1970–71 Sheffield Shield season

The 1970–71 Sheffield Shield season was the 69th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^[1][2]

1970–71 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	South Australia (10th title)
Participants	5
Matches	20
Most runs	Barry Richards (South Australia) (1101)
Most wickets	Ross Duncan (Queensland) (34)
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

Table

Team	Played	Won	1st Inns Won	Drawn	1st Inns Lost	Lost	Points
South Australia	8	3	3	0	2	0	42
Victoria	8	2	3	2	1	0	32
Western Australia	8	2	1	0	3	2	24
New South Wales	8	1	3	1	1	2	20
Queensland	8	0	0	1	3	4	10

Statistics

Most Runs

Barry Richards 1101 ^[3]

Most Wickets

Ross Duncan 34 ^[4]