Balls per over in Australian First-class cricket
| 1850/51 to 1888/89 |
4 balls, except |
Victoria v Tasmania 1870/71 (6 balls)
Tasmania v Victoria 1872/73 (6 balls)
South Australia v Tasmania 1877/78 (6 balls)
South Australia v Victoria 1883/84 (6 balls)
Victoria v New South Wales 1887/88 (6 balls)
South Australia v Victoria 1887/88 (6 balls)
Victoria v South Australia 1888/89 (6 balls)
Victoria v Tasmania 1888/89 (6 balls)
New South Wales v Victoria 1888/89 (6 balls)
Australia v The Rest 1888/89 (6 balls)
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| 1889/90 to 1914/15 |
6 balls, except |
New South Wales v Lord Sheffield's XI 1891/92 (both games)(5 balls)
New South Wales v Tasmania 1898/99 (5 balls)
Tasmania v Victoria 1898/99 (5 balls)
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| 1918/19 to 1978/79 |
8 balls, except |
All 13 MCC/England matches 1920/21 (6 balls)
Victoria v MCC 1928/29 (2nd game)(6 balls)
All 20 Tests played from 1928/29 to 1932/33 inclusive (6 balls)
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| 1979/80 to present |
6 balls |
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