1980–81 Sheffield Shield season

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.

1980–81 Sheffield Shield
Dates17 October 1980 (1980-10-17) – 10 March 1981 (1981-03-10)
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (8th title)
Participants6
Matches played25
Most runs Greg Chappell (906)
Most wickets Bruce Yardley (40)

Match summaries
17–20 October 1980
[1]
v
189 (66.5 overs)
Greg Chappell 94
Len Pascoe 4/38 (15.5 overs)
5/304d (100 overs)
Ian Davis 91*
Carl Rackemann 3/43 (23 overs)
295 (84.3 overs)
Greg Chappell 113
Graeme Beard 3/61 (23 overs)
0/37 (10 overs)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mike Whitney (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Queensland 4 (Batting 1, Bowling 3); New South Wales 11 (Batting 6, Bowling 5)
17–20 October 1980
[2]
v
183 (67.5 overs)
Ray Bright 36
Dennis Lillee 5/57 (25.5 overs)
303 (110.2 overs)
Graeme Wood 78
Max Walker 4/82 (43.2 overs)
268 (92.4 overs)
Shaun Graf 64
Bruce Yardley 5/112 (37.4 overs)
3/149 (34.3 overs)
Rob Langer 75*
Max Walker 2/44 (11 overs)
Western Australia won by 7 wickets
WACA, Perth
Umpires: Peter McConnell and Don Weser
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 19 (Batting 4, Bowling 5); Victoria 5 (Batting 1, Bowling 4)
23–26 October 1980
[3]
v
3/340d (100 overs)
Rick McCosker 168
176 (74.2 overs)
Ken McEwan 41
Geoff Lawson 4/34 (19.2 overs)
103 f/o (46.5 overs)
Bruce Laird 24
Bob Holland 4/30 (14 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 61 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Rocky Harris and Arthur Watson
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: New South Wales 22 (Batting 7, Bowling 5); Western Australia 3 (Batting 1, Bowling 2)
23–26 October 1980
[3]
v
395 (124.1 overs)
Brian Davison 126
Wayne Prior 4/92 (21 overs)
9/465d (130.5 overs)
Peter Sleep 102*
Stuart Saunders 4/154 (37.5 overs)
137 (64.3 overs)
Roger Woolley 41*
Ashley Mallett 3/25 (27 overs)
4/68 (24.2 overs)
Jeff Crowe 24
South Australia won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Tony Crafter and Bruce Martin
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South Australia 20 (Batting 7, Bowling 3); Tasmania 9 (Batting 6, Bowling 3)
24–27 October 1980
[4]
v
7/250d (99.3 overs)
Graham Matthews 62
Greg Chappell 3/29 (18.3 overs)
5/358d (120.2 overs)
Kepler Wessels 134
Ray Bright 3/80 (23.2 overs)
Match drawn
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Umpires: Mel Johnson and Tom Warwick
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
  • Rain washed out all of Day 2 and most of Day 3
  • Greg Ritchie (Queensland) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Queensland 10 (Batting 6, Bowling 4); Victoria 7 (Batting 4, Bowling 3)
30 October–1 November 1980
[5]
v
338 (125.2 overs)
Ian Davis 64
Rodney Hogg 4/50 (28 overs)
89 (40.5 overs)
David Hookes 17
Len Pascoe 5/27 (11.5 overs)
152 f/o (78.1 overs)
Rick Darling 46
Bob Holland 4/50 (28 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 97 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Peter Cronin and Max O'Connell
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field
  • Jeff Hammond (South Australia) made his final first-class appearance
  • Len Pascoe completed a hat-trick in South Australia's first innings
  • Points: New South Wales 20 (Batting 5, Bowling 5); South Australia 2 (Bowling 2)
31 October–3 November 1980
[6]
v
261 (82 overs)
Bruce Yardley 78
Trevor Hohns 3/24 (6 overs)
439 (136.5 overs)
Greg Chappell 194
Dennis Lillee 6/97 (46 overs)
420 (135.1 overs)
Kim Hughes 149
Carl Rackemann 3/9 (14 overs)
0/82 (25 overs)
Kepler Wessels 39*
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • Ian Kelly (Queensland) made his first-class debut
  • Carl Rackemann (Queensland) suffered a pulled shoulder muscle during Western Australia's second innings and was unavailable to bowl on Day 4.
  • Points: Queensland 11 (Batting 6, Bowling 5); Western Australia 6 (Batting 4, Bowling 2)
5–7 March 1981
[7]
v
222 (82.3 overs)
Rick McCosker 88
Rod McCurdy 3/37 (16.3 overs)
226 (93.2 overs)
Brian Davison 82
Geoff Lawson 3/41 (22 overs)
5/297d (102 overs)
Dirk Wellham 128*
Rod McCurdy 4/52 (21 overs)
133 (60.2 overs)
Rob Jeffery 47
David Hourn 6/33 (14.2 overs)
New South Wales won by 160 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Michael Jay and Arthur Watson
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rick McCosker retired hurt in the New South Wales first innings having scored 61 (team score 0/120) – he returned when the score was 4/157[8]
  • Points: New South Wales 17 (Batting 2, Bowling 5); Tasmania 8 (Batting 3, Bowling 5)
6–9 March 1981
[9]
v
6/312d (101 overs)
Wayne B. Phillips 111
Ian Callen 2/44 (14 overs)
2/328d (100 overs)
Paul Hibbert 153*
Ashley Mallett 2/105 (35 overs)
5/309d (106.5 overs)
Wayne B. Phillips 91
5/164 (50 overs)
Graham Yallop 66
John Inverarity 2/15 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Kardinia Park, Geelong
Umpires: Ray Isherwood and Angelo Nicosia
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was Ashley Mallett's final appearance in first-class cricket[10]
  • Points: Victoria 10 (Batting 7, Bowling 3); South Australia 7 (Batting 6, Bowling 1)
6–9 March 1981
[11]
v
8/305d (85.3 overs)
Greg Shipperd 140
Greg Chappell 4/66 (19.3 overs)
186 (66.4 overs)
Martin Kent 67
Terry Alderman 4/33 (11.4 overs)
289 (121.1 overs)
Craig Serjeant 72
Jeff Thomson 4/63 (19.1 overs)
9/232 (77 overs)
Allan Border 83*
Bruce Yardley 3/34 (19 overs)
Match drawn
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Peter McConnell and Don Weser
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Greg Ritchie (Queensland) retired hurt in the Queensland first innings having scored 0 (team score 3/59) – he returned when the score was 6/142[12]
  • Points: Western Australia 11 (Batting 6, Bowling 5); Queensland 5 (Batting 1, Bowling 4)

Points table
Team[13] Pld W L D BatBP BowBP Adj Pts Quot
Western Australia 952239361251.070
New South Wales 941445371221.487
Queensland 930651371181.278
Victoria 93243229911.040
Tasmania 5050211831.270.20.571
South Australia 91622831690.708

Statistics

Most runs
Player[14] Team Mat Inns NO Runs Ave HS 100 50
Greg ChappellQueensland7102906113.2519443
John DysonNew South Wales711281590.5515234
Martin KentQueensland916480967.4117125
Kepler WesselsQueensland916274753.3516022
Brian DavisonTasmania51069769.7017342

Most wickets
Player[15] Team Mat Balls Runs Wkts Avge BBI SR 5WI 10WM
Bruce YardleyWestern Australia922619684024.207/6256.531
Jeff ThomsonQueensland918539143625.385/6151.41
Len PascoeNew South Wales714576593518.825/2741.61
Geoff LawsonNew South Wales919178453524.145/5054.71
Terry AldermanWestern Australia814747473223.344/3346.0
Dennis LilleeWestern Australia717437653223.906/9754.42

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