The 1980–81 Sheffield Shield season was the 79th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. It started on 17 October 1980 and finished on 9 March 1981. Going into the final round of matches, New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland were all in a position to win the Shield. It would be Western Australia, who found form in the second half of the season with four straight victories, who would emerge victorious, drawing against Queensland to secure its eighth championship.
Match summaries
Points table TeamWestern Australia 9 5 2 2 39 36 1251.070New South Wales 9 4 1 4 45 37 1221.487Queensland 9 3 0 6 51 37 1181.278Victoria 9 3 2 4 32 29 911.040Tasmania 5 0 5 0 21 18 31.270.2 0.571South Australia 9 1 6 2 28 31 690.708
Statistics Most runs PlayerTeamRunsGreg ChappellQueensland7102906113.2519443John DysonNew South Wales711281590.5515234Martin KentQueensland916480967.4117125Kepler WesselsQueensland916274753.3516022Brian DavisonTasmania510 69769.7017342
Most wickets PlayerTeamBruce YardleyWestern Australia922619684024.207/6256.531Jeff ThomsonQueensland918539143625.385/6151.41Len PascoeNew South Wales714576593518.825/2741.61Geoff LawsonNew South Wales919178453524.145/5054.71Terry AldermanWestern Australia814747473223.344/3346.0 Dennis LilleeWestern Australia717437653223.906/9754.42
References
External links 1980–81 Sheffield Shield on ESPN Cricinfo