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Sheffield Shield 1997/98 statistics and records

Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1997/98; Tests are excluded.

DF Hills leads the displayed batting table with 1,132 runs. CR Miller leads the bowling table with 67 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 31
Recorded players: 128
Recorded teams: 6
Recorded venues: 9

Selected season match starts: 1997-10-15 to 1998-03-20. 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 · 1997-98

League table for 1997/98. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1997-98 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Western Australia	10	6	3	1	40
2	Tasmania	10	6	3	1	40
3	Queensland	10	3	4	3	22
4	New South Wales	10	3	3	4	20
5	Victoria	10	2	4	4	18
6	South Australia	10	1	4	5	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 1997/98

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 1997/98 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
DF Hills	11	1,132
LD Harper	10	965
JL Langer	10	892
DM Jones	10	853
MJ Di Venuto	10	845

Recorded innings through 1998-03-20. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield 1997/98 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
CR Miller	11	67
BP Julian	9	39
DA Freedman	7	38
J Angel	9	36
SCG MacGill	6	35

Recorded innings through 1998-03-20. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1997/98

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 · 128 players

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DF Hills	Tasmania	11	21	1	1,132	265	56.60	53.12	2	4	140	2
LD Harper	Victoria	10	20	2	965	207*	53.61	49.82	1	4	86	1
JL Langer	Western Australia	10	17	1	892	235	55.75	54.42	2	3	84	3
DM Jones	Victoria	10	20	3	853	151*	50.18	46.82	5	3	76	3
MJ Di Venuto	Tasmania	10	19	1	845	189	46.94	60.92	6	1	108	0
JD Siddons	South Australia	9	17	1	838	117	52.38	59.39	6	2	108	7
ML Hayden	Queensland	9	16	0	836	181	52.25	60.80	3	4	96	7
A Symonds	Queensland	10	18	1	801	163	47.12	59.91	2	4	94	6
MEK Hussey	Western Australia	11	19	1	782	134	43.44	45.60	1	3	99	0
J Cox	Tasmania	11	21	3	752	126	41.78	40.30	3	2	80	1
RJ Campbell	Western Australia	11	19	0	726	177	38.21	74.16	3	3	107	3
DR Martyn	Western Australia	11	19	1	708	141*	39.33	60.26	5	2	73	5
TM Moody	Western Australia	8	14	4	702	160	70.20	56.61	3	3	78	6
DC Boon	Tasmania	11	21	2	674	146	35.47	46.64	5	1	89	1
RJ Davison	New South Wales	7	14	2	630	169	52.50	39.80	1	3	48	0
DA Fitzgerald	South Australia	10	19	0	613	85	32.26	44.84	5	0	81	1
S Young	Tasmania	11	21	2	604	105	31.79	44.15	5	1	62	2
GS Blewett	South Australia	7	14	0	595	111	42.50	49.26	3	1	64	4
S Lee	New South Wales	10	20	4	570	183*	35.63	64.70	1	1	62	7
MG Bevan	New South Wales	6	12	4	557	153	69.63	45.58	3	2	70	0
MTG Elliott	Victoria	8	16	0	556	187	34.75	52.16	0	2	56	8
MJ Slater	New South Wales	7	14	0	550	137	39.29	56.88	3	1	53	2
MA Taylor	New South Wales	6	12	0	525	124	43.75	39.65	6	1	48	0
ML Love	Queensland	9	16	1	512	129	34.13	46.89	2	1	56	0
BJ Hodge	Victoria	7	14	1	494	116*	38.00	50.20	2	1	63	1

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Sheffield Shield 1997/98 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
CJ Richards	New South Wales	7	14	0	469	164	33.50	49.11	3	1	57	0
JP Maher	Queensland	10	18	0	461	77	25.61	41.83	3	0	40	1
DJ Marsh	Tasmania	11	21	4	437	82*	25.71	51.41	3	0	57	2
AC Gilchrist	Western Australia	7	12	3	421	203*	46.78	68.01	0	2	53	3
TJ Nielsen	South Australia	10	19	2	412	115	24.24	37.76	0	1	32	1
DS Berry	Victoria	10	20	2	411	166*	22.83	44.24	0	1	38	1
DS Webber	South Australia	6	11	2	411	145	45.67	57.40	2	1	50	1
GI Foley	Queensland	10	18	2	405	82	25.31	44.75	2	0	42	3
BP Julian	Western Australia	9	15	2	401	124	30.85	74.95	1	2	48	12
SM Katich	Western Australia	6	12	1	400	93*	36.36	41.28	3	0	51	1
RJ Tucker	Tasmania	8	15	0	367	99	24.47	52.28	3	0	48	2
BE Young	South Australia	9	17	4	358	66	27.54	40.91	2	0	42	0
SR Waugh	New South Wales	4	8	3	352	202*	70.40	59.16	2	1	48	1
RT Ponting	Tasmania	3	6	3	330	129*	110.00	60.55	0	2	30	3
DS Lehmann	South Australia	4	7	0	329	138	47.00	55.57	1	1	35	1
GB Gardiner	Victoria	6	12	2	321	133*	32.10	40.74	2	1	27	2
AJ Bichel	Queensland	6	11	1	319	110	31.90	69.65	2	1	47	0
MN Atkinson	Tasmania	11	21	4	287	47	16.88	44.02	0	0	22	0
MP Faull	South Australia	5	9	0	282	103	31.33	44.48	2	1	26	3
IJ Harvey	Victoria	5	10	1	273	109	30.33	58.46	1	1	27	4
PA Emery	New South Wales	9	18	3	260	51*	17.33	37.90	2	0	31	0
SAJ Craig	Victoria	5	10	3	251	71*	35.86	40.22	2	0	17	2
JL Arnberger	Victoria	4	8	0	245	74	30.63	42.61	2	0	26	1
IA Healy	Queensland	6	10	2	236	50	29.50	37.88	1	0	16	0
ME Waugh	New South Wales	4	8	1	228	72	32.57	49.57	2	0	27	3
SG Law	Queensland	4	7	1	216	107	36.00	70.13	1	1	29	1
BA Johnson	South Australia	6	11	0	212	39	19.27	31.74	0	0	16	0
DJ Saker	Victoria	9	18	6	202	50*	16.83	42.89	1	0	23	0
WA Seccombe	Queensland	4	8	1	165	54*	23.57	32.42	1	0	8	2
CJ Davies	South Australia	3	6	0	151	55	25.17	41.37	1	0	11	2
PW Jackson	Queensland	9	16	4	148	41	12.33	21.86	0	0	12	0
GB Hogg	Western Australia	6	10	2	146	37	18.25	48.99	0	0	12	1
KJ Roberts	New South Wales	3	6	2	143	78*	35.75	43.87	1	0	12	0
RM Baker	Western Australia	4	7	0	128	33	18.29	52.89	0	0	16	1
MP Mott	Queensland	5	9	1	122	44	15.25	28.77	0	0	13	0
JC Scuderi	South Australia	3	5	1	122	43	30.50	33.42	0	0	14	0
DW Fleming	Victoria	7	14	2	109	45*	9.08	70.78	0	0	13	0
GR Vimpani	Victoria	5	10	1	109	30	12.11	33.44	0	0	11	0
BS Targett	Tasmania	9	17	2	106	29	7.07	35.57	0	0	15	0
KJ Geyer	New South Wales	3	6	0	106	41	17.67	40.15	0	0	11	0
AM Stuart	New South Wales	8	16	3	101	28*	7.77	58.72	0	0	18	0
CR Miller	Tasmania	11	21	4	97	38	5.71	70.29	0	0	15	2
BE McNamara	New South Wales	2	4	1	96	68*	32.00	35.29	1	0	10	0
PR Reiffel	Victoria	2	4	1	95	60	31.67	50.00	1	0	5	2
BN Creevey	Queensland	3	5	2	95	52	31.67	43.78	1	0	9	1
MP Atkinson	Western Australia	5	9	3	92	32	15.33	47.67	0	0	10	0
JM Vaughan	South Australia	2	4	0	89	61	22.25	36.48	1	0	6	0
DA Freedman	New South Wales	7	14	1	87	22	6.69	38.67	0	0	5	0
BN Wigney	South Australia	4	8	1	83	31	11.86	41.09	0	0	7	0
P Wilson	South Australia	4	7	1	83	27	13.83	59.71	0	0	9	0
MW Ridgway	Tasmania	8	15	3	78	35	6.50	35.94	0	0	6	1
J Angel	Western Australia	9	15	4	72	52	6.55	36.92	1	0	9	1
AC Dale	Queensland	5	8	0	66	39	8.25	73.33	0	0	8	0
SH Cook	New South Wales	6	12	1	61	27	5.55	39.35	0	0	8	0
GR Parker	South Australia	2	4	0	61	37	15.25	32.45	0	0	1	0
PE McIntyre	South Australia	4	8	2	60	43	10.00	42.55	0	0	7	0
SP George	South Australia	4	7	2	59	26	11.80	67.05	0	0	4	3
J Stewart	Western Australia	4	7	1	56	17	9.33	46.28	0	0	7	0
SA Muller	Queensland	3	6	0	56	26	9.33	33.94	0	0	3	0
MJP Minagall	South Australia	2	4	0	56	43	14.00	48.28	0	0	1	0
R Chee Quee	New South Wales	1	2	0	52	40	26.00	49.06	0	0	4	0
JM Davison	Victoria	4	8	0	50	19	6.25	58.14	0	0	4	0
MS Kasprowicz	Queensland	7	12	3	46	13*	5.11	42.59	0	0	6	0
BA Williams	Victoria	3	6	1	46	25*	9.20	63.01	0	0	5	0
SL Flegler	Victoria	2	4	0	44	14	11.00	26.83	0	0	6	0
JN Gillespie	South Australia	2	4	0	43	25	10.75	16.80	0	0	1	0
JH Dawes	Queensland	5	10	4	41	15*	6.83	34.75	0	0	2	0
SK Warne	Victoria	3	6	1	40	27	8.00	76.92	0	0	4	0
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	2	4	0	35	35	8.75	30.70	0	0	3	0
MWH Inness	Victoria	6	12	2	35	27	3.50	19.44	0	0	3	0
GJ Rowell	Queensland	2	4	0	32	16	8.00	45.07	0	0	3	0
LW Kahler	Queensland	2	4	0	32	24	8.00	19.88	0	0	3	0
NT Adcock	South Australia	2	4	0	29	25	7.25	33.72	0	0	3	0
BJ Hook	South Australia	1	2	0	27	17	13.50	30.00	0	0	2	0
CA Glassock	New South Wales	1	2	0	25	14	12.50	20.16	0	0	3	0
GC Rummans	New South Wales	2	4	0	24	11	6.00	31.17	0	0	2	0
MP Lavender	Western Australia	1	1	0	23	23	23.00	33.82	0	0	3	0
BJ Oldroyd	Western Australia	4	7	0	22	13	3.14	20.56	0	0	1	0
SCG MacGill	New South Wales	6	12	1	21	9	1.91	46.67	0	0	1	0
SR Cary	Western Australia	4	8	3	19	9	3.80	46.34	0	0	3	0
DG Wright	Tasmania	3	6	1	19	19	3.80	55.88	0	0	3	0
MA Harrity	South Australia	6	12	8	18	10*	4.50	28.13	0	0	1	0
MD Kelton	South Australia	2	4	0	18	6	4.50	18.56	0	0	3	0
MS Garnaut	Western Australia	5	8	0	17	8	2.13	36.17	0	0	2	0
PJ Hutchison	Tasmania	1	2	0	17	11	8.50	33.33	0	0	1	0
GR Robertson	New South Wales	1	2	1	12	7*	12.00	80.00	0	0	2	0
SR Clark	New South Wales	3	6	1	10	4*	2.00	43.48	0	0	0	0
JP Marquet	Tasmania	2	4	0	8	8	2.00	44.44	0	0	0	0
TJ Dixon	Queensland	1	2	0	8	7	4.00	33.33	0	0	1	0
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	2	4	0	5	5	1.25	71.43	0	0	0	0
MG Dighton	Western Australia	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	10.64	0	0	0	0
APS Robertson	Victoria	1	2	1	5	3	5.00	12.82	0	0	0	0
PJS Alley	New South Wales	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	200.00	0	0	1	0
MS Mason	Western Australia	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	13.79	0	0	0	0
GD McGrath	New South Wales	2	4	1	2	2*	0.67	40.00	0	0	0	0
SM Thompson	New South Wales	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	8.70	0	0	0	0
PQ Harper	Victoria	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	7.14	0	0	0	0
AB Eime	South Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
B Lee	New South Wales	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
KM Harvey	Western Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
BA Swain	South Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
B Mulder	Western Australia	3	5	1	0	0*	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
KS Pickering	South Australia	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 96 players

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CR Miller	Tasmania	11	22	3,586	159	1,642	67	24.51	53.52	2.75	5	7/49
BP Julian	Western Australia	9	17	1,944	74	988	39	25.33	49.85	3.05	2	7/39
DA Freedman	New South Wales	7	14	2,034	89	915	38	24.08	53.53	2.70	3	7/106
J Angel	Western Australia	9	17	1,824	78	800	36	22.22	50.67	2.63	0	4/45
SCG MacGill	New South Wales	6	11	1,813	64	985	35	28.14	51.80	3.26	4	6/64
BE Young	South Australia	9	14	2,741	98	1,329	34	39.09	80.62	2.91	2	5/64
DW Fleming	Victoria	7	12	1,772	86	660	33	20.00	53.70	2.23	2	6/35
MW Ridgway	Tasmania	8	16	1,645	76	879	29	30.31	56.72	3.21	1	6/50
MS Kasprowicz	Queensland	7	13	1,368	62	578	28	20.64	48.86	2.54	0	4/22
DJ Saker	Victoria	9	16	2,041	84	978	28	34.93	72.89	2.88	0	4/42
AJ Bichel	Queensland	6	11	1,167	44	537	24	22.38	48.63	2.76	0	4/33
DJ Marsh	Tasmania	11	19	1,784	83	849	24	35.38	74.33	2.86	1	7/57
BS Targett	Tasmania	9	18	1,573	68	791	23	34.39	68.39	3.02	0	4/143
TM Moody	Western Australia	8	15	1,539	73	665	22	30.23	69.95	2.59	1	5/20
MP Atkinson	Western Australia	5	9	868	32	453	22	20.59	39.45	3.13	1	5/92
JH Dawes	Queensland	5	10	947	35	485	20	24.25	47.35	3.07	0	4/27
MWH Inness	Victoria	6	11	1,116	47	548	19	28.84	58.74	2.95	0	4/42
S Young	Tasmania	11	18	1,702	79	857	18	47.61	94.56	3.02	0	3/69
MA Harrity	South Australia	6	11	1,365	48	696	18	38.67	75.83	3.06	0	3/48
PE McIntyre	South Australia	4	6	1,174	37	690	17	40.59	69.06	3.53	1	5/175
AC Dale	Queensland	5	10	1,152	61	419	17	24.65	67.76	2.18	1	5/19
SH Cook	New South Wales	6	11	1,026	42	515	15	34.33	68.40	3.01	0	4/60
JM Davison	Victoria	4	8	1,262	56	679	15	45.27	84.13	3.23	1	5/84
AM Stuart	New South Wales	8	14	1,198	43	731	14	52.21	85.57	3.66	1	7/76
SA Muller	Queensland	2	4	396	17	226	13	17.38	30.46	3.42	1	5/73

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Sheffield Shield 1997/98 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
S Lee	New South Wales	10	14	993	25	584	12	48.67	82.75	3.53	0	3/26
IJ Harvey	Victoria	5	9	800	29	420	12	35.00	66.67	3.15	0	4/27
MS Garnaut	Western Australia	5	10	838	41	467	12	38.92	69.83	3.34	0	3/31
PW Jackson	Queensland	9	18	1,788	94	653	12	54.42	149.00	2.19	0	3/89
J Stewart	Western Australia	4	7	1,063	35	541	12	45.08	88.58	3.05	0	3/68
BN Wigney	South Australia	4	6	703	24	362	12	30.17	58.58	3.09	1	5/37
SR Cary	Western Australia	4	8	907	43	390	11	35.45	82.45	2.58	0	4/96
P Wilson	South Australia	4	6	925	42	396	11	36.00	84.09	2.57	0	4/53
A Symonds	Queensland	8	16	651	27	320	10	32.00	65.10	2.95	0	2/22
DR Martyn	Western Australia	9	12	450	19	205	9	22.78	50.00	2.73	0	4/46
BJ Hodge	Victoria	6	9	468	17	290	9	32.22	52.00	3.72	0	4/92
SK Warne	Victoria	3	6	846	28	488	8	61.00	105.75	3.46	0	3/70
GR Robertson	New South Wales	1	2	306	23	92	7	13.14	43.71	1.80	1	5/37
GI Foley	Queensland	10	15	774	20	450	6	75.00	129.00	3.49	0	2/38
SP George	South Australia	4	5	786	23	426	6	71.00	131.00	3.25	0	3/65
GS Blewett	South Australia	7	10	727	27	342	5	68.40	145.40	2.82	0	3/85
BN Creevey	Queensland	3	4	333	12	197	5	39.40	66.60	3.55	1	5/51
SAJ Craig	Victoria	5	7	425	13	305	5	61.00	85.00	4.31	0	2/89
BJ Oldroyd	Western Australia	4	6	330	12	169	5	33.80	66.00	3.07	0	2/3
BA Williams	Victoria	3	5	547	15	326	5	65.20	109.40	3.58	0	3/120
PJ Hutchison	Tasmania	1	2	101	1	72	5	14.40	20.20	4.28	0	4/34
DG Wright	Tasmania	3	5	438	13	282	5	56.40	87.60	3.86	0	1/24
GRJ Matthews	New South Wales	2	3	654	18	325	4	81.25	163.50	2.98	0	3/197
MG Bevan	New South Wales	5	8	318	4	209	4	52.25	79.50	3.94	0	2/43
GB Hogg	Western Australia	5	8	606	15	376	4	94.00	151.50	3.72	0	1/37
BE McNamara	New South Wales	2	3	258	8	154	4	38.50	64.50	3.58	0	3/47
GJ Rowell	Queensland	2	4	402	18	163	4	40.75	100.50	2.43	0	3/73
SR Clark	New South Wales	3	6	640	19	307	4	76.75	160.00	2.88	0	2/73
AIC Dodemaide	Victoria	2	4	336	12	180	3	60.00	112.00	3.21	0	1/28
PR Reiffel	Victoria	2	4	451	22	177	3	59.00	150.33	2.35	0	2/35
JP Marquet	Tasmania	2	4	240	5	161	3	53.67	80.00	4.03	0	1/20
RJ Davison	New South Wales	4	5	302	24	95	3	31.67	100.67	1.89	0	1/5
B Lee	New South Wales	1	2	198	7	114	3	38.00	66.00	3.45	0	2/15
BA Johnson	South Australia	6	10	427	13	257	3	85.67	142.33	3.61	0	2/27
BA Swain	South Australia	1	2	204	10	78	3	26.00	68.00	2.29	0	2/46
GD McGrath	New South Wales	2	3	408	15	202	2	101.00	204.00	2.97	0	1/30
SG Law	Queensland	3	4	420	28	137	2	68.50	210.00	1.96	0	1/33
RJ Tucker	Tasmania	5	5	156	2	103	2	51.50	78.00	3.96	0	1/20
MTG Elliott	Victoria	4	6	234	5	137	2	68.50	117.00	3.51	0	1/25
MS Mason	Western Australia	1	1	120	2	60	2	30.00	60.00	3.00	0	2/60
KM Harvey	Western Australia	1	2	126	6	44	2	22.00	63.00	2.10	0	2/15
JC Scuderi	South Australia	2	4	378	23	135	2	67.50	189.00	2.14	0	1/32
JN Gillespie	South Australia	2	2	222	14	83	1	83.00	222.00	2.24	0	1/61
SM Thompson	New South Wales	1	2	174	5	113	1	113.00	174.00	3.90	0	1/88
AB Eime	South Australia	1	2	132	6	83	1	83.00	132.00	3.77	0	1/45
RM Baker	Western Australia	2	3	132	6	72	1	72.00	132.00	3.27	0	1/32
GB Gardiner	Victoria	1	1	12	1	6	1	6.00	12.00	3.00	0	1/6
ML Love	Queensland	1	1	6	0	5	1	5.00	6.00	5.00	0	1/5
JP Maher	Queensland	5	6	150	4	103	1	103.00	150.00	4.12	0	1/25
B Mulder	Western Australia	3	4	300	8	194	1	194.00	300.00	3.88	0	1/76
KS Pickering	South Australia	1	1	108	2	78	1	78.00	108.00	4.33	0	1/78
MJP Minagall	South Australia	2	3	354	4	245	1	245.00	354.00	4.15	0	1/154
DM Jones	Victoria	1	1	6	0	12	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/12
SR Waugh	New South Wales	2	2	54	1	47	0	—	—	5.22	0	0/12
ME Waugh	New South Wales	3	3	204	4	109	0	—	—	3.21	0	0/9
JL Langer	Western Australia	3	3	60	2	28	0	—	—	2.80	0	0/0
RT Ponting	Tasmania	1	1	30	2	15	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/15
DF Hills	Tasmania	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
DS Lehmann	South Australia	3	3	107	1	82	0	—	—	4.60	0	0/12
JL Arnberger	Victoria	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
PJS Alley	New South Wales	1	1	114	4	54	0	—	—	2.84	0	0/54
WA Seccombe	Queensland	1	1	3	0	3	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/3
DS Webber	South Australia	1	1	24	0	10	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/10
GR Parker	South Australia	1	1	48	1	33	0	—	—	4.13	0	0/33
DA Fitzgerald	South Australia	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
MP Faull	South Australia	1	1	24	0	29	0	—	—	7.25	0	0/29
LD Harper	Victoria	1	1	12	0	17	0	—	—	8.50	0	0/17
SL Flegler	Victoria	2	4	222	5	148	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/1
APS Robertson	Victoria	1	1	114	3	93	0	—	—	4.89	0	0/93
LW Kahler	Queensland	1	1	18	0	15	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/15
BJ Hook	South Australia	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1

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 1997/98. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Western Australia	11	7	3	1	5,936	148	40.11	593	5,617	188	29.88
Tasmania	11	6	4	1	6,096	161	37.86	569	5,816	183	31.78
New South Wales	10	3	3	4	5,224	140	37.31	532	5,745	152	37.80
Queensland	10	3	4	3	4,834	157	30.79	650	4,428	150	29.52
Victoria	10	2	4	4	5,461	160	34.13	509	5,619	146	38.49
South Australia	10	1	4	5	5,197	171	30.39	452	5,523	118	46.81

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 · 1997/98

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

1998-03-20 to 1998-03-23 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 571 & 63/3
Tasmania: 285 & 348

Western Australia won by 7 wickets

1998-03-12 to 1998-03-15 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria: 317/6d & 136
Tasmania: 373/9d & 200

Tasmania won by 120 runs

1998-03-12 to 1998-03-15 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 197 & 313
Western Australia: 405/8d & 106/5

Western Australia won by 5 wickets

1998-03-12 to 1998-03-15 · No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle

New South Wales: 284 & 63/1
South Australia: 352 & 258/7d

Match drawn

1998-03-05 to 1998-03-08 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 196 & 388/8d
Victoria: 157 & 315

Western Australia won by 112 runs

1998-03-05 to 1998-03-08 · Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Tasmania: 468/9d & 94/1
New South Wales: 332 & 226

Tasmania won by 9 wickets

1998-03-05 to 1998-03-08 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 302 & 241/7
Queensland: 268 & 349/7d

Match drawn

1998-02-14 to 1998-02-16 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia: 470/7d
New South Wales: 150 & 183

Western Australia won by an innings and 137 runs

1998-02-11 to 1998-02-14 · Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Tasmania: 292 & 204/0
Queensland: 175 & 318

Tasmania won by 10 wickets

1998-02-10 to 1998-02-13 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia: 205 & 414
Victoria: 442/4d & 178/6

Victoria won by 4 wickets

1998-02-04 to 1998-02-06 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland: 236 & 154
South Australia: 218 & 173/6

South Australia won by 4 wickets

1998-02-04 to 1998-02-07 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales: 200 & 269
Tasmania: 202 & 347

Tasmania won by 80 runs

Recorded venues

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 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	4
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle	2
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	2
North Sydney Oval, Sydney	1
Princes Park, 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 1997/98, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DF Hills	265	South Australia	1998-01-15
JL Langer	235	South Australia	1997-11-14
LD Harper	207*	South Australia	1997-11-27
DF Hills	205	Victoria	1997-12-19
AC Gilchrist	203*	South Australia	1997-10-23

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
BP Julian	7/39	New South Wales	1997-11-20
CR Miller	7/49	Victoria	1998-03-12
DJ Marsh	7/57	New South Wales	1998-02-04
AM Stuart	7/76	Western Australia	1997-11-20
DA Freedman	7/106	Tasmania	1998-02-04

* 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.

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

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Recent recorded matches · 1997/98

Western Australia v Tasmania

Victoria v Tasmania

Queensland v Western Australia

New South Wales v South Australia

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