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Sheffield Shield 1985/86 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1985/86; Tests are excluded.

MA Taylor leads the displayed batting table with 903 runs. JR Thomson leads the bowling table with 42 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 31
Recorded players: 113
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 10

Selected season match starts: 1985-10-17 to 1986-03-14. 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 · 1985-86

League table for 1985/86. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1985-86 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	New South Wales	10	4	1	5	56
2	Queensland	10	4	0	6	54
3	Victoria	10	2	1	7	48
4	Western Australia	10	2	1	7	42
5	South Australia	10	2	4	4	28
6	Tasmania	10	0	7	3	4

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 1985/86

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 1985/86 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
MA Taylor	11	903
KC Wessels	11	890
DW Hookes	7	746
GM Wood	10	741
MRJ Veletta	10	715

Recorded innings through 1986-03-14. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1985/86 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
JR Thomson	11	42
RL Brown	10	41
GC Small	9	37
AK Zesers	10	37
KH MacLeay	10	35

Recorded innings through 1986-03-14. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1985/86

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 · 113 players

Sheffield Shield 1985/86 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
MA Taylor	New South Wales	11	18	1	903	118	53.12	37.16	5	2	65	1
KC Wessels	Queensland	11	19	1	890	167	49.44	51.36	3	3	80	1
DW Hookes	South Australia	7	13	0	746	243	57.38	77.95	3	2	94	11
GM Wood	Western Australia	10	17	3	741	133	52.93	45.35	5	3	57	4
MRJ Veletta	Western Australia	10	17	1	715	130	44.69	35.45	6	2	54	1
PA Hibbert	Victoria	10	17	3	695	148	49.64	40.52	2	3	51	0
DJ Buckingham	Tasmania	10	18	1	687	121	40.41	48.35	4	1	75	0
DF Whatmore	Victoria	10	17	1	657	127	41.06	51.45	4	2	64	2
GA Bishop	South Australia	9	17	1	645	224*	40.31	74.39	1	2	87	6
PR Sleep	South Australia	10	19	3	607	139	37.94	38.74	2	2	64	1
SM Small	New South Wales	9	14	0	605	123	43.21	50.63	3	2	63	1
MD O'Neill	New South Wales	6	9	2	588	178*	84.00	54.44	0	3	72	7
AR Border	Queensland	4	7	1	568	194	94.67	67.54	1	3	71	5
GS Trimble	Queensland	10	17	3	530	112	37.86	47.62	3	1	62	4
JD Siddons	Victoria	10	17	0	528	107	31.06	55.00	3	1	67	1
DM Jones	Victoria	10	17	1	520	113	32.50	45.14	4	1	38	4
RB Kerr	Queensland	9	16	1	519	102	34.60	35.97	4	1	39	0
MB Quinn	Victoria	10	17	0	504	103	29.65	37.28	3	1	34	0
RD Woolley	Tasmania	10	18	2	490	124*	30.63	43.10	2	1	44	2
WS Andrews	Western Australia	10	17	2	482	139	32.13	48.30	1	1	49	4
BA Courtice	Queensland	11	19	2	481	111*	28.29	29.19	2	1	21	0
DM Wellham	New South Wales	11	18	0	476	80	26.44	42.54	4	0	35	0
GC Dyer	New South Wales	11	18	2	461	88*	28.81	44.20	4	0	54	1
K Bradshaw	Tasmania	10	18	0	450	112	25.00	30.84	2	1	43	0
AB Henschell	Queensland	10	17	7	437	110	43.70	45.29	1	1	51	0

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Sheffield Shield 1985/86 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DJ Kelly	South Australia	7	13	0	392	85	30.15	38.77	3	0	47	0
GR Marsh	Western Australia	5	8	2	387	138	64.50	38.58	1	2	28	1
RJ Zadow	South Australia	9	17	1	383	144	23.94	37.04	1	1	38	1
GM Ritchie	Queensland	5	9	2	374	89	53.43	63.39	3	0	37	0
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	10	17	4	361	80	27.77	38.90	2	0	34	1
P Gonnella	Western Australia	5	9	0	354	134	39.33	59.00	1	1	43	0
PS Clifford	New South Wales	7	12	0	350	98	29.17	50.36	2	0	45	3
EJ Harris	Tasmania	5	10	0	348	118	34.80	41.63	1	1	32	0
M Ray	Tasmania	10	18	0	342	52	19.00	32.39	1	0	28	1
AS Watson	South Australia	5	9	0	335	97	37.22	42.35	2	0	24	0
AMJ Hilditch	South Australia	8	16	2	332	84*	23.71	43.34	2	0	47	0
RJ Bright	Victoria	7	12	2	325	69	32.50	40.57	3	0	28	0
SR Waugh	New South Wales	4	7	2	325	119*	65.00	64.36	0	2	35	0
DC Boon	Tasmania	3	5	0	320	196	64.00	39.26	1	1	30	0
RB Gartrell	Western Australia	4	8	2	313	104	52.17	54.34	1	1	43	3
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	4	8	0	309	184	38.63	59.31	0	1	28	4
TM Moody	Western Australia	5	9	0	302	94	33.56	50.08	2	0	28	2
RJ Bower	New South Wales	8	13	2	294	63	26.73	42.30	2	0	22	1
RE Soule	Tasmania	10	18	4	293	53	20.93	31.20	2	0	19	0
MJ Bennett	New South Wales	11	18	8	282	57*	28.20	33.94	2	0	13	2
RJ Bennett	Tasmania	5	10	0	249	110	24.90	38.19	0	1	13	1
WM Darling	South Australia	7	13	2	243	97	22.09	51.37	2	0	29	2
RS Hyatt	Tasmania	8	15	1	236	80	16.86	32.78	1	0	14	0
TJ Zoehrer	Western Australia	8	13	1	233	94*	19.42	50.65	1	0	17	4
MGD Dimattina	Victoria	10	17	5	220	54*	18.33	39.93	1	0	23	0
RB Phillips	Queensland	11	19	2	213	71	12.53	41.36	2	0	16	0
TJ Barsby	Queensland	6	10	2	209	67	26.13	46.24	2	0	24	0
CB Smart	Queensland	5	9	0	190	133	21.11	32.76	0	1	18	0
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	10	17	3	186	60	13.29	45.37	1	0	20	1
GF Lawson	New South Wales	5	9	0	163	63	18.11	79.51	1	0	20	1
RL Brown	Tasmania	10	18	4	160	31	11.43	49.38	0	0	19	1
SL Saunders	Tasmania	5	8	1	151	51	21.57	29.04	1	0	10	0
ME Waugh	New South Wales	6	9	0	150	41	16.67	29.64	0	0	10	0
RG Holland	New South Wales	11	18	1	146	53	8.59	39.04	1	0	13	1
CL Harms	South Australia	4	7	3	145	43*	36.25	31.80	0	0	7	0
GC Small	South Australia	9	17	2	144	33	9.60	43.77	0	0	19	1
SC Wundke	South Australia	2	4	0	144	42	36.00	47.84	0	0	21	0
WB Phillips	South Australia	3	6	1	143	46	28.60	36.95	0	0	14	1
AK Zesers	South Australia	10	19	4	139	32	9.27	21.99	0	0	15	0
TG Breman	Western Australia	5	9	3	139	45*	23.17	54.09	0	0	17	0
GJ Ireland	Western Australia	6	9	0	129	50	14.33	33.42	1	0	8	1
H Frei	Queensland	11	19	3	115	43	7.19	42.59	0	0	15	0
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	7	13	3	114	62	11.40	40.14	1	0	13	0
PL Taylor	New South Wales	3	4	0	104	43	26.00	38.10	0	0	8	0
MG Hughes	Victoria	9	16	1	97	47	6.47	44.91	0	0	10	1
PW Young	Victoria	4	6	0	95	37	15.83	31.46	0	0	8	0
JR Thomson	Queensland	11	19	3	94	24	5.88	55.29	0	0	9	1
NR Plummer	South Australia	1	2	0	91	49	45.50	36.69	0	0	8	0
JK Pyke	South Australia	1	2	1	85	77	85.00	38.12	1	0	8	2
WW Davis	Tasmania	8	14	2	82	21	6.83	38.50	0	0	8	2
CJ McDermott	Queensland	3	5	0	80	72	16.00	108.11	1	0	12	1
GW Goodman	Tasmania	4	6	0	75	38	12.50	36.06	0	0	2	0
SP O'Donnell	Victoria	3	6	0	67	25	11.17	34.18	0	0	6	0
PA Blizzard	New South Wales	4	7	2	66	24	13.20	30.14	0	0	3	0
BA Reid	Western Australia	5	8	3	63	23*	12.60	33.87	0	0	4	0
MW McPhee	Western Australia	5	8	1	62	23	8.86	36.26	0	0	7	1
PW Twible	Queensland	3	5	1	57	39	14.25	39.86	0	0	7	0
D Tazelaar	Queensland	4	7	4	56	29*	18.67	69.14	0	0	6	1
TBA May	South Australia	5	10	1	54	17	6.00	30.51	0	0	8	0
MP Tame	Tasmania	2	4	0	46	32	11.50	47.92	0	0	4	0
CD Matthews	Western Australia	7	12	1	42	24	3.82	43.30	0	0	6	0
DFG O'Connor	South Australia	3	6	0	40	31	6.67	40.00	0	0	4	0
DR Gilbert	New South Wales	3	6	1	38	22	7.60	55.07	0	0	5	0
MJ Cox	Western Australia	2	4	0	36	31	9.00	48.65	0	0	3	0
MR Whitney	New South Wales	6	9	3	33	19	5.50	23.57	0	0	2	0
N Jelich	Queensland	1	2	0	30	30	15.00	40.00	0	0	1	0
FM Francke	Queensland	3	6	0	25	22	4.17	28.74	0	0	3	0
MA Hill	Tasmania	5	8	5	22	10	7.33	16.54	0	0	0	0
GEW Bush	Western Australia	5	8	0	17	5	2.13	22.08	0	0	1	0
BA Cruse	Tasmania	1	2	0	16	16	8.00	16.67	0	0	0	0
GR Parker	Victoria	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	36.59	0	0	2	0
DA Emerson	Victoria	1	1	0	14	14	14.00	77.78	0	0	1	0
AN Brown	Queensland	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	19.35	0	0	0	1
PW Gladigau	South Australia	1	2	1	10	10*	10.00	38.46	0	0	1	0
CR Miller	Victoria	2	4	0	9	9	2.25	75.00	0	0	2	0
IR Carmichael	South Australia	2	4	1	9	8*	3.00	45.00	0	0	1	0
SP Davis	Victoria	6	9	3	8	3*	1.33	22.86	0	0	0	0
DJ Hickey	Victoria	3	5	1	8	8*	2.00	57.14	0	0	0	0
WJS Seabrook	New South Wales	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	21.05	0	0	1	0
B Mulder	Western Australia	4	8	1	7	4	1.00	17.95	0	0	0	0
CR Dell	Tasmania	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	11.11	0	0	0	0
MG Maranta	Queensland	2	3	0	4	4	1.33	26.67	0	0	0	0
PW Jackson	Victoria	3	6	1	2	2	0.40	6.06	0	0	0	0
PM Clough	Western Australia	2	3	1	1	1	0.50	5.88	0	0	0	0
GD Porter	Western Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
TJ Cooley	Tasmania	3	6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
PA Capes	Western Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RCAM McCarthy	Victoria	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 86 players

Sheffield Shield 1985/86 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
JR Thomson	Queensland	11	17	2,114	40	1,311	42	31.21	50.33	3.72	2	6/72
RL Brown	Tasmania	10	16	2,303	61	1,365	41	33.29	56.17	3.56	1	7/80
GC Small	South Australia	9	17	2,343	66	1,182	37	31.95	63.32	3.03	2	7/42
AK Zesers	South Australia	10	19	2,863	147	1,079	37	29.16	77.38	2.26	1	6/73
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	10	18	2,272	99	913	35	26.09	64.91	2.41	1	6/93
MG Hughes	Victoria	9	16	1,955	59	960	33	29.09	59.24	2.95	2	5/53
CD Matthews	Western Australia	7	12	1,700	58	757	31	24.42	54.84	2.67	2	5/23
H Frei	Queensland	11	18	2,494	94	1,130	30	37.67	83.13	2.72	0	4/71
MJ Bennett	New South Wales	11	17	2,375	126	785	28	28.04	84.82	1.98	0	4/38
RG Holland	New South Wales	11	18	2,560	140	962	25	38.48	102.40	2.25	2	5/25
GS Trimble	Queensland	9	15	1,381	52	681	25	27.24	55.24	2.96	1	5/50
SP Davis	Victoria	6	10	1,350	69	526	24	21.92	56.25	2.34	3	6/19
MR Whitney	New South Wales	6	10	1,173	43	483	22	21.95	53.32	2.47	1	6/65
WW Davis	Tasmania	8	11	1,725	65	768	22	34.91	78.41	2.67	1	7/128
RJ Bright	Victoria	7	11	1,860	116	599	20	29.95	93.00	1.93	2	6/74
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	7	14	1,338	48	773	20	38.65	66.90	3.47	0	4/41
BA Reid	Western Australia	5	9	1,400	56	550	19	28.95	73.68	2.36	1	6/54
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	10	17	2,018	92	888	18	49.33	112.11	2.64	0	4/151
TG Breman	Western Australia	5	9	882	38	382	17	22.47	51.88	2.60	1	6/76
GF Lawson	New South Wales	5	8	863	37	303	16	18.94	53.94	2.11	0	4/82
DJ Hickey	Victoria	3	5	584	19	311	16	19.44	36.50	3.20	2	7/81
DR Gilbert	New South Wales	3	5	504	15	250	15	16.67	33.60	2.98	0	4/16
B Mulder	Western Australia	4	8	1,284	63	590	15	39.33	85.60	2.76	1	6/125
AB Henschell	Queensland	10	15	1,657	80	654	15	43.60	110.47	2.37	0	2/36
PR Sleep	South Australia	10	15	1,386	51	749	14	53.50	99.00	3.24	0	3/71

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Sheffield Shield 1985/86 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CJ McDermott	Queensland	3	6	801	29	365	14	26.07	57.21	2.73	0	4/116
SP O'Donnell	Victoria	3	6	699	31	264	14	18.86	49.93	2.27	1	5/66
M Ray	Tasmania	10	12	1,382	62	585	14	41.79	98.71	2.54	1	5/79
D Tazelaar	Queensland	4	7	804	22	418	13	32.15	61.85	3.12	0	3/48
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	4	6	556	39	162	12	13.50	46.33	1.75	1	5/22
ME Waugh	New South Wales	5	9	747	27	352	11	32.00	67.91	2.83	0	4/130
PA Blizzard	New South Wales	4	5	660	21	293	10	29.30	66.00	2.66	0	4/118
TBA May	South Australia	5	8	1,025	38	421	9	46.78	113.89	2.46	0	2/42
GEW Bush	Western Australia	5	8	1,101	40	421	9	46.78	122.33	2.29	0	3/31
CL Harms	South Australia	4	6	904	32	428	9	47.56	100.44	2.84	0	4/60
WS Andrews	Western Australia	9	13	630	29	231	8	28.88	78.75	2.20	0	2/17
PL Taylor	New South Wales	3	6	510	14	224	7	32.00	72.86	2.64	0	4/31
K Bradshaw	Tasmania	7	10	480	13	285	6	47.50	80.00	3.56	0	2/40
TJ Cooley	Tasmania	3	6	443	6	365	6	60.83	73.83	4.94	0	3/33
MA Hill	Tasmania	5	7	750	28	355	6	59.17	125.00	2.84	0	2/54
RS Hyatt	Tasmania	6	7	732	27	369	6	61.50	122.00	3.02	0	3/54
CR Miller	Victoria	2	4	384	17	167	6	27.83	64.00	2.61	0	2/19
FM Francke	Queensland	3	4	650	22	285	6	47.50	108.33	2.63	0	2/31
JK Pyke	South Australia	1	2	198	9	111	6	18.50	33.00	3.36	0	4/27
KC Wessels	Queensland	6	7	438	23	151	5	30.20	87.60	2.07	0	2/25
PM Clough	Western Australia	2	4	408	15	183	5	36.60	81.60	2.69	0	3/71
MD O'Neill	New South Wales	6	9	486	23	217	3	72.33	162.00	2.68	0	2/55
PW Jackson	Victoria	3	5	503	27	164	3	54.67	167.67	1.96	0	2/51
DW Hookes	South Australia	6	10	288	4	185	2	92.50	144.00	3.85	0	1/3
SR Waugh	New South Wales	4	6	300	13	121	2	60.50	150.00	2.42	0	1/15
TM Moody	Western Australia	3	4	228	10	96	2	48.00	114.00	2.53	0	1/27
MP Tame	Tasmania	2	4	378	9	243	2	121.50	189.00	3.86	0	2/127
RJ Bower	New South Wales	5	5	150	4	113	2	56.50	75.00	4.52	0	1/28
PW Twible	Queensland	3	4	476	15	195	2	97.50	238.00	2.46	0	2/82
AN Brown	Queensland	1	1	60	0	34	2	17.00	30.00	3.40	0	2/34
DM Jones	Victoria	4	7	234	7	113	1	113.00	234.00	2.90	0	1/30
DJ Buckingham	Tasmania	1	1	12	0	9	1	9.00	12.00	4.50	0	1/9
EJ Harris	Tasmania	1	1	3	0	3	1	3.00	3.00	6.00	0	1/3
SL Saunders	Tasmania	5	6	228	4	172	1	172.00	228.00	4.53	0	1/59
GR Parker	Victoria	1	2	36	0	15	1	15.00	36.00	2.50	0	1/7
PA Capes	Western Australia	1	2	132	6	67	1	67.00	132.00	3.05	0	1/14
IR Carmichael	South Australia	2	4	420	16	214	1	214.00	420.00	3.06	0	1/68
NR Plummer	South Australia	1	2	187	3	101	1	101.00	187.00	3.24	0	1/48
PA Hibbert	Victoria	4	5	138	6	45	0	—	—	1.96	0	0/0
GM Wood	Western Australia	1	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/1
AR Border	Queensland	2	2	42	2	24	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/11
DF Whatmore	Victoria	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
GD Porter	Western Australia	1	1	102	5	38	0	—	—	2.24	0	0/38
RD Woolley	Tasmania	2	2	58	0	33	0	—	—	3.41	0	0/4
DC Boon	Tasmania	1	1	4	0	2	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/2
MRJ Veletta	Western Australia	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
JD Siddons	Victoria	4	4	66	1	45	0	—	—	4.09	0	0/4
BA Cruse	Tasmania	1	1	78	2	36	0	—	—	2.77	0	0/36
CR Dell	Tasmania	1	2	42	1	55	0	—	—	7.86	0	0/15
N Jelich	Queensland	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
RE Soule	Tasmania	1	1	9	0	11	0	—	—	7.33	0	0/11
SC Wundke	South Australia	1	1	24	1	12	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/12
MGD Dimattina	Victoria	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
MB Quinn	Victoria	1	1	12	0	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
RCAM McCarthy	Victoria	1	1	144	3	59	0	—	—	2.46	0	0/59
PW Young	Victoria	2	2	42	2	22	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/11
DA Emerson	Victoria	1	2	198	7	108	0	—	—	3.27	0	0/40
RJ Zadow	South Australia	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
MG Maranta	Queensland	2	2	258	5	147	0	—	—	3.42	0	0/69
AS Watson	South Australia	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
PW Gladigau	South Australia	1	2	198	8	75	0	—	—	2.27	0	0/35

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 1985/86. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1985/86 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
New South Wales	11	4	1	6	5,610	149	37.65	561	4,403	158	27.87
Queensland	11	4	0	7	5,164	131	39.42	539	5,531	162	34.14
South Australia	10	2	4	4	5,078	157	32.34	442	5,544	140	39.60
Victoria	10	2	1	7	4,390	131	33.51	456	4,421	144	30.70
Western Australia	10	2	1	7	4,484	124	36.16	553	4,359	152	28.68
Tasmania	10	0	7	3	4,303	173	24.87	429	4,771	109	43.77

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 · 1985/86

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

1986-03-14 to 1986-03-18 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 294 & 258/8
Queensland: 436/9d & 133/7d

Match drawn

1986-03-01 to 1986-03-28 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 433/6d & 128/8
South Australia: 432 & 181/8d

Match drawn

1986-03-01 to 1986-03-28 · Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport

Tasmania: 241 & 115
Victoria: 326/6d & 31/1

Victoria won by 9 wickets

1986-03-01 to 1986-03-28 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 440
Queensland: 339 & 96/3

Match drawn

1986-02-21 to 1986-02-24 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 322 & 195/2
Queensland: 319

Match drawn

1986-02-21 to 1986-02-24 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 303/8d & 211
Victoria: 250 & 268/2

Victoria won by 8 wickets

1986-02-21 to 1986-02-23 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 364
Tasmania: 210 & 107

New South Wales won by an innings and 47 runs

1986-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 365 & 109/4
Tasmania: 194 & 278

Queensland won by 6 wickets

1986-01-25 to 1986-01-28 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 345 & 261/5d
South Australia: 251 & 189/3

Match drawn

1986-01-24 to 1986-01-27 · Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart

Tasmania: 407/8d & 171/5
Western Australia: 553/7d & 129/5d

Match drawn

1986-01-24 to 1986-01-27 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 389 & 105/3
New South Wales: 487

Match drawn

1986-01-18 to 1986-01-21 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 295 & 186
Western Australia: 162 & 255/6

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1985/86 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	5
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	5
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	5
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	5
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	4
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport	2
Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart	2
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle	1
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston	1
St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne	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 1985/86, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1985/86 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DW Hookes	243	New South Wales	1986-01-16
GA Bishop	224*	Tasmania	1986-01-10
DC Boon	196	New South Wales	1985-10-25
AR Border	194	Victoria	1985-10-18
GRJ Matthews	184	Tasmania	1985-10-25

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1985/86 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
GC Small	7/42	New South Wales	1986-01-16
RL Brown	7/80	South Australia	1986-01-10
DJ Hickey	7/81	South Australia	1986-02-21
WW Davis	7/128	Queensland	1986-02-01
SP Davis	6/19	Western Australia	1985-11-15

* 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: 2026-10-02. This is not a live score feed.

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

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