We take a look back to 1965/66 and the premier domestic cricket competition in Australia - the Sheffield Shield.

Four day matches with large crowds and Test players involved. It was an opportunity for the public to watch their star players in person.

NSW had dominated the competition but Western Australia and South Australia were to have big seasons.. A talking point was the points scoring. The team that was undefeated for the year did not win. A side that lost half of its matches did win. Go figure!.

Players like Ian Chappell, Doug Walters, Bob Cowper, Grahame Thomas, Tony Lock, John Inverarity & Johnny Martin would all be at the fore.

This is a snippet of Australian cricket in the mid sixties. Whilst much is written at test level - there is much less so for the Sheffield Shield. Hope this gives a flavour of the time ...