1981–82 Sheffield Shield season

The 1981–82 Sheffield Shield season was the 80th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^[1] This was the last time that the championship was decided by virtue of the team topping the league ladder. The following season would see the top two teams playing in a final to determine the champions.^[2]

1981–82 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	South Australia (12th title)
Participants	6
Matches	25
Player of the series	Kepler Wessels (Queensland)
Most runs	Kepler Wessels (Queensland) (1015)
Most wickets	Ian Callen (Victoria) (31)
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Points table

Team[3][4]	Pld	W	WLF	L	LWF	DWF	DLF	ND	Adj	Pts
South Australia	9	4	0	1	0	2	1	1		74
New South Wales	9	3	1	1	0	2	0	2		72
Western Australia	9	3	0	1	0	1	3	1		54
Tasmania	5	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	16	36
Queensland	9	0	1	2	0	1	3	2		20
Victoria	9	0	0	4	1	3	1	0		16

Statistics

Most Runs

Kepler Wessels 1015 ^[5]

Most Wickets

Ian Callen 31 ^[6]