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The 1926–27 Sheffield Shield season was the 31st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship for the first time since the 1912–13 season. Queensland joined the Championship for the first time,[1] and the method of deciding the title winners was based on average instead of points.[2][3]
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | South Australia (4th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 11 |
| Most runs | Bill Ponsford (1091) |
| Most wickets | Don Blackie (33) |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Average% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| New South Wales | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Victoria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Queensland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
26 November – 1 December 1926 Scorecard |
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 Queensland (H) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
17–22 December 1926 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia  |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 December 1926 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia |
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0/54 (6.3 overs) Vic Richardson 28* |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Most Runs
Bill Ponsford 1091[4]
Most Wickets
Victoria recorded the highest innings total in first-class cricket history, when scoring 1,107 against New South Wales at Melbourne in December 1926.[6][7][8] Incredibly, in the return match against New South Wales at Sydney in January 1927 they were dismissed for an innings total of just 35.[9]
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