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Queensland 1953/54 cricket statistics and records

Queensland in Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1953/54; Tests are excluded.

KD Mackay leads the displayed batting table with 723 runs. VN Raymer leads the bowling table with 28 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
7
Recorded players
13
Wins
1
Recorded venues
4

Selected season match starts: 1953-11-13 to 1954-02-12. 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 · 1953-54

League table for 1953/54. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 1953-54 Single Division standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1New South Wales741—26
2Victoria741—24
3Queensland712—13
4South Australia713—8
5Western Australia403—3

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

Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1953/54

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

Leading run scorers

Queensland Sheffield Shield 1953/54 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
KD Mackay7723
CE Harvey7421
PJP Burge7418
RG Archer7342
KA Archer7316

Recorded innings through 1954-02-12. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Queensland Sheffield Shield 1953/54 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
VN Raymer728
BJ Flynn627
RG Archer719
CR Smith716
JD Bratchford610

Recorded innings through 1954-02-12. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1953/54

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

Batting · 13 players

Queensland 1953/54 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
KD MackayQueensland711172322372.30—1200
CE HarveyQueensland711042111138.27—2200
PJP BurgeQueensland711041810338.00—3100
RG ArcherQueensland711034211431.09—2100
KA ArcherQueensland711031611828.73—2100
VN RaymerQueensland71142548436.29—3000
EA TooveyQueensland71111887318.80—1000
JD BratchfordQueensland71111665416.60—1000
BJ FlynnQueensland6921555122.14—1000
ATW GroutQueensland6911193714.88—0000
CR SmithQueensland711277278.56—0000
D TallonQueensland1217554*75.00—1000
JJ McLaughlinQueensland12015127.50—0000

Bowling · 10 players

Queensland 1953/54 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
VN RaymerQueensland7141,301537382826.3646.463.4017/100
BJ FlynnQueensland6111,062178162730.2239.334.6128/148
RG ArcherQueensland7141,164335681929.8961.262.9304/87
CR SmithQueensland714942225661635.3858.883.6115/82
JD BratchfordQueensland610480122741027.4048.003.4303/35
KD MackayQueensland71057015243734.7181.432.5615/43
KA ArcherQueensland791894132344.0063.004.1901/10
D TallonQueensland116040——4.0000/4
CE HarveyQueensland33181200——6.6700/0
EA TooveyQueensland2218300——0.0000/0
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 season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1953/54. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Queensland 1953/54 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Queensland712403,36410133.315893,44211230.73

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 · 1953/54

Latest 7 of 7 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1954-02-12 to 1954-02-16 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v South Australia

South Australia
75 & 240/8

Match drawn

1954-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v Western Australia

Queensland won by an innings and 285 runs

1954-01-22 to 1954-01-26 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v Victoria

Victoria
287 & 255/5

Match drawn

1954-01-01 to 1954-01-05 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v Queensland

New South Wales
323 & 132/0d
Queensland
206 & 203/4

Match drawn

1953-12-25 to 1953-12-29 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v Queensland

South Australia
414 & 222/8d
Queensland
308 & 245

South Australia won by 83 runs

1953-12-18 to 1953-12-22 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria v Queensland

Victoria
377 & 227/6d
Queensland
229 & 121

Victoria won by 254 runs

1953-11-13 to 1953-11-17 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v New South Wales

Queensland
354 & 374/8d
New South Wales
422 & 164/5

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Queensland 1953/54 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane4
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide1
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Sheffield Shield 1953/54 for Queensland, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1953/54 batting innings records for Queensland
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
KD Mackay223Victoria1954-01-22
KD Mackay198Western Australia1954-02-01
KA Archer118New South Wales1953-11-13
RG Archer114Victoria1954-01-22
CE Harvey111Western Australia1954-02-01

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1953/54 bowling innings records for Queensland
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
BJ Flynn8/148New South Wales1953-11-13
VN Raymer7/100South Australia1953-12-25
KD Mackay5/43Victoria1953-12-18
BJ Flynn5/43Western Australia1954-02-01
CR Smith5/82Victoria1954-01-22

* 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 Queensland 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: 1926-12-01 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.