1978–79 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

1978–79 Sheffield Shield seasonCricket format| First-class

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Tournament format(s)| Double round-robin
Champions| Victoria (23rd title)
Participants| 6
Matches| 25

<- 1977–78

1979–80 ->

The 1978–79 Sheffield Shield season was the 77th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

## Table

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Team  | Played  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | Batting points  | Bowling points  | Win points  | Total Points

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Victoria | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 110
Western Australia | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 36 | 30 | 94
New South Wales | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 92
Queensland | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 30 | 84
South Australia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 57
Tasmania | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 55

## Statistics

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### Most Runs

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Andrew Hilditch 778 [3]

### Most Wickets

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David Hourn 40 [4]

## References

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1. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
2. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.

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Teams|

| National|

* Men
* Women
* U-19
* A
* Indigenous
* Cricket Australia XI

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State-level|

* New South Wales
* Men
* Women
* Queensland
* Men
* Women
* South Australia
* Men
* Women
* Tasmania
* Men
* Women
* Victoria
* Men
* Women
* Western Australia
* Men
* Women
* Australian Capital Territory
* Men (1997–2000)
* Women
* Cricket Australia XI (2015–18)
* New Zealand (1969–75)

Notes|

* Italics indicate that the team no longer competes in state cricket.

BBL/WBBL|

* Adelaide Strikers
* BBL
* WBBL
* Brisbane Heat
* BBL
* WBBL
* Hobart Hurricanes
* BBL
* WBBL
* Melbourne Renegades
* BBL
* WBBL
* Melbourne Stars
* BBL
* WBBL
* Perth Scorchers
* BBL
* WBBL
* Sydney Sixers
* BBL
* WBBL
* Sydney Thunder
* BBL
* WBBL

First-class|

| Sheffield Shield|

* 1892–93
* 1893–94
* 1894–95
* 1895–96
* 1896–97
* 1897–98
* 1898–99
* 1899–1900
* 1900–01
* 1901–02
* 1902–03
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* 1905–06
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* 1909–10
* 1910–11
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* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1914–15
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* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
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* 1932–33
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* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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List A|

| One-day league|

* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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WNCL|

* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Twenty20|

| KFC T20 Big Bash|

* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11

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BBL|

* BBL|01
* BBL|02
* BBL|03
* BBL|04
* BBL|05
* BBL|06
* BBL|07
* BBL|08
* BBL|09
* BBL|10
* BBL|11
* BBL|12
* BBL|13
* BBL|14

Women's T20 Cup|

* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15

WBBL|

* WBBL|01
* WBBL|02
* WBBL|03
* WBBL|04
* WBBL|05
* WBBL|06
* WBBL|07
* WBBL|08
* WBBL|09
* WBBL|10

Spring Challenge|

* 2024

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Cricket in Australia

Cricket Australia

National teams|

* Men
* Women
* Men A
* Men U-19
* Women U-19
* Indigenous

Members (teams)|

* New South Wales (Men, Women)
* Queensland (Men, Women)
* South Australia (Men, Women)
* Tasmania (Men, Women)
* Victoria (Men, Women)
* Western Australia (Men, Women)
* Australian Capital Territory (Men, Women)
* Northern Territory (Men, Women)

Franchise teams|

* Adelaide Strikers (Men, Women)
* Brisbane Heat (Men, Women)
* Hobart Hurricanes (Men, Women)
* Melbourne Renegades (Men, Women)
* Melbourne Stars (Men, Women)
* Perth Scorchers (Men, Women)
* Sydney Sixers (Men, Women)
* Sydney Thunder (Men, Women)

Tournaments|

| First-class|

* Sheffield Shield
* Second XI
* Australian Women's Cricket Championships (defunct)

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One Day|

* One-Day Cup
* Women's National Cricket League

Twenty20|

* Big Bash League
* Women's Big Bash League
* KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (defunct)
* Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup (defunct)

Other|

* Grade cricket

Grounds|

| International|

* Adelaide Oval
* Bellerive Oval
* The Gabba
* Manuka Oval
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Perth Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground

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Domestic|

* Allan Border Field
* Drummoyne Oval
* Junction Oval
* Karen Rolton Oval
* North Sydney Oval
* WACA Ground
* York Park
* Others

Honours|

* Allan Border Medal
* Belinda Clark Award
* Hall of Fame
* Michael Bevan Medal

Lists|

* Captains
* Test cricket records
* Test cricketers
* Test wicket-keepers
* Women's Test cricketers
* ODI cricket records
* ODI cricketers
* ODI wicket-keepers
* WODI cricketers
* T20I cricket records
* T20I cricketers
* T20I wicket-keepers
* WT20I cricketers

Other|

* Prime Minister's XI
* National Performance Squad
* Australian Cricket Academy
* Australian Cricketers' Association
* History of Australian cricket
* Intercolonial cricket in Australia
* Boxing Day Test
* Big Six cricket dispute of 1912
* World Series Cricket
* Underarm bowling incident of 1981
* John the bookmaker controversy
* 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal
* The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team
* New South Wales selection bias

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First-class cricket domestic competitions

Afghanistan|

* Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament
* Mirwais Nika 3-Day Tournament

Australia|

* Sheffield Shield

Bangladesh|

* National Cricket League
* Bangladesh Cricket League
* Bangladesh Women's Cricket League

England & Wales|

* County Championship
* Champion County match

India|

* Ranji Trophy
* Duleep Trophy
* Irani Cup

Ireland|

* Inter-Provincial Championship

New Zealand|

* Plunket Shield

Pakistan|

* Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
* Champions Pentagular
* President's Trophy

South Africa|

* CSA 4-Day Domestic Series
* Three-Day Competition

Sri Lanka|

* Major League Tournament
* National Super League 4-Day Tournament

West Indies|

* West Indies Championship

Zimbabwe|

* Logan Cup

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