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New South Wales 1987/88 cricket statistics and records

New South Wales in Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1987/88; Tests are excluded.

ME Waugh leads the displayed batting table with 833 runs. GF Lawson leads the bowling table with 42 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
10
Recorded players
20
Wins
4
Recorded venues
7

Selected season match starts: 1987-11-14 to 1988-03-02. 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 · 1987-88

League table for 1987/88. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1987-88 Single Division standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Western Australia1062240
2Queensland1053232
3New South Wales1044224
4Victoria1021722
5South Australia1024416
6Tasmania101636

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.

Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1987/88

Figures earned for New South Wales only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

New South Wales Sheffield Shield 1987/88 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
ME Waugh10833
MA Taylor10459
MD O'Neill9436
GRJ Matthews10358
SR Waugh5323

Recorded innings through 1988-03-02. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

New South Wales Sheffield Shield 1987/88 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
GF Lawson1042
GRJ Matthews1032
MR Whitney828
DR Gilbert615
SR Waugh414

Recorded innings through 1988-03-02. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1987/88

All recorded players for New South Wales in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 20 players

New South Wales 1987/88 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
ME WaughNew South Wales1018383311655.5359.8944947
MA TaylorNew South Wales1018045914425.5036.1721250
MD O'NeillNew South Wales9163436130*33.5447.8621580
GRJ MatthewsNew South Wales101823586222.3846.1320380
SR WaughNew South Wales59132317040.3840.8311281
SB SmithNew South Wales61002528425.2061.6120320
PL TaylorNew South Wales61032317833.0054.2310260
TH BaylissNew South Wales4701796825.5750.1410140
J DysonNew South Wales510215760*19.6334.8910170
GF LawsonNew South Wales10182119287.4443.5900110
DR GilbertNew South Wales61218417*7.6440.190090
GC DyerNew South Wales59062256.8932.290040
SG HookeyNew South Wales120604430.0057.690041
PA EmeryNew South Wales2415728*19.0024.680040
SJ RixonNew South Wales350512810.2040.800030
SM SmallNew South Wales240442711.0047.310060
GR RobertsonNew South Wales120383819.0039.180060
MJ BennettNew South Wales5803384.1322.920030
MR WhitneyNew South Wales8145215*2.3317.650010
RA JonesNew South Wales2421587.5044.120020

Bowling · 11 players

New South Wales 1987/88 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
GF LawsonNew South Wales10182,0181027924218.8648.052.3536/31
GRJ MatthewsNew South Wales10172,0131037463223.3162.912.2226/97
MR WhitneyNew South Wales8141,420526252822.3250.712.6435/33
DR GilbertNew South Wales6111,023315411536.0768.203.1715/94
SR WaughNew South Wales48555172321416.5739.642.5115/50
PL TaylorNew South Wales611979464181138.0089.002.5603/19
ME WaughNew South Wales682767158626.3346.003.4303/49
MJ BennettNew South Wales5742618174443.50106.502.4502/49
RA JonesNew South Wales242766150437.5069.003.2602/49
GR RobertsonNew South Wales12189999199.00189.003.1401/62
MD O'NeillNew South Wales45132364164.00132.002.9101/8
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 season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1987/88. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

New South Wales 1987/88 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
New South Wales1044204,00014427.784674,17316325.60

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 · 1987/88

Latest 10 of 10 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1988-03-02 to 1988-03-05 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v Tasmania

New South Wales
460 & 72/2
Tasmania
327 & 204

New South Wales won by 8 wickets

1988-02-24 to 1988-02-27 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v Western Australia

New South Wales
295 & 213/8d

New South Wales won by 131 runs

1988-02-12 to 1988-02-15 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria v New South Wales

Victoria
403 & 212/5d
New South Wales
279 & 206/5

Match drawn

1988-01-22 to 1988-01-25 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v New South Wales

South Australia
319 & 113/3d
New South Wales
150/2d & 219

South Australia won by 63 runs

1988-01-01 to 1988-01-04 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v New South Wales

Queensland
278 & 203

Queensland won by 52 runs

1987-12-18 to 1987-12-21 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v Victoria

Match drawn

1987-12-11 to 1987-12-13 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia v New South Wales

Western Australia won by an innings and 10 runs

1987-12-04 to 1987-12-07 · Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport

Tasmania v New South Wales

Tasmania
134 & 295

New South Wales won by an innings and 38 runs

1987-11-27 to 1987-11-29 · No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle

New South Wales v Queensland

Queensland
210 & 345/6d

Queensland won by 333 runs

1987-11-14 to 1987-11-16 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v South Australia

New South Wales
206 & 98/4

New South Wales won by 6 wickets

Recorded venues

New South Wales 1987/88 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney4
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1
Formby Recreation Ground, Devonport1
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle1
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Sheffield Shield 1987/88 for New South Wales, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1987/88 batting innings records for New South Wales
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
SR Waugh170Victoria1987-12-18
MA Taylor144Tasmania1988-03-02
MD O'Neill130*Tasmania1987-12-04
ME Waugh116Tasmania1988-03-02
ME Waugh114*Victoria1987-12-18

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1987/88 bowling innings records for New South Wales
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
GF Lawson6/31South Australia1987-11-14
GF Lawson6/40Tasmania1988-03-02
GRJ Matthews6/97Victoria1988-02-12
MR Whitney5/33South Australia1987-11-14
GRJ Matthews5/49Western Australia1987-12-11

* 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.

Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for New South Wales in 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 2026-03-14. 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.