1902–03 Sheffield Shield season

The 1902–03 Sheffield Shield season was the 11th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

1902–03 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (5th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsReggie Duff (New South Wales) – 583 runs
Most wicketsBill Howell (Victoria) – 26 wickets

Table

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

Fixtures

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19–23 December 1902
Scorecard
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285 (99.4 overs)
Monty Noble 108
Ernie Jones 3/68 (25 overs)
140 (71.5 overs)
Frederick Hack 48
Leslie Pye 4/31 (17 overs)
229 (69.3 overs)
Alick Mackenzie 77
Joe Travers 5/54 (25.3 overs)
164 (80.5 overs)
Jack Reedman 40
Bill Howell 4/59 (28 overs)
New South Wales won by 210 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: John Quilty and Philip Argall
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

26–29 December 1902
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
198 (65.1 overs)
Reggie Duff 102
Warwick Armstrong 3/45 (21 overs)
93 (33.4 overs)
Harry Graham 32
Arthur McBeath 4/9 (9.4 overs)
212 (63.3 overs)
Reggie Duff 66
Frederick Collins 6/54 (19 overs)
181 (111.3 overs)
Peter McAlister 37
Bill Howell 9/52 (30.3 overs)
New South Wales won by 136 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

1–5 January 1903
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
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472 (140.2 overs)
Mathew Ellis 118
Ernie Jones 4/134 (43 overs)
317 (98 overs)
Clem Hill 124
Warwick Armstrong 2/71 (30 overs)
164 (66.3 overs)
David Mailer 49
Joe Travers 4/57 (28 overs)
140 (50.5 overs)
Harold Kirkwood 44
Warwick Armstrong 5/20 (11.5 overs)
Victoria won by 179 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. J. Harvey
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

9–13 January 1903
Scorecard
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412 (170.5 overs)
Frederick Hack 84
Arthur McBeath 5/110 (46 overs)
545 (134.5 overs)
Victor Trumper 178
Robert Waters 3/53 (14.5 overs)
134 (65.5 overs)
Jack Reedman 42
Bill Howell 5/40 (21.5 overs)
0/4 (0 overs)
New South Wales won by 10 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: E. J. Harvey and Richard Callaway
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

24–29 January 1903
Scorecard
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207 (86.1 overs)
William Bruce 38
Leslie Pye 4/53 (23 overs)
367 (87.3 overs)
Reggie Duff 132
Frederick Collins 5/85 (30.3 overs)
427 (155.2 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 118
Arthur McBeath 5/111 (41 overs)
5/269 (76.3 overs)
Monty Noble 103*
Jack Saunders 3/94 (30 overs)
New South Wales won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

27 February – 4 March 1903
Scorecard
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291 (123.5 overs)
John Stuckey 63
George Giffen 7/75 (37.5 overs)
278 (109.1 overs)
Frederick Hack 88
Jack Saunders 5/88 (34.1 overs)
244 (84.2 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 66
George Giffen 8/110 (38.2 overs)
222 (118.3 overs)
George Giffen 97*
Jack Saunders 8/106 (50 overs)
Victoria won by 35 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Bob Crockett and G. S. Downs
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Reggie Duff 583[3]

Most Wickets

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Bill Howell 26[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.