Match Details
Series
Toss
South Australia , elected to bat first
Series result
Western Australia won the 1947/48 Sheffield Shield
Season
Match days
20,21,23,24 February 1948 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
South Australia 5, Victoria 0
Balls per over
8
Former Test quick Ryan Harris believes South Australia's Shield final star Nathan McAndrew should already have a baggy green
The partnership between Alex Carey and Nathan McAndrew and two late wickets on day were the turning points in the Sheffield Shield final
Quicks take three wickets each as Victoria lose 7 for 37 to fall 56 runs short chasing 196
A battle worthy of an audience of 90,000 took place in front of 2500 as the IPL and the PSL started overseas, but it showcased the value of the Shield final to Australian cricket
Carey made 103, and McAndrew made 60 and took two wickets as Victoria wobbled to 102 for 5 chasing 196 for the title