The 1947–48 Sheffield Shield season was the 46th season of the
Sheffield Shield
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Lor ...
, the domestic
first-class cricket
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competition of Australia.
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
won the championship on their debut season despite the fact that they only played four matches. The title was awarded to them based on their average.
Table
Statistics
Most runs
Phil Ridings 649
Most wickets
Geff Noblet
Geffery Noblet (14 September 1916 – 16 August 2006) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1950 to 1953.
Noblet was a fast-medium bowler who played first-class cricket for South Australia from 1945 to 1953. His bow ...
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References
Further reading
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Max Bonnell
Maxwell Thomas Bennett Bonnell (born 3 February 1962) is an Australian lawyer and cricket historian.
Career
Max Bonnell attended Trinity Grammar School in Sydney (winning the Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition in 1979) before studying Arts a ...
and Andrew Sproul, ''Black Swan Summer: The Improbable Story of Western Australia's First Sheffield Shield'' (2022)
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Sheffield Shield
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Lor ...
Sheffield Shield
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Lor ...
Sheffield Shield seasons