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The1980–81 Sheffield Shield season was the 79th season of theSheffield Shield , the domesticfirst-class cricket competition inAustralia . 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.
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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: Queensland4 (Batting 1, Bowling 3); New South Wales11 (Batting 6, Bowling 5) v
3/149 (34.3 overs)
Rob Langer 75* Max Walker 2/44 (11 overs)
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field. Points: Western Australia19 (Batting 4, Bowling 5); Victoria5 (Batting 1, Bowling 4) New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. Points: New South Wales22 (Batting 7, Bowling 5); Western Australia3 (Batting 1, Bowling 2) v
4/68 (24.2 overs)Jeff Crowe 24
Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat. Points: South Australia20 (Batting 7, Bowling 3); Tasmania9 (Batting 6, Bowling 3) 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 debutPoints: Queensland10 (Batting 6, Bowling 4); Victoria7 (Batting 4, Bowling 3) 30 October–1 November 1980
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South Australia won the toss and elected to field Jeff Hammond (South Australia) made his final first-class appearanceLen Pascoe completed a hat-trick in South Australia's first inningsPoints: New South Wales20 (Batting 5, Bowling 5); South Australia2 (Bowling 2) 31 October–3 November 1980
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0/82 (25 overs)
Kepler Wessels 39*
Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat Ian Kelly (Queensland) made his first-class debutCarl Rackemann (Queensland) suffered a pulled shoulder muscle during Western Australia's second innings and was unavailable to bowl on Day 4.Points: Queensland11 (Batting 6, Bowling 5); Western Australia6 (Batting 4, Bowling 2) 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 Wales17 (Batting 2, Bowling 5); Tasmania8 (Batting 3, Bowling 5) v
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d (106.5 overs)
Wayne B. Phillips 91
South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. This wasAshley Mallett 's final appearance in first-class cricket[ 10] Points: Victoria10 (Batting 7, Bowling 3); South Australia7 (Batting 6, Bowling 1) 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 Australia11 (Batting 6, Bowling 5); Queensland5 (Batting 1, Bowling 4) ^ "Q'ld hopes jolted" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 462. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 October 1980. p. 1 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved6 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 462. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 October 1980. p. 1 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved6 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^a b "SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 468. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 October 1980. p. 19. Retrieved7 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "CRICKET: Greg Chappell in top form" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 469. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 October 1980. p. 16. Retrieved8 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "SHEFFIELD SHIELD CRICKET NSW speeds SA to defeat" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 474. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 November 1980. p. 3 (SPORT). Retrieved8 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "Hughes stifles imminent Qld victory" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 476. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 4 November 1980. p. 20. Retrieved9 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "SHEFFIELD SHIELD Tasmania collapses against NSW spin" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 600. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 9 March 1981. p. 13. Retrieved6 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "The Home of CricketArchive" .^ "Victoria misses $10,000" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 601. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 March 1981. p. 20. Retrieved6 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ See notes at bottom ofhttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/40/40991.html ^ "CRICKET Draw enough to give WA eighth Sheffield Shield" .The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 601. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 March 1981. p. 20. Retrieved6 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.^ "The Home of CricketArchive" .^ "Sheffield Shield 1980–81 Points Table" . Cricket Archive. Retrieved6 September 2017 .^ "Sheffield Shield 1980/81: Batting - Most Runs" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved6 September 2017 .^ "Sheffield Shield 1980/81: Bowling - Most Wickets" .ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved20 March 2017 .
Teams
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First-class
List A
Twenty20