1938–39 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament

1938–39 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	South Australia (6th title)
Participants	4
Matches	12
← 1937–38 1939–40 →

The 1938–39 Sheffield Shield season was the 43rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^[1]^[2]

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Drawn	Points
South Australia	6	3	1	1	0	1	21
Victoria	6	3	1	0	1	1	20
Queensland	6	2	1	0	3	0	13
New South Wales	6	0	0	2	4	0	2

Statistics

Most Runs

Bill Brown 990 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Clarrie Grimmett 27 ^[4]

References

^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.

Australian cricket seasons

Teams

National	Men Women U-19 A Indigenous Cricket Australia XI
State-level	New South Wales Men Women Queensland Men Women South Australia Men Women Tasmania Men Women Victoria Men Women Western Australia Men Women Australian Capital Territory Men (1997–2000) Women Cricket Australia XI (2015–18) New Zealand (1969–75)
Notes	Italics indicate that the team no longer competes in state cricket.
BBL/WBBL	Adelaide Strikers BBL WBBL Brisbane Heat BBL WBBL Hobart Hurricanes BBL WBBL Melbourne Renegades BBL WBBL Melbourne Stars BBL WBBL Perth Scorchers BBL WBBL Sydney Sixers BBL WBBL Sydney Thunder BBL WBBL

First-class

Sheffield Shield	1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Sheffield Shield

1892–93
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2021–22
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2023–24

List A

One-day league	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
WNCL	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

One-day league

1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
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2012–13
2013–14
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2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24

WNCL

Twenty20

KFC T20 Big Bash	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
BBL	BBL\|01 BBL\|02 BBL\|03 BBL\|04 BBL\|05 BBL\|06 BBL\|07 BBL\|08 BBL\|09 BBL\|10 BBL\|11 BBL\|12 BBL\|13
Women's T20 Cup	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
WBBL	WBBL\|01 WBBL\|02 WBBL\|03 WBBL\|04 WBBL\|05 WBBL\|06 WBBL\|07 WBBL\|08 WBBL\|09

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National teams

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State teams

New South Wales
- Men
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Queensland
- Men
- Women
South Australia
- Men
- Women
Tasmania
- Men
- Women
Victoria
- Men
- Women
Western Australia
- Men
- Women
Australian Capital Territory
- Men
- Women
New Zealand
Cricket Australia XI
Rest of Australia
Northern Territory
- Men
- Women

Notes

Italics indicate that the team no longer competes in state cricket

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franchise teams

Women's Big Bash League
franchise teams

Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Heat
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers
Sydney Sixers
Sydney Thunder

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Grounds

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