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South Australia 2008/09 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 2008/09; Tests are excluded.

M Klinger leads the displayed batting table with 1,203 runs. MF Cleary leads the bowling table with 32 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
10
Recorded players
21
Wins
4
Recorded venues
6

Selected season match starts: 2008-10-14 to 2009-03-05. 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 · 2008-09

League table for 2008/09. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

Sheffield Shield 2008-09 Single Division standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Victoria1060444
2Queensland1045128
3South Australia1043326
4Tasmania1045126
5Western Australia1035220
6New South Wales1025318

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

Source table notes

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Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 2008/09

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 2008/09 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
M Klinger101,203
DJ Harris9813
GA Manou10647
CJ Ferguson9644
AW O'Brien9392

Recorded innings through 2009-03-05. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

South Australia Sheffield Shield 2008/09 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
MF Cleary932
DT Christian527
PR George620
AW O'Brien914
SW Tait413

Recorded innings through 2009-03-05. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 2008/09

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 · 21 players

South Australia 2008/09 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
M KlingerSouth Australia101921,20325570.7644.52441504
DJ HarrisSouth Australia918081312445.1749.51421226
GA ManouSouth Australia1019364712440.4451.7232603
CJ FergusonSouth Australia917164413240.2565.9832863
AW O'BrienSouth Australia91753926332.6753.1220531
Younis KhanSouth Australia48135611850.8652.0521371
CJ BorgasSouth Australia611134510534.5038.1621373
MJ CosgroveSouth Australia36030313350.5068.7102453
JD SmithSouth Australia4711855030.8366.3110330
MF ClearySouth Australia9171114387.1352.7800170
DT ChristianSouth Australia51001013010.1056.4200142
TC PlantSouth Australia360754812.5025.340070
SW TaitSouth Australia4835426*10.8056.250061
CB BaileySouth Australia2413926*13.0054.930050
TLW CooperSouth Australia230391713.0043.330060
DJ CullenSouth Australia5953723*9.2543.020040
MC WeeksSouth Australia120281414.0034.570030
PC RofeSouth Australia24012123.00109.090020
AB WiseSouth Australia592881.1433.330020
JA HaberfieldSouth Australia24155*1.6727.780010
PR GeorgeSouth Australia6112440.4413.790000

Bowling · 16 players

South Australia 2008/09 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
MF ClearySouth Australia9172,059909993231.2264.342.9117/91
DT ChristianSouth Australia5101,087247062726.1540.263.9015/62
PR GeorgeSouth Australia6121,307516432032.1565.352.9504/56
AW O'BrienSouth Australia9161,293565681440.5792.362.6403/67
SW TaitSouth Australia47852275301340.7765.543.7303/104
AB WiseSouth Australia58994494421140.1890.362.6703/72
DJ CullenSouth Australia591,254337771077.70125.403.7203/60
DJ HarrisSouth Australia91559427311838.8874.253.1403/45
CB BaileySouth Australia244088220827.5051.003.2415/90
PC RofeSouth Australia2433012236733.7147.144.2903/80
JA HaberfieldSouth Australia2430611155531.0061.203.0404/60
MC WeeksSouth Australia1153227127.0053.003.0601/27
Younis KhanSouth Australia11180180——6.0000/18
MJ CosgroveSouth Australia23542260——2.8900/5
CJ FergusonSouth Australia11120150——7.5000/15
TLW CooperSouth Australia11240140——3.5000/14
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 2008/09. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

South Australia 2008/09 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
South Australia1043305,66414539.064895,87516036.72

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 · 2008/09

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

2009-03-05 to 2009-03-08 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v Tasmania

South Australia
253 & 338/5
Tasmania
301 & 289/9d

South Australia won by 5 wickets

2009-03-01 to 2009-03-28 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia v South Australia

Western Australia
243 & 228
South Australia
457/9d & 17/1

South Australia won by 9 wickets

2009-02-13 to 2009-02-16 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v Queensland

South Australia
489/6d & 143/7d
Queensland
300/8d & 313

South Australia won by 19 runs

2009-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Victoria v South Australia

Victoria
400 & 262/6d
South Australia
348/9d & 289

Victoria won by 25 runs

2008-12-18 to 2008-12-21 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v South Australia

New South Wales
483/6d & 120/2d
South Australia
304/3d & 224

New South Wales won by 75 runs

2008-12-01 to 2008-12-30 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Queensland v South Australia

Queensland
352 & 392
South Australia
411 & 334/7

South Australia won by 3 wickets

2008-11-03 to 2008-11-06 · Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Tasmania v South Australia

Tasmania
252 & 184/7
South Australia
232 & 200

Tasmania won by 3 wickets

2008-10-14 to 2008-10-17 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

South Australia v Victoria

South Australia
357/7d & 176/7
Victoria
473/6d & 151

Match drawn

Recorded venues

South Australia 2008/09 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide5
Bellerive Oval, Hobart1
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne1
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney1
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 2008/09 for South Australia, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 2008/09 batting innings records for South Australia
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
M Klinger255Western Australia2008-11-10
M Klinger150*Victoria2008-10-14
M Klinger137Queensland2008-12-01
MJ Cosgrove133Queensland2009-02-13
CJ Ferguson132Queensland2008-12-01

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 2008/09 bowling innings records for South Australia
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
MF Cleary7/91Tasmania2009-03-05
DT Christian5/62Victoria2009-02-01
CB Bailey5/90Queensland2009-02-13
DT Christian4/52Western Australia2009-03-01
PR George4/56Tasmania2008-11-03

* 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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Competitions and other teams

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    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.