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Sheffield Shield 1996/97 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1996/97; Tests are excluded.

J Cox leads the displayed batting table with 1,149 runs. MS Kasprowicz leads the bowling table with 48 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 31
Recorded players: 118
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 7

Selected season match starts: 1996-11-06 to 1997-03-21. 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 · 1996-97

League table for 1996/97. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1996-97 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Western Australia	10	6	1	3	42
2	Queensland	10	4	1	5	28
3	New South Wales	10	4	4	2	28
4	Tasmania	10	3	4	3	28
5	Victoria	10	3	5	2	19.7
6	South Australia	10	2	7	1	14

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 1996/97

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 1996/97 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
J Cox	10	1,149
DS Lehmann	9	934
MEK Hussey	11	887
RT Ponting	7	815
MJ Di Venuto	10	778

Recorded innings through 1997-03-21. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1996/97 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
MS Kasprowicz	9	48
AC Dale	10	42
TM Moody	9	38
BP Julian	8	35
BE McNamara	8	33

Recorded innings through 1997-03-21. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1996/97

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 · 118 players

Sheffield Shield 1996/97 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
J Cox	Tasmania	10	20	1	1,149	143	60.47	54.02	7	4	144	3
DS Lehmann	South Australia	9	18	0	934	255	51.89	58.45	3	2	116	1
MEK Hussey	Western Australia	11	20	2	887	147	49.28	46.05	5	2	108	2
RT Ponting	Tasmania	7	14	2	815	159	67.92	58.72	3	3	96	2
MJ Di Venuto	Tasmania	10	20	0	778	130	38.90	63.93	5	2	106	1
TJ Barsby	Queensland	10	18	1	736	111	43.29	63.39	5	2	104	3
JL Langer	Western Australia	5	9	4	712	274*	142.40	69.94	1	3	93	3
MJ Slater	New South Wales	10	19	0	703	102	37.00	61.50	5	1	86	2
DF Hills	Tasmania	10	20	2	672	124*	37.33	46.60	4	2	85	1
RJ Campbell	Western Australia	11	20	1	672	113	35.37	71.34	6	1	98	3
DR Martyn	Western Australia	11	20	1	624	108	32.84	49.06	3	2	64	0
TM Moody	Western Australia	9	16	1	621	152	41.40	48.59	1	3	63	7
DC Boon	Tasmania	10	20	0	607	118	30.35	40.23	4	1	66	0
A Symonds	Queensland	11	20	1	604	111	31.79	73.93	2	1	74	7
SG Law	Queensland	8	14	3	598	144	54.36	52.87	5	1	69	1
GR Vimpani	Victoria	6	12	0	544	161	45.33	51.52	2	2	76	1
S Young	Tasmania	10	20	4	542	113	33.88	44.46	2	2	59	0
JP Maher	Queensland	10	18	2	522	95	32.63	48.74	4	0	48	0
DS Berry	Victoria	10	20	1	517	148	27.21	47.30	1	1	48	4
MP Mott	Queensland	5	9	0	517	150	57.44	36.77	4	1	52	1
JD Siddons	South Australia	10	20	0	512	82	25.60	50.64	5	0	63	3
S Lee	New South Wales	9	17	2	506	101*	33.73	64.87	2	1	56	5
GR Parker	South Australia	10	20	2	500	112	27.78	33.81	3	1	39	5
GI Foley	Queensland	11	20	3	483	82*	28.41	44.93	4	0	55	6
IJ Harvey	Victoria	9	18	1	477	88	28.06	61.31	5	0	64	3

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Sheffield Shield 1996/97 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
TJ Nielsen	South Australia	10	20	2	473	110*	26.28	34.68	1	1	48	0
DJ Marsh	Tasmania	10	20	5	472	97	31.47	57.63	3	0	60	1
DM Jones	Victoria	6	12	0	469	152	39.08	45.05	1	2	43	0
RJ Davison	New South Wales	7	13	1	464	99	38.67	44.27	4	0	52	1
MP Faull	South Australia	8	16	0	459	68	28.69	38.47	6	0	43	1
LD Harper	Victoria	8	16	2	452	100*	32.29	38.34	2	1	51	0
AC Gilchrist	Western Australia	10	18	1	447	67	26.29	61.15	2	0	58	4
BE Young	South Australia	8	16	5	430	91*	39.09	49.09	3	0	64	2
MW Goodwin	Western Australia	5	9	2	428	127	61.14	52.58	3	1	54	1
KJ Roberts	New South Wales	7	13	1	424	119	35.33	45.49	2	1	51	0
SR Waugh	New South Wales	3	6	1	421	186*	84.20	42.83	1	2	48	0
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	10	19	1	403	109*	22.39	41.25	1	1	37	0
PA Emery	New South Wales	10	19	3	390	100*	24.38	42.53	0	1	55	0
BE McNamara	New South Wales	8	15	2	385	137*	29.62	50.66	2	1	50	1
RP Larkin	Victoria	5	10	0	380	104	38.00	47.74	3	1	43	0
WA Seccombe	Queensland	9	17	1	363	103	22.69	39.85	1	1	35	2
MN Atkinson	Tasmania	10	20	4	299	58	18.69	45.23	2	0	21	0
CJ Richards	New South Wales	6	11	0	292	76	26.55	41.95	2	0	33	0
JC Scuderi	South Australia	6	12	1	281	70	25.55	39.47	2	0	28	0
MTG Elliott	Victoria	2	4	0	279	187	69.75	52.84	1	1	30	1
BA Johnson	South Australia	6	12	1	275	91	25.00	45.76	2	0	29	0
DJ Saker	Victoria	9	18	4	273	66*	19.50	42.79	1	0	32	1
MG Bevan	New South Wales	2	4	1	257	150*	85.67	55.87	1	1	29	0
WG Ayres	Victoria	6	12	1	257	56	23.36	42.27	3	0	32	0
BJ Hodge	Victoria	6	12	0	237	51	19.75	35.11	2	0	23	0
ML Hayden	Queensland	4	7	1	234	73*	39.00	61.26	2	0	30	0
PJS Alley	New South Wales	8	15	7	228	56	28.50	50.33	2	0	28	1
GB Hogg	Western Australia	8	14	1	219	59	16.85	50.58	1	0	29	1
JA Brayshaw	South Australia	3	6	0	212	96	35.33	46.90	2	0	25	0
TJ Dixon	Queensland	4	8	0	209	43	26.13	30.96	0	0	18	1
ME Waugh	New South Wales	2	4	0	194	159	48.50	50.65	0	1	22	2
AC Dale	Queensland	10	18	0	180	31	10.00	47.24	0	0	22	0
ML Love	Queensland	3	6	0	179	46	29.83	44.53	0	0	22	0
CR Miller	Tasmania	10	20	3	172	41	10.12	71.37	0	0	18	4
BP Julian	Western Australia	8	14	1	164	51	12.62	49.25	1	0	18	1
PW Jackson	Queensland	9	17	5	148	49	12.33	21.14	0	0	10	0
MR Foster	Victoria	5	10	1	140	32	15.56	23.85	0	0	8	0
SAJ Craig	Victoria	2	4	0	132	90	33.00	34.74	1	0	9	0
SM Katich	Western Australia	2	4	1	131	65*	43.67	35.22	1	0	11	0
JL Arnberger	New South Wales	1	2	0	128	71	64.00	48.30	2	0	15	0
MS Kasprowicz	Queensland	9	16	3	127	26	9.77	64.80	0	0	12	1
DW Fleming	Victoria	7	14	5	120	36	13.33	48.78	0	0	13	0
J Angel	Western Australia	8	15	3	117	28	9.75	26.41	0	0	10	0
BN Creevey	Queensland	6	11	2	113	48*	12.56	66.08	0	0	15	0
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	6	12	4	112	41*	14.00	19.08	0	0	2	0
MA Taylor	New South Wales	3	6	0	99	53	16.50	29.73	1	0	13	0
IA Healy	Queensland	2	3	0	96	88	32.00	65.31	1	0	15	0
AJ Daly	Tasmania	3	6	0	90	42	15.00	41.86	0	0	8	1
AM Smith	Victoria	3	6	0	89	36	14.83	39.56	0	0	8	0
MP Atkinson	Western Australia	1	2	2	88	45*	—	68.22	0	0	9	3
BJ Stacey	Victoria	5	10	2	86	32	10.75	32.09	0	0	9	1
DA Freedman	New South Wales	6	12	2	84	23*	8.40	34.43	0	0	10	0
RM Baker	Western Australia	4	8	2	84	48	14.00	35.44	0	0	7	0
GS Blewett	South Australia	1	2	0	81	66	40.50	53.64	1	0	15	0
JN Gillespie	South Australia	1	2	0	80	58	40.00	26.14	1	0	7	0
SP George	South Australia	7	14	2	75	19	6.25	40.98	0	0	7	0
BA Williams	Victoria	4	8	2	75	37	12.50	70.09	0	0	7	1
AJ Bichel	Queensland	3	5	0	63	58	12.60	50.40	1	0	7	0
MP Lavender	Western Australia	3	5	0	60	23	12.00	33.33	0	0	5	0
SA Muller	Queensland	7	13	3	60	19*	6.00	27.03	0	0	6	0
PE McIntyre	South Australia	9	18	2	59	23	3.69	25.43	0	0	5	0
AP Kimber	South Australia	2	4	0	54	27	13.50	24.22	0	0	4	0
B Mulder	Western Australia	7	13	2	52	25*	4.73	55.32	0	0	5	0
DS Webber	South Australia	2	4	0	50	41	12.50	40.32	0	0	7	0
SM Thompson	New South Wales	2	4	0	49	26	12.25	65.33	0	0	7	0
SCG MacGill	New South Wales	7	13	5	47	11*	5.88	30.13	0	0	4	0
MW Ridgway	Tasmania	7	14	3	46	21	4.18	46.94	0	0	5	0
BP Ricci	Victoria	1	2	0	46	43	23.00	31.51	0	0	2	0
MS Garnaut	Western Australia	10	18	4	40	10*	2.86	21.98	0	0	3	0
JR Bakker	Victoria	1	2	0	39	25	19.50	32.50	0	0	2	0
AM Stuart	New South Wales	6	11	0	34	19	3.09	22.67	0	0	2	0
BA Lodding	Victoria	2	4	0	33	18	8.25	22.92	0	0	2	0
SK Warne	Victoria	2	4	0	31	21	7.75	48.44	0	0	5	0
JM Allen	Western Australia	1	2	0	30	30	15.00	50.85	0	0	3	0
P Wilson	South Australia	5	10	2	28	11*	3.50	60.87	0	0	4	0
JM Saint	Tasmania	2	4	0	25	10	6.25	25.00	0	0	2	0
PR Reiffel	Victoria	2	4	1	24	23*	8.00	38.10	0	0	1	0
GD McGrath	New South Wales	1	2	0	18	17	9.00	36.73	0	0	1	0
JM Vaughan	South Australia	2	4	1	16	10*	5.33	22.54	0	0	2	0
MA Harrity	South Australia	7	14	6	16	7*	2.00	30.77	0	0	1	0
KM Harvey	Western Australia	3	6	0	16	9	2.67	69.57	0	0	3	0
DA Fitzgerald	South Australia	2	4	0	15	8	3.75	24.59	0	0	1	0
S Nikitaras	New South Wales	2	4	0	13	12	3.25	32.50	0	0	2	0
MJ Nicholson	Western Australia	2	3	0	10	10	3.33	21.28	0	0	1	0
SR Cary	Western Australia	1	2	1	8	8*	8.00	40.00	0	0	1	0
AB Eime	South Australia	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	23.33	0	0	0	0
PJ Hutchison	Tasmania	1	2	1	6	6*	6.00	28.57	0	0	0	0
JP Marquet	Tasmania	9	18	5	5	4	0.38	14.71	0	0	0	0
MS Mason	Western Australia	1	2	0	5	3	2.50	9.26	0	0	0	0
BN Wigney	South Australia	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	10.34	0	0	0	0
TF Corbett	Victoria	2	4	1	1	1	0.33	2.44	0	0	0	0
AD McGinty	Victoria	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	5.00	0	0	0	0
AW Saballus	Tasmania	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 88 players

Sheffield Shield 1996/97 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
MS Kasprowicz	Queensland	9	18	2,509	122	1,100	48	22.92	52.27	2.63	3	5/64
AC Dale	Queensland	10	19	2,729	170	927	42	22.07	64.98	2.04	2	6/38
TM Moody	Western Australia	9	17	2,143	94	926	38	24.37	56.39	2.59	1	7/41
BP Julian	Western Australia	8	15	1,798	74	850	35	24.29	51.37	2.84	2	7/48
BE McNamara	New South Wales	8	15	1,411	53	741	33	22.45	42.76	3.15	3	5/19
CR Miller	Tasmania	10	20	2,601	113	1,143	32	35.72	81.28	2.64	0	4/48
J Angel	Western Australia	8	16	1,646	81	685	31	22.10	53.10	2.50	0	4/20
PE McIntyre	South Australia	9	15	2,633	95	1,307	30	43.57	87.77	2.98	2	6/64
DJ Saker	Victoria	9	17	2,178	101	1,043	30	34.77	72.60	2.87	0	4/22
IJ Harvey	Victoria	9	17	1,569	68	819	28	29.25	56.04	3.13	2	7/44
S Young	Tasmania	10	20	2,083	99	1,027	27	38.04	77.15	2.96	1	5/26
JP Marquet	Tasmania	9	18	1,736	59	1,028	25	41.12	69.44	3.55	0	4/107
AJ Bichel	Queensland	3	6	977	49	414	25	16.56	39.08	2.54	4	6/56
MW Ridgway	Tasmania	7	13	1,605	59	854	24	35.58	66.88	3.19	1	6/88
PJS Alley	New South Wales	8	15	1,169	40	641	23	27.87	50.83	3.29	1	5/89
MS Garnaut	Western Australia	10	19	1,914	81	953	23	41.43	83.22	2.99	0	4/51
B Mulder	Western Australia	7	12	1,452	60	578	23	25.13	63.13	2.39	2	6/65
PW Jackson	Queensland	9	17	1,946	101	732	22	33.27	88.45	2.26	1	5/85
DJ Marsh	Tasmania	10	20	2,112	89	955	22	43.41	96.00	2.71	0	3/55
DW Fleming	Victoria	7	13	1,509	54	814	19	42.84	79.42	3.24	0	4/66
BE Young	South Australia	8	13	1,677	61	847	19	44.58	88.26	3.03	0	4/111
JC Scuderi	South Australia	6	11	687	26	352	19	18.53	36.16	3.07	1	5/43
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	10	19	1,579	77	620	18	34.44	87.72	2.36	1	6/66
P Wilson	South Australia	5	9	1,216	73	456	18	25.33	67.56	2.25	0	3/44
SA Muller	Queensland	7	14	1,134	34	575	17	33.82	66.71	3.04	1	5/76

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Sheffield Shield 1996/97 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
SCG MacGill	New South Wales	6	11	1,143	41	592	16	37.00	71.44	3.11	0	4/72
BN Creevey	Queensland	6	11	996	40	485	16	30.31	62.25	2.92	1	5/32
AM Stuart	New South Wales	6	11	900	33	496	15	33.07	60.00	3.31	1	5/63
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	6	11	1,213	58	567	14	40.50	86.64	2.80	0	4/67
SP George	South Australia	7	12	1,259	41	768	14	54.86	89.93	3.66	0	3/70
GB Hogg	Western Australia	8	13	1,059	31	566	13	43.54	81.46	3.21	0	3/73
S Lee	New South Wales	9	15	767	17	438	12	36.50	63.92	3.43	0	3/15
DA Freedman	New South Wales	6	12	870	31	487	12	40.58	72.50	3.36	0	3/92
MA Harrity	South Australia	7	13	1,173	45	623	12	51.92	97.75	3.19	0	3/73
KM Harvey	Western Australia	3	6	594	22	270	10	27.00	59.40	2.73	0	3/30
BJ Stacey	Victoria	5	10	730	20	456	10	45.60	73.00	3.75	0	4/122
BA Williams	Victoria	4	8	731	30	432	10	43.20	73.10	3.55	0	4/63
GI Foley	Queensland	11	18	1,192	42	661	9	73.44	132.44	3.33	0	2/56
SM Thompson	New South Wales	2	4	306	3	223	8	27.88	38.25	4.37	0	4/56
RM Baker	Western Australia	4	6	485	18	226	8	28.25	60.63	2.80	0	2/48
SK Warne	Victoria	2	4	582	31	201	5	40.20	116.40	2.07	0	3/25
PR Reiffel	Victoria	2	4	528	27	185	5	37.00	105.60	2.10	0	2/15
SG Law	Queensland	8	13	474	21	206	5	41.20	94.80	2.61	0	1/16
JN Gillespie	South Australia	1	1	180	8	64	5	12.80	36.00	2.13	1	5/64
JM Saint	Tasmania	2	4	324	14	179	5	35.80	64.80	3.31	0	3/44
S Nikitaras	New South Wales	2	4	288	6	199	5	39.80	57.60	4.15	0	3/76
BN Wigney	South Australia	1	2	228	5	138	5	27.60	45.60	3.63	0	3/76
MJ Nicholson	Western Australia	2	4	402	10	213	4	53.25	100.50	3.18	0	2/72
TF Corbett	Victoria	2	4	426	16	238	4	59.50	106.50	3.35	0	2/60
DR Martyn	Western Australia	9	11	306	11	138	3	46.00	102.00	2.71	0	1/12
GD McGrath	New South Wales	1	1	174	6	114	3	38.00	58.00	3.93	0	3/114
A Symonds	Queensland	5	5	216	5	116	3	38.67	72.00	3.22	0	1/10
AB Eime	South Australia	1	2	136	4	89	3	29.67	45.33	3.93	0	2/58
AM Smith	Victoria	3	4	372	20	151	3	50.33	124.00	2.44	0	2/39
ME Waugh	New South Wales	1	1	96	4	54	2	27.00	48.00	3.38	0	2/54
MTG Elliott	Victoria	1	2	78	1	38	2	19.00	39.00	2.92	0	1/13
BJ Hodge	Victoria	5	7	234	4	165	2	82.50	117.00	4.23	0	1/8
BA Johnson	South Australia	5	8	223	2	150	2	75.00	111.50	4.04	0	2/40
AD McGinty	Victoria	1	1	90	5	67	2	33.50	45.00	4.47	0	2/67
JP Maher	Queensland	4	5	102	2	74	2	37.00	51.00	4.35	0	1/17
GR Parker	South Australia	2	2	144	3	86	2	43.00	72.00	3.58	0	1/34
DC Boon	Tasmania	4	5	80	6	52	1	52.00	80.00	3.90	0	1/23
MG Bevan	New South Wales	1	1	126	4	71	1	71.00	126.00	3.38	0	1/71
MS Mason	Western Australia	1	1	138	6	72	1	72.00	138.00	3.13	0	1/72
SAJ Craig	Victoria	2	3	210	8	161	1	161.00	210.00	4.60	0	1/31
JR Bakker	Victoria	1	2	72	3	35	1	35.00	72.00	2.92	0	1/27
LD Harper	Victoria	4	4	108	3	55	1	55.00	108.00	3.06	0	1/34
DM Jones	Victoria	2	2	36	0	25	0	—	—	4.17	0	0/10
SR Waugh	New South Wales	3	4	132	8	53	0	—	—	2.41	0	0/0
MJ Slater	New South Wales	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
GS Blewett	South Australia	1	1	90	3	53	0	—	—	3.53	0	0/53
RT Ponting	Tasmania	4	5	72	4	29	0	—	—	2.42	0	0/0
MJ Di Venuto	Tasmania	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
DF Hills	Tasmania	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
DS Lehmann	South Australia	4	4	86	1	78	0	—	—	5.44	0	0/4
RJ Davison	New South Wales	2	2	19	0	16	0	—	—	5.05	0	0/4
RJ Campbell	Western Australia	1	1	18	0	16	0	—	—	5.33	0	0/16
AW Saballus	Tasmania	1	2	120	1	84	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/28
JM Allen	Western Australia	1	2	120	3	87	0	—	—	4.35	0	0/22
MP Atkinson	Western Australia	1	1	162	10	61	0	—	—	2.26	0	0/61
SR Cary	Western Australia	1	2	174	6	90	0	—	—	3.10	0	0/23
MEK Hussey	Western Australia	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
RP Larkin	Victoria	1	1	54	1	31	0	—	—	3.44	0	0/31
MP Mott	Queensland	1	1	30	0	33	0	—	—	6.60	0	0/33
BP Ricci	Victoria	1	2	60	2	34	0	—	—	3.40	0	0/6
PJ Hutchison	Tasmania	1	2	84	2	77	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/30
MP Faull	South Australia	1	1	12	0	14	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/14
MR Foster	Victoria	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0

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 1996/97. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1996/97 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Western Australia	11	6	2	3	5,747	147	39.10	560	5,888	197	29.89
Queensland	11	5	1	5	5,531	164	33.73	549	5,525	196	28.19
New South Wales	10	4	4	2	5,422	160	33.89	449	4,937	153	32.27
Tasmania	10	3	4	3	6,027	145	41.57	481	5,574	143	38.98
Victoria	10	3	5	2	5,147	176	29.24	431	5,733	144	39.81
South Australia	10	2	7	1	4,971	178	27.93	527	5,188	137	37.87

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 · 1996/97

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

1997-03-21 to 1997-03-25 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 165 & 304
Queensland: 320 & 309

Queensland won by 160 runs

1997-03-13 to 1997-03-16 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 205 & 224
Western Australia: 458/9d

Western Australia won by an innings and 29 runs

1997-03-13 to 1997-03-16 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 277 & 218
South Australia: 160 & 198

Queensland won by 137 runs

1997-03-13 to 1997-03-16 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 449 & 305/4
Tasmania: 463/7d & 290/5d

New South Wales won by 6 wickets

1997-03-07 to 1997-03-08 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 228 & 80/1
New South Wales: 89 & 217

Western Australia won by 9 wickets

1997-03-07 to 1997-03-10 · Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Tasmania: 408 & 263/9d
Queensland: 283 & 198/4

Match drawn

1997-03-07 to 1997-03-10 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 216 & 449/9d
Victoria: 241 & 263

South Australia won by 161 runs

1997-02-14 to 1997-02-17 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 414 & 320/8
Queensland: 400

Match drawn

1997-02-11 to 1997-02-14 · Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Tasmania: 248 & 351/5
South Australia: 387 & 209/5d

Tasmania won by 5 wickets

1997-02-05 to 1997-02-08 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 191 & 213/8
Queensland: 229 & 355/4d

Match drawn

1997-02-01 to 1997-02-04 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 293 & 142
Tasmania: 425 & 11/0

Tasmania won by 10 wickets

1997-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 164 & 391/8
New South Wales: 290 & 264/8d

Victoria won by 2 wickets

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1996/97 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	6
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	5
Bellerive Oval, Hobart	5
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	5
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	5
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	4
Bankstown Oval, Sydney	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 1996/97, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1996/97 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
JL Langer	274*	South Australia	1996-12-20
DS Lehmann	255	Queensland	1997-01-10
MTG Elliott	187	New South Wales	1996-11-08
SR Waugh	186*	Queensland	1996-12-19
DS Lehmann	167	Victoria	1997-03-07

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1996/97 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
TM Moody	7/41	Tasmania	1997-01-24
IJ Harvey	7/44	South Australia	1996-11-15
BP Julian	7/48	Victoria	1997-03-13
AC Dale	6/38	Western Australia	1997-03-21
AJ Bichel	6/56	New South Wales	1996-12-19

* 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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