| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Western Australia (7th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 25 |
| Player of the series | David Ogilvie (Queensland) |
| Most runs | David Ogilvie (Queensland) (1060) |
| Most wickets | David Hourn (New South Wales) (48) |
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The1977–78 Sheffield Shield season was the 76th season of theSheffield Shield, the domesticfirst-classcricket competition of Australia.Western Australia won the championship.[1]Tasmania competed for the first time.[2]
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Batting points | Bowling points | Win points | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 40 | 70 | 147 |
| Queensland | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 121 |
| Victoria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 42 | 30 | 117 |
| South Australia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 82 |
| New South Wales | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 80 |
| Tasmania | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 54 |
David Ogilvie 1060[3]
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