1903–04 Sheffield Shield season

The 1903–04 Sheffield Shield season was the 12th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

1903–04 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (6th title)
Participants3
Matches5
Most runsReggie Duff (New South Wales) – 492 runs
Most wicketsBert Hopkins (New South Wales) – 21 wickets

Table

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

Fixtures

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20–25 November 1903
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
342 (128 overs)
Clem Hill 147
Jack Saunders 4/110 (37 overs)
268 (117.5 overs)
Frank Laver 79*
Robert Rees 6/80 (33.5 overs)
189 (78.1 overs)
Algy Gehrs 48
Harry Trott 5/39 (16.1 overs)
246 (100.4 overs)
Harry Trott 59
Robert Rees 4/61 (35.4 overs)
South Australia won by 17 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and C. E. Over
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

4–8 December 1903
Scorecard
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681 (170 overs)
Reggie Duff 271
Norman Claxton 4/115 (42 overs)
209 (90.3 overs)
Clem Hill 85
Arthur McBeath 3/42 (24 overs)
175 f/o (61.5 overs)
Norman Claxton 54
Bert Hopkins 5/49 (20.5 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 297 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and James Laing
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

19–23 December 1903
Scorecard
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624 (151.4 overs)
Syd Gregory 152
Norman Claxton 5/129 (36 overs)
338 (107.4 overs)
Clem Hill 89
Monty Noble 5/67 (23.4 overs)
2/62 (18 overs)
Wally Farquhar 29*
Joe Travers 1/2 (4 overs)
347 f/o (118.2 overs)
Algy Gehrs 159
Bill Howell 4/64 (21.2 overs)
New South Wales won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Philip Argall and T. A. Reeves
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

26–31 December 1903
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
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312 (132.1 overs)
Hugh Trumble 80
Monty Noble 4/68 (35 overs)
183 (50.5 overs)
Victor Trumper 43
Charlie McLeod 7/34 (11.5 overs)
253 (113.4 overs)
John Stuckey 81*
Bert Hopkins 5/70 (30 overs)
221 (66 overs)
Victor Trumper 68
Harry Trott 4/34 (10 overs)
Victoria won by 161 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. Barrass
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

25–27 January 1904
Scorecard
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163 (50.4 overs)
Charlie McLeod 46
Albert Bowden 4/33 (16.4 overs)
389 (102.3 overs)
Syd Gregory 81
Warwick Armstrong 3/10 (6.3 overs)
344 (117.5 overs)
Peter McAlister 104
Bert Hopkins 5/96 (34 overs)
0/119 (22.3 overs)
Reggie Duff 62*
New South Wales won by 10 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and Richard Callaway
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Reggie Duff 492[3]

Most Wickets

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Bert Hopkins 21[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.