The 1982–83 Sheffield Shield season was the 81st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia topped the regular league ladder but New South Wales won the title. This was the first time that the championship was decided by virtue of a final held between the two leading sides in the league ladder.
Points table TeamWestern Australia 10 3 0 0 1 3 3 0 64New South Wales 10 2 1 2 0 4 1 0 60South Australia 10 3 0 1 0 3 3 0 60Tasmania 10 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 32Queensland 10 1 0 4 0 3 2 0 28Victoria 10 0 0 2 0 2 6 0 8
Final
Statistics Most Runs Graham Yallop 1254
Most Wickets Joel Garner 55
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