The 1896–97 Sheffield Shield season was the fifth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | New South Wales (2nd title) |
Participants | 3 |
Matches | 6 |
Most runs | Jack Lyons (South Australia) – 404 runs |
Most wickets | Tom McKibbin (New South Wales) – 44 wickets |
Table
editTeam | Pld | W | L | D |
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New South Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Victoria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Fixtures
edit19–23 December 1896
Scorecard |
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South Australia (H)
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
26 February – 1 March 1897
Scorecard |
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South Australia (H)
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
editMost Runs
editJack Lyons 404[3]
Most Wickets
editReferences
edit- ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.