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Sheffield Shield 1984/85 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1984/85; Tests are excluded.

PS Clifford leads the displayed batting table with 889 runs. RJ Inverarity leads the bowling table with 41 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 31
Recorded players: 116
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 11

Selected season match starts: 1984-10-19 to 1985-03-15. 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 · 1984-85

League table for 1984/85. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1984-85 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	New South Wales	10	4	0	—	80
2	Queensland	10	4	1	—	76
3	South Australia	10	2	4	—	60
4	Western Australia	10	1	1	—	42
5	Victoria	10	0	3	—	18
6	Tasmania	10	0	2	—	12

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 1984/85

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 1984/85 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
PS Clifford	11	889
DM Wellham	11	764
AMJ Hilditch	8	724
J Dyson	8	706
G Shipperd	10	699

Recorded innings through 1985-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1984/85 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
RJ Inverarity	9	41
CG Rackemann	10	41
JN Maguire	11	40
RJ Bright	10	38
RG Holland	9	38

Recorded innings through 1985-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1984/85

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 · 116 players

Sheffield Shield 1984/85 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
PS Clifford	New South Wales	11	20	3	889	143	52.29	50.80	4	3	96	2
DM Wellham	New South Wales	11	20	1	764	115	40.21	39.42	4	2	60	2
AMJ Hilditch	South Australia	8	15	0	724	184	48.27	57.28	4	1	69	3
J Dyson	New South Wales	8	14	0	706	97	50.43	37.75	8	0	59	4
G Shipperd	Western Australia	10	17	4	699	139	53.77	36.05	2	3	64	0
DFG O'Connor	South Australia	10	19	2	689	118	40.53	37.59	7	1	60	0
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	11	20	3	674	103	39.65	37.22	4	1	50	1
RD Woolley	Tasmania	10	18	1	660	144	38.82	59.30	5	1	85	1
MRJ Veletta	Western Australia	10	17	1	656	143	41.00	44.41	2	2	57	2
MD Haysman	South Australia	9	17	2	650	172	43.33	43.07	2	2	77	0
GA Bishop	South Australia	10	19	0	638	170	33.58	66.74	3	1	67	11
DW Hookes	South Australia	10	19	0	613	151	32.26	67.21	4	1	73	10
DM Jones	Victoria	6	10	1	610	243	67.78	54.08	2	2	78	2
RB Kerr	Queensland	9	16	3	599	201*	46.08	44.90	1	2	72	0
GM Ritchie	Queensland	9	16	0	598	136	37.38	54.41	5	1	64	3
MD Taylor	Victoria	10	18	1	572	118	33.65	44.14	3	1	65	0
GR Marsh	Western Australia	10	17	2	544	143*	36.27	43.38	4	1	63	1
BA Courtice	Queensland	7	13	0	540	135	41.54	35.23	4	1	36	0
TV Hohns	Queensland	11	20	1	530	103	27.89	39.09	2	2	44	0
GW Goodman	Tasmania	9	16	1	514	89	34.27	46.26	5	0	53	0
KC Wessels	Queensland	5	9	0	508	144	56.44	61.13	2	2	59	1
M Ray	Tasmania	10	18	1	506	82	29.76	42.27	4	0	41	0
DC Boon	Tasmania	6	12	1	499	147	45.36	52.03	1	3	60	1
MW McPhee	Western Australia	7	11	0	488	135	44.36	60.47	4	1	58	5
GN Yallop	Victoria	6	12	1	469	147	42.64	49.42	2	2	55	1

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Sheffield Shield 1984/85 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
TJ Barsby	Queensland	5	10	0	461	137	46.10	56.56	1	2	62	0
RB Phillips	Queensland	11	20	2	453	59	25.17	39.77	4	0	43	2
SJ Rixon	New South Wales	8	15	1	439	115*	31.36	59.49	2	1	43	1
KJ Hughes	Western Australia	5	10	2	431	183	53.88	60.11	1	2	42	1
K Bradshaw	Tasmania	7	13	2	419	121	38.09	28.78	2	1	39	0
GS Trimble	Queensland	9	16	2	403	90	28.79	46.81	3	0	44	2
RJ Bright	Victoria	10	18	2	384	84	24.00	40.34	1	0	30	0
AR Border	Queensland	5	9	2	376	144*	53.71	49.74	1	1	42	0
SB Smith	New South Wales	8	16	1	366	76	24.40	64.21	3	0	35	1
RJ Bennett	Tasmania	7	12	2	353	89	35.30	36.77	2	0	39	1
DJ Buckingham	Tasmania	7	12	1	333	78	30.27	50.76	2	0	42	0
SP O'Donnell	Victoria	5	8	1	320	129*	45.71	60.84	1	1	37	4
DJ Kelly	South Australia	7	13	2	310	100*	28.18	39.44	1	1	38	1
RJ Inverarity	South Australia	9	17	1	306	69	19.13	31.81	2	0	22	0
SL Saunders	Tasmania	9	16	1	305	107	20.33	37.61	2	1	33	0
PI Faulkner	Tasmania	7	12	0	303	100	25.25	42.26	0	1	19	7
CB Smart	Queensland	6	11	1	297	54	29.70	34.70	4	0	27	0
BF Davison	Tasmania	6	11	2	295	98*	32.78	65.27	2	0	33	2
RJ Zadow	South Australia	6	11	0	288	55	26.18	45.14	1	0	35	0
GW Richardson	Victoria	5	8	0	270	87	33.75	39.88	2	0	17	0
RS Hyatt	Tasmania	8	14	5	252	56*	28.00	39.50	2	0	29	1
JD Siddons	Victoria	4	8	0	245	75	30.63	46.05	2	0	32	0
Imran Khan	New South Wales	6	11	1	228	70	22.80	69.94	1	0	31	1
DF Whatmore	Victoria	3	6	0	228	64	38.00	54.03	2	0	28	1
SR Waugh	New South Wales	5	9	0	223	94	24.78	56.03	2	0	23	3
SC Clements	Western Australia	6	10	0	220	58	22.00	50.23	2	0	28	1
GM Wood	Western Australia	2	4	0	204	94	51.00	48.57	2	0	16	0
TJ Zoehrer	Western Australia	7	12	0	201	58	16.75	46.53	2	0	24	0
PD King	Victoria	5	10	1	200	65	22.22	48.08	1	0	29	2
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	5	8	0	198	74	24.75	23.86	1	0	15	0
WJS Seabrook	New South Wales	3	4	0	196	165	49.00	55.06	0	1	28	1
JN Maguire	Queensland	11	20	2	188	61	10.44	33.69	1	0	17	0
PH Marks	New South Wales	7	12	1	187	75	17.00	54.20	2	0	22	0
P Gonnella	Western Australia	4	7	2	167	46*	33.40	48.83	0	0	22	0
PA Hibbert	Victoria	4	6	1	163	61	32.60	44.90	1	0	14	0
TG Hogan	Western Australia	10	17	1	162	27	10.13	37.50	0	0	14	0
GG Geise	New South Wales	4	8	1	151	84	21.57	44.94	1	0	16	1
AK Zesers	South Australia	5	9	1	137	85	17.13	38.38	1	0	14	0
TBA May	South Australia	5	10	1	136	26	15.11	31.48	0	0	13	0
PW Young	Victoria	3	6	1	129	55	25.80	38.74	1	0	16	0
RJ McCurdy	South Australia	8	15	2	128	34	9.85	61.84	0	0	13	1
AB Henschell	Queensland	3	6	0	124	73	20.67	41.20	1	0	10	0
MB Quinn	Victoria	3	6	0	122	54	20.33	26.07	1	0	9	0
TM Chappell	New South Wales	3	6	1	115	65	23.00	27.12	1	0	14	0
RG Holland	New South Wales	9	16	0	115	31	7.19	42.44	0	0	9	1
WM Darling	South Australia	3	6	2	113	58*	28.25	43.63	1	0	11	0
CG Rackemann	Queensland	10	18	7	108	25*	9.82	36.61	0	0	14	0
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	5	8	0	106	52	13.25	36.55	1	0	10	0
WB Phillips	South Australia	3	6	0	100	32	16.67	34.13	0	0	14	0
WM Clark	Western Australia	6	10	2	99	46*	12.38	50.77	0	0	9	0
MJ Bennett	New South Wales	6	11	0	95	22	8.64	32.76	0	0	5	0
IR Carmichael	South Australia	10	19	8	88	24	8.00	30.99	0	0	11	0
GC Dyer	New South Wales	3	5	0	84	43	16.80	64.62	0	0	9	2
WG Whiteside	Victoria	5	8	0	82	25	10.25	29.60	0	0	7	0
DR Gilbert	New South Wales	11	20	12	80	38*	10.00	34.78	0	0	11	0
MP Tame	Tasmania	4	8	3	77	35*	15.40	51.33	0	0	7	1
JM Wiener	Victoria	2	4	0	75	31	18.75	36.59	0	0	12	0
MGD Dimattina	Victoria	9	16	4	75	12	6.25	20.55	0	0	4	0
TM Alderman	Western Australia	6	12	2	72	18	7.20	37.89	0	0	5	0
CJ McDermott	Queensland	5	8	1	66	30	9.43	55.93	0	0	7	1
MD O'Neill	New South Wales	3	5	2	66	45*	22.00	35.11	0	0	5	0
RB Gartrell	Western Australia	2	3	0	63	41	21.00	31.98	0	0	4	0
RL Brown	Tasmania	9	16	4	62	20	5.17	31.96	0	0	4	0
JR Thomson	Queensland	11	20	6	58	25	4.14	57.43	0	0	5	0
PM Clough	Western Australia	6	9	3	55	21	9.17	16.47	0	0	3	0
DB Robinson	Victoria	2	4	0	55	34	13.75	29.41	0	0	1	0
GF Lawson	New South Wales	3	6	1	52	30	10.40	77.61	0	0	2	0
SF Graf	Victoria	1	2	0	49	49	24.50	68.06	0	0	7	0
DA Emerson	Victoria	1	2	0	48	32	24.00	17.45	0	0	2	0
RM Hogg	Victoria	2	3	1	45	28	22.50	95.74	0	0	6	0
BA Reid	Western Australia	4	7	2	41	23	8.20	32.03	0	0	4	0
H Frei	Queensland	2	4	0	41	26	10.25	42.27	0	0	4	0
RCAM McCarthy	Victoria	2	4	0	38	36	9.50	105.56	0	0	5	1
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	2	4	2	37	15	18.50	82.22	0	0	4	0
CL Harms	South Australia	2	4	0	35	33	8.75	19.55	0	0	2	0
MG Hughes	Victoria	4	7	2	33	13	6.60	33.33	0	0	4	0
GL Jordan	Victoria	1	2	1	30	29	30.00	43.48	0	0	2	0
SP Davis	Victoria	10	18	6	27	15*	2.25	11.74	0	0	1	0
BP Patterson	Tasmania	9	16	2	23	12	1.64	21.30	0	0	3	0
GJ Ireland	Western Australia	2	3	0	22	22	7.33	62.86	0	0	4	0
JJ Benton	South Australia	1	2	0	21	21	10.50	42.00	0	0	3	0
WD Hill	Western Australia	3	5	0	19	9	3.80	22.09	0	0	0	0
GK Whyte	Queensland	2	4	0	17	11	4.25	42.50	0	0	2	0
PA Hyde	Victoria	1	2	0	17	10	8.50	23.61	0	0	2	0
CK Smith	Victoria	1	2	1	14	13*	14.00	23.73	0	0	1	0
WS Kirkman	Tasmania	2	4	0	8	6	2.00	20.51	0	0	1	0
RJ Bower	New South Wales	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	46.67	0	0	0	0
CD Matthews	Western Australia	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	13.64	0	0	1	0
W Prior	South Australia	2	4	2	1	1	0.50	6.67	0	0	0	0
GEW Bush	Western Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
EG Spalding	Western Australia	3	5	1	0	0*	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 87 players

Sheffield Shield 1984/85 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RJ Inverarity	South Australia	9	16	2,259	104	893	41	21.78	55.10	2.37	2	7/86
CG Rackemann	Queensland	10	18	2,398	95	1,057	41	25.78	58.49	2.64	1	6/54
JN Maguire	Queensland	11	20	2,675	103	1,225	40	30.63	66.88	2.75	2	6/84
RJ Bright	Victoria	10	15	2,852	152	1,120	38	29.47	75.05	2.36	3	5/41
RG Holland	New South Wales	9	17	2,651	146	999	38	26.29	69.76	2.26	1	9/83
JR Thomson	Queensland	11	19	1,925	65	1,087	37	29.38	52.03	3.39	1	7/27
RJ McCurdy	South Australia	8	15	1,983	66	1,061	36	29.47	55.08	3.21	3	7/55
SP Davis	Victoria	10	17	2,333	68	1,089	32	34.03	72.91	2.80	0	4/101
BP Patterson	Tasmania	9	15	2,023	46	1,218	32	38.06	63.22	3.61	2	5/67
TM Alderman	Western Australia	6	11	1,768	73	824	31	26.58	57.03	2.80	2	6/42
DR Gilbert	New South Wales	11	20	2,288	87	1,066	28	38.07	81.71	2.80	1	5/70
TG Hogan	Western Australia	10	19	2,939	122	1,261	26	48.50	113.04	2.57	1	5/106
Imran Khan	New South Wales	6	10	1,481	85	488	25	19.52	59.24	1.98	1	5/34
IR Carmichael	South Australia	10	19	2,361	108	1,150	24	47.92	98.38	2.92	0	3/32
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	10	18	2,159	118	848	23	36.87	93.87	2.36	1	5/32
CJ McDermott	Queensland	5	10	962	44	468	23	20.35	41.83	2.92	1	6/45
RL Brown	Tasmania	9	14	1,395	35	982	22	44.64	63.41	4.22	0	4/46
WM Clark	Western Australia	6	9	1,523	67	577	20	28.85	76.15	2.27	0	4/70
MJ Bennett	New South Wales	6	11	1,382	88	378	20	18.90	69.10	1.64	1	6/57
TV Hohns	Queensland	11	16	2,019	89	845	20	42.25	100.95	2.51	1	5/56
PM Clough	Western Australia	6	10	1,285	46	648	19	34.11	67.63	3.03	0	4/59
BA Reid	Western Australia	4	8	1,226	61	508	16	31.75	76.63	2.49	0	4/88
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	5	9	1,095	48	432	15	28.80	73.00	2.37	1	5/54
TBA May	South Australia	5	10	1,373	69	603	15	40.20	91.53	2.64	1	6/24
GF Lawson	New South Wales	3	6	675	36	196	14	14.00	48.21	1.74	0	4/30

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Sheffield Shield 1984/85 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AK Zesers	South Australia	5	9	1,044	56	434	14	31.00	74.57	2.49	1	5/51
PI Faulkner	Tasmania	7	12	1,916	75	875	14	62.50	136.86	2.74	0	2/53
SL Saunders	Tasmania	9	13	1,500	46	772	14	55.14	107.14	3.09	0	3/89
MP Tame	Tasmania	4	5	609	15	353	12	29.42	50.75	3.48	1	5/74
MG Hughes	Victoria	4	6	835	34	378	10	37.80	83.50	2.72	0	3/63
PH Marks	New South Wales	7	13	912	30	421	10	42.10	91.20	2.77	0	4/83
SP O'Donnell	Victoria	5	7	618	19	343	9	38.11	68.67	3.33	0	3/84
PD King	Victoria	5	7	774	21	438	9	48.67	86.00	3.40	0	3/61
DW Hookes	South Australia	8	14	480	16	298	8	37.25	60.00	3.73	0	2/38
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	5	8	812	20	421	8	52.63	101.50	3.11	0	3/90
RS Hyatt	Tasmania	8	10	1,044	37	457	8	57.13	130.50	2.63	0	3/30
RCAM McCarthy	Victoria	2	4	432	16	247	8	30.88	54.00	3.43	0	4/80
EG Spalding	Western Australia	3	6	480	16	207	8	25.88	60.00	2.59	0	4/37
M Ray	Tasmania	9	10	641	20	309	7	44.14	91.57	2.89	0	3/28
AR Border	Queensland	3	3	102	6	54	5	10.80	20.40	3.18	0	3/24
RM Hogg	Victoria	2	3	390	11	179	4	44.75	97.50	2.75	0	2/94
SF Graf	Victoria	1	2	228	10	91	4	22.75	57.00	2.39	0	2/40
W Prior	South Australia	2	4	384	14	197	4	49.25	96.00	3.08	0	3/112
TM Chappell	New South Wales	3	4	198	11	71	3	23.67	66.00	2.15	0	3/55
SR Waugh	New South Wales	4	7	432	25	156	3	52.00	144.00	2.17	0	1/15
CD Matthews	Western Australia	1	2	180	7	98	3	32.67	60.00	3.27	0	3/92
WS Kirkman	Tasmania	2	4	264	10	155	3	51.67	88.00	3.52	0	2/63
WG Whiteside	Victoria	5	6	258	8	101	3	33.67	86.00	2.35	0	2/25
CL Harms	South Australia	2	2	306	12	124	3	41.33	102.00	2.43	0	2/75
GW Goodman	Tasmania	3	4	114	6	53	2	26.50	57.00	2.79	0	1/6
GK Whyte	Queensland	2	2	384	21	165	2	82.50	192.00	2.58	0	2/77
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	2	4	318	16	175	2	87.50	159.00	3.30	0	1/56
GEW Bush	Western Australia	1	2	259	12	118	2	59.00	129.50	2.73	0	2/88
CK Smith	Victoria	1	1	120	3	69	2	34.50	60.00	3.45	0	2/69
KC Wessels	Queensland	1	1	30	0	25	1	25.00	30.00	5.00	0	1/25
DC Boon	Tasmania	1	1	18	1	12	1	12.00	18.00	4.00	0	1/12
RJ Bennett	Tasmania	1	1	6	0	2	1	2.00	6.00	2.00	0	1/2
DFG O'Connor	South Australia	4	4	54	0	32	1	32.00	54.00	3.56	0	1/2
MD O'Neill	New South Wales	2	3	300	17	113	1	113.00	300.00	2.26	0	1/62
H Frei	Queensland	2	3	396	22	164	1	164.00	396.00	2.48	0	1/53
GN Yallop	Victoria	1	1	48	1	25	0	—	—	3.13	0	0/25
PA Hibbert	Victoria	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
J Dyson	New South Wales	1	1	30	0	15	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/15
AMJ Hilditch	South Australia	4	4	108	4	40	0	—	—	2.22	0	0/0
JM Wiener	Victoria	2	2	174	6	68	0	—	—	2.34	0	0/27
RD Woolley	Tasmania	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
DM Jones	Victoria	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
GA Bishop	South Australia	1	1	20	0	20	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/20
JD Siddons	Victoria	4	5	144	3	64	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/1
BF Davison	Tasmania	1	1	42	2	25	0	—	—	3.57	0	0/25
K Bradshaw	Tasmania	1	1	30	0	17	0	—	—	3.40	0	0/17
DJ Buckingham	Tasmania	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
RB Gartrell	Western Australia	2	2	18	0	3	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
DB Robinson	Victoria	2	2	30	0	30	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/1
G Shipperd	Western Australia	2	2	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/1
MD Haysman	South Australia	5	5	120	2	59	0	—	—	2.95	0	0/1
RJ Bower	New South Wales	1	1	54	1	29	0	—	—	3.22	0	0/29
PS Clifford	New South Wales	1	1	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
GG Geise	New South Wales	2	3	126	11	28	0	—	—	1.33	0	0/4
WJS Seabrook	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
MW McPhee	Western Australia	1	1	12	1	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
BA Courtice	Queensland	1	1	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
AB Henschell	Queensland	3	3	126	3	76	0	—	—	3.62	0	0/8
DA Emerson	Victoria	1	2	222	6	91	0	—	—	2.46	0	0/31
P Gonnella	Western Australia	4	4	90	3	42	0	—	—	2.80	0	0/4
JJ Benton	South Australia	1	2	66	1	47	0	—	—	4.27	0	0/10
SC Clements	Western Australia	1	1	36	2	19	0	—	—	3.17	0	0/19

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 1984/85. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1984/85 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
New South Wales	11	5	0	6	5,706	158	36.11	519	4,993	172	29.03
Queensland	11	4	4	3	5,614	159	35.31	542	5,317	182	29.21
South Australia	10	4	4	2	5,321	163	32.64	441	5,270	153	34.44
Western Australia	10	2	1	7	4,492	141	31.86	504	4,910	148	33.18
Tasmania	10	0	2	8	4,849	138	35.14	507	5,389	125	43.11
Victoria	10	0	4	6	4,769	152	31.38	491	4,872	131	37.19

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 · 1984/85

Latest 12 of 31 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1985-03-15 to 1985-03-19 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 318 & 223/9
Queensland: 374 & 163

New South Wales won by 1 wicket

1985-03-01 to 1985-03-04 · Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart

Tasmania: 307/5d & 83/4
Western Australia: 158/2d

Match drawn

1985-03-01 to 1985-03-04 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 210 & 363
Queensland: 378/8d & 183

South Australia won by 12 runs

1985-03-01 to 1985-03-04 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 326 & 201/3d
Victoria: 259 & 243

New South Wales won by 25 runs

1985-02-22 to 1985-02-25 · Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport

Tasmania: 196 & 333
Victoria: 390 & 58/4

Match drawn

1985-02-22 to 1985-02-25 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 404 & 103/6
Western Australia: 191 & 459

Match drawn

1985-02-22 to 1985-02-25 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 368
Queensland: 156 & 151

New South Wales won by an innings and 61 runs

1985-01-25 to 1985-01-28 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 438 & 236/4
New South Wales: 442/9d

Match drawn

1985-01-25 to 1985-01-28 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 384 & 369/1
Tasmania: 507/9d

Match drawn

1985-01-17 to 1985-01-20 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 281 & 201/8
Queensland: 310 & 171

Western Australia won by 2 wickets

1985-01-17 to 1985-01-20 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 441
Victoria: 197 & 150

South Australia won by an innings and 94 runs

1985-01-17 to 1985-01-20 · No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle

New South Wales: 519 & 152/7
Tasmania: 409/8d & 321

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1984/85 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	5
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	5
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	5
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	4
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	3
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston	2
Princes Park, Melbourne	2
Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart	2
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport	1
Manuka Oval, Canberra	1
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle	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 1984/85, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1984/85 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DM Jones	243	Western Australia	1984-12-20
RB Kerr	201*	Tasmania	1985-01-25
AMJ Hilditch	184	New South Wales	1984-10-19
KJ Hughes	183	Tasmania	1984-10-19
MD Haysman	172	Western Australia	1985-01-10

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1984/85 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
RG Holland	9/83	South Australia	1984-12-01
JR Thomson	7/27	Western Australia	1984-12-14
RJ McCurdy	7/55	New South Wales	1984-10-19
RJ Inverarity	7/86	Queensland	1985-03-01
TBA May	6/24	Queensland	1985-03-01

* 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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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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