victoria: 536/7d & 57/3
Queensland: 282 & 340

Match drawn

1982-02-12 to 1982-02-15 · North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston

Tasmania: 298 & 265
South Australia: 462 & 102/5

South Australia won by 5 wickets

1982-02-11 to 1982-02-14 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 523/9d
Western Australia: 439 & 56/2

Match drawn

1982-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 307 & 263
Victoria: 316 & 120/6

Match drawn

1982-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 183 & 334
New South Wales: 448/6d & 72/2

New South Wales won by 8 wickets

1982-01-15 to 1982-01-18 · Kardinia Park, Geelong

Victoria: 160 & 252/6
South Australia: 244 & 279/6d

Match drawn

1982-01-15 to 1982-01-18 · Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart

Tasmania: 345 & 135
New South Wales: 281 & 262

New South Wales won by 63 runs

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1981/82 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	5
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	4
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	4
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	3
Kardinia Park, Geelong	2
St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne	2
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport	1
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle	1
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston	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 1981/82, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1981/82 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
WB Phillips	260	Queensland	1982-01-08
JM Wiener	221*	Western Australia	1981-11-27
KC Wessels	220	Tasmania	1982-02-19
JK Moss	200*	Western Australia	1981-11-27
GR Marsh	176	New South Wales	1982-02-11

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1981/82 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
LS Pascoe	8/41	Tasmania	1982-01-15
TM Alderman	7/28	New South Wales	1981-11-01
TM Alderman	7/49	South Australia	1981-10-16
TM Alderman	7/59	New South Wales	1981-11-01
FD Stephenson	6/19	Victoria	1981-11-01

* 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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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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