1953–54 Sheffield Shield season

The 1953–54 Sheffield Shield season was the 52nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The season was played between the 13 November 1953 to 2 March 1954 and was contested by five teams. After sixteen matches was played, New South Wales won their 26th title after finishing first by two points over Victoria.^[1][2] Colin McDonald from Victoria scored the most runs for the season with 733 runs while fellow Victorian player, Ian Johnson took the most wickets with 37.

1953–54 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (26th title)
Participants	5
Matches	16
Most runs	Colin McDonald (Victoria) – 733 runs
Most wickets	Ian Johnson (Victoria) – 37 wickets
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

Points table

Team	Pld	W	1st Inn Won	1st Inn Lost	L	Pts	Avg
New South Wales	7	4	2	0	1	26	74.28
Victoria	7	4	1	1	1	24	68.57
Queensland	7	1	2	2	2	13	37.14
South Australia	7	1	0	3	3	8	22.85
Western Australia	4	0	1	0	3	3	15.00

Statistics

Most Runs

Colin McDonald 733 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Ian Johnson 37 ^[4]