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1898–99 Sheffield Shield season

The 1898–99 Sheffield Shield season was the seventh season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

1898–99 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (4th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsClem Hill (South Australia) – 502 runs
Most wicketsHugh Trumble (Victoria) – 34 wickets

Table

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Team Pld W L D
Victoria 4 3 1 0
New South Wales 4 2 2 0
South Australia 4 1 3 0

Fixtures

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12–17 November 1898
Scorecard
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507 (197.1 overs)
John Stuckey 134
Ernie Jones 5/192 (70 overs)
330 (113 overs)
Clem Hill 86
Hugh Trumble 8/129 (49 overs)
217 (92 overs)
William Bruce 73
Ernie Jones 4/67 (32 overs)
98 (47.2 overs)
John McKenzie 25*
James Giller 7/51 (21 overs)
Victoria won by 296 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Philip Argall
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
16–21 December 1898
Scorecard
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334 (87.5 overs)
Ernie Jones 82
Monty Noble 6/129 (37 overs)
374 (154.4 overs)
Harry Donnan 160*
George Giffen 4/111 (39.4 overs)
269 (83.3 overs)
Clem Hill 109
Bill Howell 6/116 (39.3 overs)
172 (66.4 overs)
Frank Iredale 55
George Giffen 6/83 (33 overs)
South Australia won by 57 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and George Downs
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 December 1898
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
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189 (65.4 overs)
Jack Worrall 109
Bill Howell 5/75 (25.4 overs)
99 (56.3 overs)
Monty Noble 34*
Charlie McLeod 6/42 (25 overs)
219 (123 overs)
Harry Graham 45
Tom McKibbin 3/29 (24 overs)
119 (51.1 overs)
Syd Gregory 51
Hugh Trumble 8/58 (25.1 overs)
Victoria won by 190 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
31 December 1898 – 3 January 1899
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
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455 (133.3 overs)
Frank Laver 137*
Ernie Jones 4/138 (49 overs)
136 (65.1 overs)
Joe Darling 62
Charlie McLeod 6/37 (30.1 overs)
101 f/o (51.1 overs)
Clem Hill 33
Hugh Trumble 8/39 (26 overs)
Victoria won by an innings and 218 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Philip Argall
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
6–11 January 1899
Scorecard
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379 (90.5 overs)
Syd Gregory 89
Ernie Jones 6/154 (36.5 overs)
164 (55.5 overs)
Jack Lyons 41
Tom McKibbin 5/54 (17 overs)
7/256 (66.3 overs)
Monty Noble 101
Ernie Jones 3/69 (30.3 overs)
469 f/o (158.4 overs)
Clem Hill 159
Tom McKibbin 5/168 (44.4 overs)
New South Wales won by 3 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and Philip Argall
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
26–30 January 1899
Scorecard
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442 (151.2 overs)
Monty Noble 100
Charlie McLeod 6/138 (53.2 overs)
215 (90.5 overs)
James Giller 87
Bill Howell 3/23 (19.5 overs)
2/170 (57 overs)
Alick Mackenzie 62*
Frank Laver 1/41 (14 overs)
396 f/o (139.5 overs)
Harry Graham 124
Monty Noble 5/128 (41.5 overs)
New South Wales won by 8 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Clem Hill 502[3]

Most Wickets

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Hugh Trumble 34[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  2. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.


   

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