| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | Western Australia (10th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Craig McDermott (Queensland) |
| Most runs | Mike Veletta (Western Australia) (959) |
| Most wickets | Chris Matthews (Western Australia) (47) |
1987–88 → | |
The1986–87 Sheffield Shield season was the 85th season of theSheffield Shield, the domesticfirst-classcricket competition of Australia.Western Australia won the championship.[1][2]
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | N/R | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| Victoria | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Queensland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| South Australia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
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