Australia · First Class · Domestic

South Australia 1997/98 cricket statistics and records

South Australia in 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.

JD Siddons leads the displayed batting table with 838 runs. BE Young leads the bowling table with 34 wickets.

Explore a season

Showing 1997/98 · Sheffield Shield · South Australia

Browse all 124 recorded seasons

Season overview

Recorded matches
10
Recorded players
26
Wins
1
Recorded venues
6

Selected season match starts: 1997-10-15 to 1998-03-12. 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 · 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
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Western Australia1063140
2Tasmania1063140
3Queensland1034322
4New South Wales1033420
5Victoria1024418
6South Australia1014514

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

Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1997/98

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

Leading run scorers

South Australia Sheffield Shield 1997/98 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
JD Siddons9838
DA Fitzgerald10613
GS Blewett7595
TJ Nielsen10412
DS Webber6411

Recorded innings through 1998-03-12. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

South Australia Sheffield Shield 1997/98 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
BE Young934
MA Harrity618
PE McIntyre417
BN Wigney412
P Wilson411

Recorded innings through 1998-03-12. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1997/98

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

Batting · 26 players

South Australia 1997/98 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
JD SiddonsSouth Australia917183811752.3859.39621087
DA FitzgeraldSouth Australia101906138532.2644.8450811
GS BlewettSouth Australia714059511142.5049.2631644
TJ NielsenSouth Australia1019241211524.2437.7601321
DS WebberSouth Australia611241114545.6757.4021501
BE YoungSouth Australia91743586627.5440.9120420
DS LehmannSouth Australia47032913847.0055.5711351
MP FaullSouth Australia59028210331.3344.4821263
BA JohnsonSouth Australia61102123919.2731.7400160
CJ DaviesSouth Australia3601515525.1741.3710112
JC ScuderiSouth Australia3511224330.5033.4200140
JM VaughanSouth Australia240896122.2536.481060
BN WigneySouth Australia481833111.8641.090070
P WilsonSouth Australia471832713.8359.710090
GR ParkerSouth Australia240613715.2532.450010
PE McIntyreSouth Australia482604310.0042.550070
SP GeorgeSouth Australia472592611.8067.050043
MJP MinagallSouth Australia240564314.0048.280010
JN GillespieSouth Australia240432510.7516.800010
NT AdcockSouth Australia24029257.2533.720030
BJ HookSouth Australia120271713.5030.000020
MA HarritySouth Australia61281810*4.5028.130010
MD KeltonSouth Australia2401864.5018.560030
AB EimeSouth Australia120000.000.000000
BA SwainSouth Australia120000.000.000000
KS PickeringSouth Australia120000.000.000000

Bowling · 20 players

South Australia 1997/98 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
BE YoungSouth Australia9142,741981,3293439.0980.622.9125/64
MA HarritySouth Australia6111,365486961838.6775.833.0603/48
PE McIntyreSouth Australia461,174376901740.5969.063.5315/175
BN WigneySouth Australia46703243621230.1758.583.0915/37
P WilsonSouth Australia46925423961136.0084.092.5704/53
SP GeorgeSouth Australia4578623426671.00131.003.2503/65
GS BlewettSouth Australia71072727342568.40145.402.8203/85
BA JohnsonSouth Australia61042713257385.67142.333.6102/27
BA SwainSouth Australia122041078326.0068.002.2902/46
JC ScuderiSouth Australia2437823135267.50189.002.1401/32
JN GillespieSouth Australia222221483183.00222.002.2401/61
AB EimeSouth Australia12132683183.00132.003.7701/45
KS PickeringSouth Australia11108278178.00108.004.3301/78
MJP MinagallSouth Australia2335442451245.00354.004.1501/154
DS LehmannSouth Australia331071820——4.6000/12
DS WebberSouth Australia11240100——2.5000/10
GR ParkerSouth Australia11481330——4.1300/33
DA FitzgeraldSouth Australia116020——2.0000/2
MP FaullSouth Australia11240290——7.2500/29
BJ HookSouth Australia116010——1.0000/1
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 season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1997/98. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

South Australia 1997/98 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
South Australia1014505,19717130.394525,52311846.81

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

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

New South Wales v South Australia

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

Match drawn

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

South Australia v Queensland

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

Match drawn

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

South Australia v Victoria

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 v South Australia

Queensland
236 & 154
South Australia
218 & 173/6

South Australia won by 4 wickets

1998-01-15 to 1998-01-18 · Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Tasmania v South Australia

Tasmania
569/6d
South Australia
264 & 154

Tasmania won by an innings and 151 runs

1997-12-19 to 1997-12-22 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v New South Wales

South Australia
366 & 168
New South Wales
519 & 16/0

New South Wales won by 10 wickets

1997-11-27 to 1997-11-30 · Princes Park, Melbourne

Victoria v South Australia

Victoria
285 & 393/4
South Australia
452

Match drawn

1997-10-23 to 1997-10-26 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia v South Australia

Western Australia
477/5d
South Australia
142 & 258

Western Australia won by an innings and 77 runs

1997-10-15 to 1997-10-18 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v Tasmania

South Australia
381 & 207/6
Tasmania
301 & 396/5d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

South Australia 1997/98 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide5
Bellerive Oval, Hobart1
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1
No 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle1
Princes Park, Melbourne1
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 1997/98 for South Australia, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 batting innings records for South Australia
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
DS Webber145New South Wales1997-12-19
DS Lehmann138Tasmania1997-10-15
JD Siddons117Queensland1998-03-05
TJ Nielsen115Victoria1998-02-10
GS Blewett111Victoria1998-02-10

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1997/98 bowling innings records for South Australia
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
BN Wigney5/37Queensland1998-02-04
BE Young5/64Queensland1998-02-04
BE Young5/69Queensland1998-03-05
PE McIntyre5/175Western Australia1997-11-14
P Wilson4/53Tasmania1997-10-15

* 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.

All domestic highest inningsAll domestic best bowling

Competitions and other teams

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

Related articles

Articles tagged for South Australia, or linked by editors to players shown above.

    No published articles have been linked yet.

    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for South Australia 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 2026-03-26. 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.