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Sheffield Shield 1986/87 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1986/87; Tests are excluded.

MRJ Veletta leads the displayed batting table with 959 runs. CD Matthews leads the bowling table with 47 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 31
Recorded players: 108
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 11

Selected season match starts: 1986-10-23 to 1987-03-20. 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 · 1986-87

League table for 1986/87. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1986-87 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Western Australia	10	6	0	4	40
2	Victoria	10	3	3	4	20
3	Queensland	10	2	1	7	18
4	South Australia	10	2	3	5	18
5	New South Wales	10	2	3	5	16
6	Tasmania	10	0	5	5	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 1986/87

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 1986/87 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
MRJ Veletta	11	959
SP O'Donnell	10	811
JD Siddons	11	791
SM Small	10	764
MA Taylor	10	730

Recorded innings through 1987-03-20. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1986/87 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
CD Matthews	10	47
AK Zesers	10	47
CJ McDermott	8	44
MG Hughes	10	44
TBA May	10	41

Recorded innings through 1987-03-20. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1986/87

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 1986/87 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
MRJ Veletta	Western Australia	11	18	6	959	262	79.92	43.18	6	2	98	0
SP O'Donnell	Victoria	10	19	3	811	108	50.69	57.03	8	1	93	12
JD Siddons	Victoria	11	21	2	791	108	41.63	52.38	5	2	76	7
SM Small	New South Wales	10	18	1	764	184	44.94	41.21	7	1	80	1
MA Taylor	New South Wales	10	18	1	730	186	42.94	35.16	4	1	52	1
DW Hookes	South Australia	9	15	1	707	306*	50.50	70.49	4	1	86	6
WB Phillips	South Australia	10	17	2	696	213*	46.40	62.76	1	2	80	3
DF Whatmore	Victoria	11	21	0	694	137	33.05	44.57	2	2	80	1
TM Moody	Western Australia	11	18	1	682	111	40.12	61.44	3	2	67	2
BA Courtice	Queensland	10	14	0	674	94	48.14	34.49	7	0	54	0
PA Hibbert	Victoria	11	21	0	670	129	31.90	44.25	2	2	62	0
GA Hughes	Tasmania	9	17	1	664	96	41.50	51.16	7	0	67	7
DM Wellham	New South Wales	9	16	1	650	166	43.33	38.53	2	2	54	0
DC Boon	Tasmania	8	16	0	646	172	40.38	59.48	1	2	84	0
MD O'Neill	New South Wales	10	18	3	614	110	40.93	41.54	4	2	63	1
RD Woolley	Tasmania	10	19	4	587	108*	39.13	48.96	3	1	50	1
GR Marsh	Western Australia	8	14	1	584	146	44.92	66.06	1	2	63	0
GA Bishop	South Australia	9	15	0	577	135	38.47	66.55	4	1	70	9
RB Kerr	Queensland	10	14	0	559	140	39.93	43.07	3	1	56	1
WS Andrews	Western Australia	10	16	2	531	124*	37.93	66.29	4	2	42	2
DJ Buckingham	Tasmania	9	17	1	529	150	33.06	47.49	2	1	57	0
GS Trimble	Queensland	9	12	0	511	115	42.58	51.83	3	1	63	4
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	11	21	6	505	81*	33.67	36.33	4	0	41	0
GM Wood	Western Australia	11	18	4	498	107	35.57	57.97	1	2	58	1
AMJ Hilditch	South Australia	7	12	1	492	131	44.73	54.13	4	1	40	0

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Sheffield Shield 1986/87 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
AR Border	Queensland	7	10	0	472	77	47.20	54.82	4	0	48	6
GM Ritchie	Queensland	9	13	0	471	141	36.23	56.34	2	1	51	2
AB Henschell	Queensland	10	14	1	464	125	35.69	56.38	1	2	49	2
N Jelich	Tasmania	6	11	0	406	126	36.91	38.09	2	1	44	0
DFG O'Connor	South Australia	6	10	3	403	120	57.57	42.51	2	1	41	0
SR Waugh	New South Wales	7	13	1	384	89	32.00	47.52	3	0	29	1
VJ Marks	Western Australia	11	18	2	370	66*	23.13	57.54	2	0	36	1
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	11	18	1	360	114*	21.18	57.51	1	1	29	4
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	7	13	1	338	104	28.17	61.79	1	1	29	4
DM Jones	Victoria	5	9	0	328	111	36.44	53.42	2	1	39	0
MB Quinn	Victoria	7	13	2	315	78*	28.64	37.63	1	0	17	0
JK Pyke	South Australia	8	14	0	299	59	21.36	42.05	2	0	26	7
PR Sleep	South Australia	8	13	0	290	103	22.31	37.04	0	1	23	2
PW Young	Victoria	4	8	0	264	111	33.00	34.87	1	1	24	0
GC Dyer	New South Wales	9	16	1	263	70	17.53	39.85	2	0	21	0
RM Ellison	Tasmania	8	15	3	261	54	21.75	29.97	1	0	20	1
RE Soule	Tasmania	10	19	2	258	53	15.18	33.20	1	0	23	0
TJ Zoehrer	Western Australia	7	12	0	233	91	19.42	58.84	2	0	25	1
CD Matthews	Western Australia	10	17	1	223	65	13.94	65.59	1	0	22	4
PW Anderson	Queensland	9	13	2	220	42	20.00	46.32	0	0	24	0
DA Robertson	South Australia	4	8	0	206	63	25.75	27.95	1	0	9	0
RL Brown	Tasmania	10	19	0	205	49	10.79	53.39	0	0	27	0
AS Watson	South Australia	4	7	0	203	117	29.00	39.80	0	1	12	0
K Bradshaw	Tasmania	6	12	2	192	45	19.20	20.62	0	0	11	0
MJ Bennett	New South Wales	6	11	2	190	44	21.11	37.18	0	0	15	0
CJ McDermott	Queensland	9	12	2	190	30	19.00	70.37	0	0	23	3
ID Frazer	Victoria	4	8	0	185	57	23.13	26.97	1	0	7	0
TH Bayliss	New South Wales	4	7	3	184	69	46.00	59.35	1	0	19	1
EJ Harris	Tasmania	4	8	0	183	108	22.88	38.05	0	1	13	0
MW McPhee	Western Australia	4	6	1	179	99	35.80	39.17	1	0	21	2
TBA May	South Australia	10	17	5	147	42	12.25	29.70	0	0	11	0
BP Inwood	Queensland	3	4	1	147	66	49.00	53.07	2	0	20	0
AK Zesers	South Australia	10	17	3	143	27	10.21	30.17	0	0	18	0
RJ Bennett	Tasmania	2	4	0	138	78	34.50	35.29	1	0	13	0
MGD Dimattina	Victoria	11	21	6	129	26*	8.60	26.11	0	0	11	0
DR Gilbert	New South Wales	10	18	3	122	24*	8.13	26.41	0	0	11	0
PS Clifford	Queensland	3	5	0	120	60	24.00	44.61	1	0	15	0
SC Wundke	South Australia	4	6	0	104	36	17.33	26.00	0	0	13	0
MG Hughes	Victoria	10	19	3	102	33*	6.38	58.96	0	0	14	1
D Tazelaar	Queensland	10	14	2	101	19	8.42	35.69	0	0	4	1
DJ Kelly	South Australia	3	6	0	95	43	15.83	24.61	0	0	8	0
TJ Cooley	Tasmania	5	9	2	87	32*	12.43	29.59	0	0	7	0
RJ Bright	Victoria	11	21	3	85	29	4.72	29.01	0	0	6	0
RB Gartrell	Tasmania	3	5	0	84	43	16.80	31.58	0	0	9	0
BA Cruse	Tasmania	2	4	0	78	34	19.50	30.23	0	0	6	0
JG Hill	Queensland	5	6	2	75	30	18.75	40.76	0	0	9	0
AJ de Winter	Tasmania	3	6	1	74	35	14.80	45.68	0	0	10	1
GF Lawson	New South Wales	5	9	1	65	36*	8.13	49.24	0	0	5	0
RJ Zadow	South Australia	2	4	0	65	47	16.25	46.76	0	0	3	0
RG Holland	New South Wales	7	13	4	61	19	6.78	28.77	0	0	5	0
PL Taylor	New South Wales	4	6	3	61	44*	20.33	36.53	0	0	2	0
RCAM McCarthy	Victoria	2	4	0	57	46	14.25	78.08	0	0	9	0
MJ Cox	Western Australia	4	6	0	52	28	8.67	59.09	0	0	7	0
SJ Milosz	Tasmania	10	19	7	49	29	4.08	32.24	0	0	6	0
MA Polzin	Queensland	4	6	3	46	23	15.33	29.11	0	0	2	0
H Frei	Queensland	5	7	2	44	18*	8.80	83.02	0	0	6	0
GL Jordan	Victoria	2	4	0	42	25	10.50	47.19	0	0	4	0
TJ Barsby	Queensland	3	4	0	41	15	10.25	32.54	0	0	5	0
IA Healy	Queensland	1	1	0	40	40	40.00	65.57	0	0	2	0
RJ Tucker	New South Wales	1	2	0	37	25	18.50	61.67	0	0	7	0
MP Tame	Tasmania	2	4	0	36	15	9.00	40.91	0	0	6	0
SP Davis	Victoria	8	15	5	34	15*	3.40	30.36	0	0	1	0
MR Whitney	New South Wales	7	13	1	33	19	2.75	23.57	0	0	3	0
PW Gladigau	South Australia	6	10	4	32	15	5.33	54.24	0	0	1	0
BA Reid	Western Australia	7	12	2	29	15	2.90	60.42	0	0	3	0
ME Waugh	New South Wales	1	2	0	26	26	13.00	38.24	0	0	1	1
B Mulder	Western Australia	7	12	3	25	12*	2.78	53.19	0	0	2	0
PM Schenscher	South Australia	1	2	0	23	15	11.50	37.10	0	0	2	0
PJ Carew	Queensland	3	5	2	23	15*	7.67	37.10	0	0	2	0
RJ Bower	New South Wales	1	2	0	22	22	11.00	28.57	0	0	3	0
P Gonnella	Western Australia	1	1	0	22	22	22.00	32.35	0	0	1	0
PW Jackson	Victoria	3	6	1	20	14	4.00	17.39	0	0	1	0
TG Breman	Western Australia	3	5	0	18	13	3.60	46.15	0	0	2	0
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	4	8	1	17	10	2.43	23.94	0	0	1	0
PA Capes	Western Australia	5	7	2	10	6*	2.00	15.63	0	0	0	0
JTW Birchall	South Australia	3	4	2	10	6	5.00	11.36	0	0	0	0
GD Campbell	Tasmania	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	11.76	0	0	0	0
PD Bowler	Tasmania	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	11.11	0	0	0	0
WS Kirkman	Tasmania	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	25.93	0	0	1	0
DJA Moore	New South Wales	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	21.05	0	0	1	0
PD Stepto	New South Wales	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DB Scott	South Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
NR Plummer	South Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 78 players

Sheffield Shield 1986/87 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CD Matthews	Western Australia	10	20	2,579	91	1,216	47	25.87	54.87	2.83	3	6/46
AK Zesers	South Australia	10	20	2,828	155	1,016	47	21.62	60.17	2.16	2	7/67
CJ McDermott	Queensland	8	16	1,894	44	993	44	22.57	43.05	3.15	5	6/89
MG Hughes	Victoria	10	17	2,451	81	1,079	44	24.52	55.70	2.64	3	5/61
TBA May	South Australia	10	19	2,973	118	1,304	41	31.80	72.51	2.63	2	5/60
KH MacLeay	Western Australia	11	21	2,765	142	1,004	33	30.42	83.79	2.18	0	3/32
BA Reid	Western Australia	7	14	1,985	77	861	31	27.77	64.03	2.60	0	4/49
VJ Marks	Western Australia	11	21	2,739	153	955	30	31.83	91.30	2.09	1	5/55
D Tazelaar	Queensland	9	18	1,847	53	961	27	35.59	68.41	3.12	0	4/45
RJ Bright	Victoria	11	17	2,365	121	841	26	32.35	90.96	2.13	0	4/62
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	11	18	2,026	69	917	26	35.27	77.92	2.72	0	3/34
SJ Milosz	Tasmania	10	11	1,985	58	1,112	24	46.33	82.71	3.36	2	6/153
PA Capes	Western Australia	5	9	1,086	50	458	22	20.82	49.36	2.53	0	4/77
RM Ellison	Tasmania	7	9	1,470	49	585	21	27.86	70.00	2.39	1	6/77
SP O'Donnell	Victoria	10	14	1,640	63	772	21	36.76	78.10	2.82	0	3/37
AB Henschell	Queensland	9	18	2,148	90	940	20	47.00	107.40	2.63	0	4/48
DR Gilbert	New South Wales	10	15	1,596	49	868	19	45.68	84.00	3.26	0	4/103
SP Davis	Victoria	8	12	1,584	67	649	18	36.06	88.00	2.46	0	3/66
MA Polzin	Queensland	4	8	786	28	382	18	21.22	43.67	2.92	1	7/59
PR Sleep	South Australia	8	12	1,251	54	542	17	31.88	73.59	2.60	0	4/48
MR Whitney	New South Wales	7	11	1,147	27	656	17	38.59	67.47	3.43	1	5/97
SR Waugh	New South Wales	7	10	870	23	424	15	28.27	58.00	2.92	0	3/33
JK Pyke	South Australia	8	14	1,197	47	633	15	42.20	79.80	3.17	0	3/39
GF Lawson	New South Wales	5	8	879	37	322	13	24.77	67.62	2.20	0	4/34
RG Holland	New South Wales	7	10	1,331	36	703	13	54.08	102.38	3.17	1	6/86

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Sheffield Shield 1986/87 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
PW Jackson	Victoria	3	6	834	35	414	13	31.85	64.15	2.98	0	4/111
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	7	11	1,209	47	565	12	47.08	100.75	2.80	0	3/66
RL Brown	Tasmania	10	13	1,442	31	850	12	70.83	120.17	3.54	1	5/114
B Mulder	Western Australia	6	12	948	50	363	12	30.25	79.00	2.30	0	4/17
SDH Parkinson	South Australia	4	8	743	20	419	12	34.92	61.92	3.38	0	4/106
PW Gladigau	South Australia	6	11	1,001	45	473	12	39.42	83.42	2.84	0	3/77
JG Hill	Queensland	4	8	792	47	325	10	32.50	79.20	2.46	0	3/16
MJ Bennett	New South Wales	6	8	1,071	44	444	9	49.33	119.00	2.49	0	3/79
TJ Cooley	Tasmania	5	6	474	16	256	7	36.57	67.71	3.24	0	4/41
PJ Carew	Queensland	3	6	504	19	224	5	44.80	100.80	2.67	0	2/66
AR Border	Queensland	3	4	165	10	69	4	17.25	41.25	2.51	0	2/58
H Frei	Queensland	4	8	678	19	423	4	105.75	169.50	3.74	0	2/33
DM Jones	Victoria	4	6	268	2	158	3	52.67	89.33	3.54	0	1/2
K Bradshaw	Tasmania	3	3	192	4	117	3	39.00	64.00	3.66	0	3/81
GM Ritchie	Queensland	3	3	72	3	38	2	19.00	36.00	3.17	0	1/2
PL Taylor	New South Wales	4	6	594	14	272	2	136.00	297.00	2.75	0	1/34
GD Campbell	Tasmania	1	1	147	2	115	2	57.50	73.50	4.69	0	2/115
TM Moody	Western Australia	6	8	234	12	78	2	39.00	117.00	2.00	0	2/9
AJ de Winter	Tasmania	3	4	342	8	224	2	112.00	171.00	3.93	0	2/79
GA Hughes	Tasmania	4	4	156	4	63	2	31.50	78.00	2.42	0	1/7
MP Tame	Tasmania	2	3	312	5	230	2	115.00	156.00	4.42	0	2/40
RJ Tucker	New South Wales	1	2	180	1	126	2	63.00	90.00	4.20	0	1/45
TG Breman	Western Australia	3	4	276	8	120	2	60.00	138.00	2.61	0	1/21
RCAM McCarthy	Victoria	2	3	360	13	175	2	87.50	180.00	2.92	0	1/62
NR Plummer	South Australia	1	2	264	10	90	2	45.00	132.00	2.05	0	2/23
PM Schenscher	South Australia	1	2	108	0	58	2	29.00	54.00	3.22	0	2/27
DC Boon	Tasmania	4	6	223	7	124	1	124.00	223.00	3.34	0	1/18
JD Siddons	Victoria	2	2	114	1	78	1	78.00	114.00	4.11	0	1/44
ME Waugh	New South Wales	1	2	66	4	32	1	32.00	66.00	2.91	0	1/2
BA Cruse	Tasmania	2	2	144	4	100	1	100.00	144.00	4.17	0	1/64
WS Kirkman	Tasmania	1	1	174	0	164	1	164.00	174.00	5.66	0	1/164
TJ Barsby	Queensland	1	1	12	1	8	1	8.00	12.00	4.00	0	1/8
PD Stepto	New South Wales	1	1	126	3	59	1	59.00	126.00	2.81	0	1/59
SC Wundke	South Australia	3	4	174	5	76	1	76.00	174.00	2.62	0	1/16
BA Courtice	Queensland	5	7	330	13	136	1	136.00	330.00	2.47	0	1/42
DW Hookes	South Australia	4	6	234	7	114	0	—	—	2.92	0	0/3
PA Hibbert	Victoria	1	1	18	0	9	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/9
DF Whatmore	Victoria	4	5	114	8	45	0	—	—	2.37	0	0/0
WB Phillips	South Australia	1	1	5	0	4	0	—	—	4.80	0	0/4
TJ Zoehrer	Western Australia	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
GS Trimble	Queensland	2	3	120	2	63	0	—	—	3.15	0	0/18
GA Bishop	South Australia	1	1	12	1	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/7
MA Taylor	New South Wales	1	1	18	2	1	0	—	—	0.33	0	0/1
PD Bowler	Tasmania	1	1	18	0	21	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/21
N Jelich	Tasmania	5	5	342	6	204	0	—	—	3.58	0	0/11
DFG O'Connor	South Australia	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
MD O'Neill	New South Wales	3	4	126	2	82	0	—	—	3.90	0	0/10
DB Scott	South Australia	1	2	30	1	12	0	—	—	2.40	0	0/1
WS Andrews	Western Australia	4	4	60	3	23	0	—	—	2.30	0	0/0
MW McPhee	Western Australia	1	1	12	2	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
BP Inwood	Queensland	1	1	48	3	8	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/8
ID Frazer	Victoria	1	1	4	0	4	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/4
DA Robertson	South Australia	1	1	6	0	7	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/7

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 1986/87. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1986/87 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Western Australia	11	6	0	5	5,023	112	44.85	654	5,272	186	28.34
Victoria	11	3	3	5	5,352	153	34.98	404	5,302	162	32.73
New South Wales	10	2	3	5	4,821	137	35.19	486	4,738	114	41.56
Queensland	10	2	1	7	4,461	128	34.85	523	4,693	140	33.52
South Australia	10	2	3	5	4,748	143	33.20	643	4,961	155	32.01
Tasmania	10	0	5	5	4,821	165	29.22	526	4,260	81	52.59

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 · 1986/87

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

1987-03-20 to 1987-03-24 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 654
Victoria: 404/8d & 215/6

Match drawn

1987-03-06 to 1987-03-09 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 298 & 194/4
Queensland: 253 & 238

Western Australia won by 6 wickets

1987-03-06 to 1987-03-09 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 643/3d
Tasmania: 240 & 257

South Australia won by an innings and 146 runs

1987-03-06 to 1987-03-09 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 293 & 254/9
Victoria: 371/7d & 175/2d

New South Wales won by 1 wicket

1987-03-01 to 1987-03-28 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 531 & 97/3
Tasmania: 267 & 357

Western Australia won by 7 wickets

1987-03-01 to 1987-03-28 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 277 & 92/4
South Australia: 284 & 164/5d

Match drawn

1987-03-01 to 1987-03-28 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 232 & 68/0
Queensland: 220

Match drawn

1987-02-20 to 1987-02-23 · Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart

Tasmania: 262 & 218
New South Wales: 486/7d

New South Wales won by an innings and 6 runs

1987-02-20 to 1987-02-23 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 195 & 229
Western Australia: 409 & 17/2

Western Australia won by 8 wickets

1987-02-20 to 1987-02-22 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 333
Victoria: 213 & 77

Queensland won by an innings and 43 runs

1987-01-23 to 1987-01-26 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 295/8d & 195/4
Tasmania: 284 & 205

Victoria won by 6 wickets

1987-01-16 to 1987-01-19 · North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston

Tasmania: 226 & 369/8
Queensland: 406

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1986/87 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	6
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	5
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	5
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	4
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	3
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport	2
North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston	2
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle	1
St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1
Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart	1
The Showgrounds, Wangaratta	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 1986/87, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1986/87 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DW Hookes	306*	Tasmania	1987-03-06
MRJ Veletta	262	Victoria	1987-03-20
WB Phillips	213*	Tasmania	1987-03-06
MA Taylor	186	South Australia	1986-12-18
SM Small	184	Tasmania	1987-02-20

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1986/87 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
MA Polzin	7/59	South Australia	1987-01-02
AK Zesers	7/67	Victoria	1987-03-01
CD Matthews	6/46	Tasmania	1987-03-01
CD Matthews	6/75	New South Wales	1986-11-01
RM Ellison	6/77	Victoria	1987-01-23

* 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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