1955–56 Sheffield Shield season

The 1955–56 Sheffield Shield season was the 54th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the third consecutive year.^[1][2]

1955–56 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (28th title)
Participants	5
Matches	16
Most runs	Jim Burke (New South Wales) (701)
Most wickets	Pat Crawford (New South Wales) (33)
← 1954–55 1956–57 →

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Drawn	Points	Average
New South Wales	7	2	3	1	0	1	22	62.85
Victoria	7	2	2	2	0	1	20	57.14
Queensland	7	1	2	3	1	0	14	40.00
Western Australia	4	0	1	2	1	0	5	25.00
South Australia	7	0	2	2	3	0	8	22.85

Statistics

Most Runs

Jim Burke 701 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Pat Crawford 33 ^[4]