1979-03-02 to 1979-03-05 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Victoria v Queensland
- Victoria
- 318/7d & 89/1
- Queensland
- 145/9d & 259
Victoria won by 9 wickets
Australia · First Class · Domestic
Victoria 1978/79 cricket statistics and records
Victoria in Sheffield Shield: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Sheffield Shield 1978/79; Tests are excluded.
JK Moss leads the displayed batting table with 748 runs. JD Higgs leads the bowling table with 29 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 9
- Recorded players
- 19
- Wins
- 4
- Recorded venues
- 6
Selected season match starts: 1978-11-03 to 1979-03-02. 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 · 1978-79
League table for 1978/79. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2 | Western Australia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 3 | New South Wales | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Queensland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 5 | South Australia | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 6 | Tasmania | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.
Season leaders · Sheffield Shield 1978/79
Figures earned for Victoria only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| JK Moss | 8 | 748 |
| DF Whatmore | 9 | 650 |
| JM Wiener | 9 | 506 |
| TJ Laughlin | 8 | 392 |
| RG Matthews | 8 | 391 |
Recorded innings through 1979-03-02. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| JD Higgs | 7 | 29 |
| AG Hurst | 5 | 23 |
| JF Leehane | 4 | 23 |
| TJ Laughlin | 8 | 22 |
| GT Ross | 5 | 21 |
Recorded innings through 1979-03-02. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1978/79
All recorded players for Victoria in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 19 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JK Moss | Victoria | 8 | 14 | 2 | 748 | 220 | 62.33 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DF Whatmore | Victoria | 9 | 16 | 0 | 650 | 113 | 40.63 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Wiener | Victoria | 9 | 16 | 0 | 506 | 105 | 31.63 | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Laughlin | Victoria | 8 | 15 | 1 | 392 | 78 | 28.00 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RG Matthews | Victoria | 8 | 14 | 1 | 391 | 104 | 30.08 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GN Yallop | Victoria | 6 | 11 | 0 | 372 | 115 | 33.82 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Cox | Victoria | 5 | 8 | 5 | 212 | 79* | 70.67 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IL Maddocks | Victoria | 9 | 16 | 3 | 161 | 51* | 12.38 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Taylor | Victoria | 3 | 5 | 2 | 119 | 57 | 39.67 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ McArdle | Victoria | 5 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 61 | 15.43 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BC Green | Victoria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PA Hibbert | Victoria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 17.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GT Ross | Victoria | 5 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 23* | 4.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IW Callen | Victoria | 4 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 3.13 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Higgs | Victoria | 7 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 2.78 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AG Hurst | Victoria | 5 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3.29 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P Melville | Victoria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 8.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Douglas | Victoria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JF Leehane | Victoria | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.80 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 14 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD Higgs | Victoria | 7 | 14 | 1,134 | 42 | 533 | 29 | 18.38 | 39.10 | 2.82 | 2 | 6/85 |
| AG Hurst | Victoria | 5 | 10 | 812 | 26 | 407 | 23 | 17.70 | 35.30 | 3.01 | 1 | 5/62 |
| JF Leehane | Victoria | 4 | 8 | 589 | 14 | 389 | 23 | 16.91 | 25.61 | 3.96 | 0 | 4/41 |
| TJ Laughlin | Victoria | 8 | 15 | 821 | 35 | 397 | 22 | 18.05 | 37.32 | 2.90 | 1 | 5/38 |
| GT Ross | Victoria | 5 | 10 | 753 | 19 | 426 | 21 | 20.29 | 35.86 | 3.39 | 1 | 5/48 |
| IW Callen | Victoria | 4 | 8 | 612 | 9 | 408 | 13 | 31.38 | 47.08 | 4.00 | 0 | 4/32 |
| PJ Cox | Victoria | 5 | 9 | 464 | 18 | 259 | 12 | 21.58 | 38.67 | 3.35 | 0 | 3/57 |
| JM Wiener | Victoria | 6 | 8 | 378 | 13 | 233 | 4 | 58.25 | 94.50 | 3.70 | 0 | 2/47 |
| BJ McArdle | Victoria | 5 | 7 | 250 | 7 | 157 | 3 | 52.33 | 83.33 | 3.77 | 0 | 2/51 |
| JR Douglas | Victoria | 1 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 35.00 | 54.00 | 3.89 | 0 | 1/34 |
| GN Yallop | Victoria | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 3.25 | 0 | 0/13 |
| DF Whatmore | Victoria | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2.00 | 0 | 0/4 |
| JK Moss | Victoria | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 3.67 | 0 | 0/1 |
| BC Green | Victoria | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1.00 | 0 | 0/4 |
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 1978/79. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4,082 | 114 | 35.81 | 491 | 3,473 | 159 | 21.84 |
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 · 1978/79
Latest 9 of 9 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1979-02-17 to 1979-02-19 · North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston
Tasmania v Victoria
Victoria won by an innings and 85 runs
1979-01-26 to 1979-01-28 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Victoria v South Australia
- Victoria
- 491
- South Australia
- 202 & 97
Victoria won by an innings and 192 runs
1979-01-19 to 1979-01-22 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Victoria v Western Australia
- Victoria
- 166 & 200/9
- Western Australia
- 224 & 150/6d
Match drawn
1979-01-01 to 1979-01-31 · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
South Australia v Victoria
- South Australia
- 112 & 377
- Victoria
- 352/7d & 138/1
Victoria won by 9 wickets
1978-12-15 to 1978-12-18 · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Victoria v New South Wales
- Victoria
- 204/9d & 224/5d
- New South Wales
- 263 & 167/7
New South Wales won by 3 wickets
1978-12-09 to 1978-12-12 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
New South Wales v Victoria
- New South Wales
- 315 & 73/3
- Victoria
- 297 & 290/8d
Match drawn
1978-11-18 to 1978-11-21 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Western Australia v Victoria
- Western Australia
- 285 & 173/4
- Victoria
- 393/6d & 272/4d
Match drawn
1978-11-03 to 1978-11-06 · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Queensland v Victoria
- Queensland
- 252 & 136
- Victoria
- 142 & 178
Queensland won by 68 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 4 |
| Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | 1 |
| North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston | 1 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 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 1978/79 for Victoria, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JK Moss | 220 | South Australia | 1979-01-26 |
| JK Moss | 123* | Western Australia | 1978-11-18 |
| GN Yallop | 115 | Western Australia | 1978-11-18 |
| DF Whatmore | 113 | Tasmania | 1979-02-17 |
| DF Whatmore | 108 | Queensland | 1979-03-02 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD Higgs | 6/85 | New South Wales | 1978-12-15 |
| JD Higgs | 5/35 | Tasmania | 1979-02-17 |
| TJ Laughlin | 5/38 | New South Wales | 1978-12-15 |
| GT Ross | 5/48 | Western Australia | 1979-01-19 |
| AG Hurst | 5/62 | Queensland | 1979-03-02 |
* 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.
- Sheffield Shield · 1892-12-24 to 2026-03-26
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Victoria 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: 1892-12-24 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.