The 1982-83 Sheffield Shield marked the 91st edition of Australia's premier first-class cricket competition. Six teams competed across thirty-one matches in a double round-robin format, followed for the first time by a final between the top two sides on the league ladder.
Western Australia finished at the summit of the regular season standings, earning player of the series honours for Kim Hughes. Despite Western Australia leading the table, New South Wales claimed the championship to secure their 37th title in the newly introduced final format.
Individual brilliance defined the summer alongside the team competition. Victoria batsman Graham Yallop dominated the bowling attacks to finish as the leading run-scorer with 1254 runs. South Australia pace bowler Joel Garner wreaked havoc on opposing batting orders, claiming 55 wickets to top the wicket-taking charts.
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