1899–1900 Sheffield Shield season

The 1899–1900 Sheffield Shield season was the eighth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

1899–1900 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (3rd title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsMonty Noble (New South Wales) – 515 runs
Most wicketsMonty Noble (New South Wales); Hugh Trumble (Victoria); George Giffen (South Australia) – 24 wickets

Table

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

Fixtures

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24–30 November 1899
Scorecard
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360 (153.4 overs)
Harry Graham 118
George Giffen 4/101 (51.4 overs)
204 (102.3 overs)
Jack Reedman 44
Frederick Collins 6/81 (42.3 overs)
408 (157.1 overs)
John Stuckey 94
George Giffen 5/145 (57 overs)
318 (111.1 overs)
Frederick Hack 115
Hugh Trumble 4/101 (42 overs)
Victoria won by 246 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Bob Crockett and T. A. Reeves
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

16–20 December 1899
Scorecard
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155 (77.5 overs)
Ernest Leak 40*
Bill Howell 5/52 (32.5 overs)
807 (217.1 overs)
Monty Noble 200
George Giffen 8/287 (77.1 overs)
260 (105 overs)
Jack Reedman 83
Leslie Pye 4/71 (34 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 392 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Philip Argall and Richard Callaway
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

23–28 December 1899
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
520 (189.3 overs)
Monty Noble 122
Hugh Trumble 5/149 (63.3 overs)
131 (58.2 overs)
Harry Graham 39
Monty Noble 4/27 (12.2 overs)
115 f/o (50.5 overs)
Jack Worrall 45
Bert Hopkins 5/24 (6.5 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 274 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

30 December 1899 – 4 January 1900
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
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353 (141 overs)
Hugh Trumble 95
Ernie Jones 3/119 (49 overs)
250 (104.1 overs)
Fred Jarvis 66
Frederick Collins 4/46 (22 overs)
298 (116.3 overs)
Harry Graham 77
Jack Reedman 5/92 (37 overs)
220 (78.3 overs)
Clem Hill 126*
Jack Saunders 6/71 (24.3 overs)
Victoria won by 181 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Philip Argall
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

6–12 January 1900
Scorecard
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214 (69.3 overs)
Victor Trumper 45
George Giffen 5/59 (17 overs)
197 (78.4 overs)
Clem Hill 67
Monty Noble 4/68 (25.4 overs)
317 (100 overs)
Frank Iredale 75
Ernie Jones 6/88 (37 overs)
4/335 (113.4 overs)
Frederick Hack 158*
Bill Howell 1/57 (26 overs)
South Australia won by 6 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and Philip Argall
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.

26–31 January 1900
Scorecard
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271 (85.5 overs)
Reggie Duff 75
Jack Saunders 3/85 (25 overs)
309 (118.3 overs)
Hugh Trumble 87
Arthur McBeath 6/94 (41.3 overs)
412 (181 overs)
Monty Noble 155
Hugh Trumble 4/112 (61 overs)
263 (106.5 overs)
John Stuckey 53
Monty Noble 6/91 (39 overs)
New South Wales won by 111 runs
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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Monty Noble 515[3]

Most Wickets

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Monty Noble 24, Hugh Trumble 24 & George Giffen 24[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. ^ "Bowling Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Batting Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.