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As stupid as this would be :
The 2nd placed team hosts the final
The top team still has the draw as a SS win

Problem could be be
More green tops then roads though


Aerie has suggested first innings points = the winner in drawn Final games
That seems more logical than the current set up
That's how the 4 day games are played in the minor round
Sides get a 2 point reward for winning on the first dig during the season , so apply it to the Final in drawn games

agree with all of that mal. i really think that first innings points has merit. also means there will be exciting games, because once a team has first innings points, the other team will be throwing caution to the wind to try and get an outright. wont be like the normal season where avoiding outright defeat is a good thing mostly, teams will be setting up 150 run chases etc to try and jag a win.

Did the real don ever captain a sheffield shield premiership side!!!

Serious question I don't know the answer.

whufc wrote:Did the real don ever captain a sheffield shield premiership side!!!

Serious question I don't know the answer.

1932 I reckon, he had been ill and didn't tour

whufc wrote:Did the real don ever captain a sheffield shield premiership side!!!

Serious question I don't know the answer.

Well back in those days there never was a final it was first past the post....


Out of interest how many teams was Don Bradman apart of that won the Shield?

heater31 wrote:Out of interest how many teams was Don Bradman apart of that won the Shield?

5 that i can count.

NSW: 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33
SA: 1935-36, 1938-39

Not sure how many matches etc he played in any of those seasons, but those were the titles won whilst he was at each respective state.

bennymacca wrote:

heater31 wrote:Out of interest how many teams was Don Bradman apart of that won the Shield?

5 that i can count.

NSW: 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33
SA: 1935-36, 1938-39

Not sure how many matches etc he played in any of those seasons, but those were the titles won whilst he was at each respective state.

Would have been a large portion I'd imagine. In those days they had the time to play Sheffield Shield & Grade Cricket along with the international schedule, which was only Test matches.

Aerie wrote:

bennymacca wrote:

heater31 wrote:Out of interest how many teams was Don Bradman apart of that won the Shield?

5 that i can count.

NSW: 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33
SA: 1935-36, 1938-39

Not sure how many matches etc he played in any of those seasons, but those were the titles won whilst he was at each respective state.

Would have been a large portion I'd imagine. In those days they had the time to play Sheffield Shield & Grade Cricket along with the international schedule, which was only Test matches.

Given the opposition in that time was only England and South Africa for the most of his career....

Aerie wrote:

bennymacca wrote:

heater31 wrote:Out of interest how many teams was Don Bradman apart of that won the Shield?

5 that i can count.

NSW: 1928-29, 1931-32, 1932-33
SA: 1935-36, 1938-39

Not sure how many matches etc he played in any of those seasons, but those were the titles won whilst he was at each respective state.

Would have been a large portion I'd imagine. In those days they had the time to play Sheffield Shield & Grade Cricket along with the international schedule, which was only Test matches.

was more thinking about being away for tours, but i guess most of them would have been in the aussie winter

I would think Arthur Kippax was The Dons Captain when they played for NSW [Bradman may have captained if Kippax was unavailable ?]
The Dons last dig for NSW was 128
He came to SA for the 1935/1936 season
He was given the SA captaincy
On debut the Don made 117 , hence his last dig for NSW and first for SA were tons
The irony was that the 117 was against NSW as well

1. 1935/1936
SA won the SS in the Dons first season and as Captain
I would say that would be the first SS that Don won as captain

2 1938/1939
Next SS win as captain was in 38/39
Once again in the first game the Don made a ton , this time in both innings 107 +113

WW2 took its turn
SA did not win the SS again until 1953 ,The Don had retired a few years earlier

So I reckon he captained at least 2 SS winning teams for SA
And perhaps none for NSW
But will stand corrected if wrongggg

mal wrote:The irony was that the 117 was against NSW as well

coincidence, not irony

but otherwise well done, good post. i didnt check whether bradman was actually captain of NSW.

Mal was present for all those SS wins too

Who won the Shield this season?

regards,