The 1987-88 Sheffield Shield marked the 96th edition of Australia's premier first-class cricket competition. Six state teams played through a double round-robin format across 31 matches, building toward the tournament final.
Western Australia claimed the championship title, securing their 11th victory in the competition. Individual players from across the states dominated the personal milestones during this stretch of matches.
Graeme Wood of Western Australia led the batting charts by accumulating 1014 runs. His teammate Chris Matthews powered the bowling attack by taking 56 wickets.
The season concluded with shared honours for the player of the series award, which went to Mark Waugh of New South Wales and Dirk Tazelaar of Queensland.
Squad lists and statistics via Wikipedia