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Western Australia 1953/54 cricket statistics and records

Western Australia 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.

JW Rutherford leads the displayed batting table with 293 runs. HR Gorringe leads the bowling table with 13 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
4
Recorded players
14
Wins
0
Recorded venues
3

Selected season match starts: 1953-11-13 to 1954-02-19. 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 Western Australia only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Western Australia Sheffield Shield 1953/54 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
JW Rutherford4293
PCD McCarthy3209
DK Carmody4205
AS Byfield4158
JKE Munro4126

Recorded innings through 1954-02-19. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Western Australia Sheffield Shield 1953/54 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
HR Gorringe413
RH Price412
AT Preen47
RB Strauss47
BA Rigg33

Recorded innings through 1954-02-19. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1953/54

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

Batting · 14 players

Western Australia 1953/54 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
JW RutherfordWestern Australia48029312136.63—1100
PCD McCarthyWestern Australia3602099834.83—1000
DK CarmodyWestern Australia4802055625.63—1000
AS ByfieldWestern Australia4801583919.75—0000
JKE MunroWestern Australia48212646*21.00—0000
RB StraussWestern Australia4801042713.00—0000
EJ EnglandWestern Australia120947147.00—1000
BA RiggWestern Australia360942315.67—0000
RH PriceWestern Australia481892512.71—0000
MH FoleyWestern Australia240874321.75—0000
HR GorringeWestern Australia481782211.14—0000
RB SarreWestern Australia240593114.75—0000
AT PreenWestern Australia485311410.33—0000
L PavyWestern Australia120000.00—0000

Bowling · 11 players

Western Australia 1953/54 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
HR GorringeWestern Australia47569104161332.0043.774.3904/65
RH PriceWestern Australia46519103681230.6743.254.2515/83
AT PreenWestern Australia464367288741.1462.293.9603/72
RB StraussWestern Australia4749212305743.5770.293.7204/56
BA RiggWestern Australia341140161353.6738.008.4702/46
AS ByfieldWestern Australia3336029214.5018.004.8302/8
RB SarreWestern Australia2261249149.0061.004.8201/36
JW RutherfordWestern Australia4616841150——4.1100/3
DK CarmodyWestern Australia33311310——6.0000/8
EJ EnglandWestern Australia1160110——11.0000/11
L PavyWestern Australia1160100——10.0000/10
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.

Western Australia 1953/54 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Western Australia403101,6637721.604021,8444739.23

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 4 of 4 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1954-02-19 to 1954-02-22 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia v Victoria

Victoria
287 & 50/0

Victoria won by 10 wickets

1954-02-06 to 1954-02-09 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

New South Wales v Western Australia

New South Wales
297/9d & 168/4

New South Wales won by 6 wickets

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

Queensland v Western Australia

Queensland won by an innings and 285 runs

1953-11-13 to 1953-11-17 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

Western Australia v South Australia

Western Australia
402 & 160/7d
South Australia
252 & 201/5

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Western Australia 1953/54 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth2
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane1
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 Western Australia, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Sheffield Shield 1953/54 batting innings records for Western Australia
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
JW Rutherford121South Australia1953-11-13
PCD McCarthy98New South Wales1954-02-06
EJ England71South Australia1953-11-13
DK Carmody56South Australia1953-11-13
JW Rutherford55New South Wales1954-02-06

Best bowling innings

Sheffield Shield 1953/54 bowling innings records for Western Australia
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
RH Price5/83Victoria1954-02-19
RB Strauss4/56South Australia1953-11-13
HR Gorringe4/65New South Wales1954-02-06
HR Gorringe4/67South Australia1953-11-13
RH Price4/113Queensland1954-02-01

* 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 Western 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: 1947-11-14 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.