1922–23 Sheffield Shield season

The 1922–23 Sheffield Shield season was the 27th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship by virtue of having a better average.[1][2]

1922–23 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (16th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsBill Woodfull (514)
Most wicketsArthur Mailey (30)

Table

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

Fixtures

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15–20 December 1922
Scorecard
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786 (128.4 overs)
Alan Kippax 170
Norman Williams 4/206 (25.4 overs)
274 (77.6 overs)
Arthur Richardson 60*
Sam Everett 6/59 (20.6 overs)
202 f/o (51.4 overs)
Norman Williams 51*
Arthur Mailey 6/77 (20 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 310 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: C. R. O'Connor and T. W. Cook
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

23–27 December 1922
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
160 (35.6 overs)
Alan Kippax 68
Arthur Liddicut 4/56 (13 overs)
125 (49.6 overs)
Bill Woodfull 47
Charlie Macartney 5/8 (5.6 overs)
142 (47.2 overs)
Herbie Collins 29
Arthur Liddicut 4/39 (17 overs)
3/178 (74.2 overs)
Bill Woodfull 84*
Paddy Gray 2/58 (19 overs)
Victoria won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Clement Garing
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

30 December 1922 – 4 January 1923
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
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328 (78.1 overs)
Albert Hartkopf 98
Bill Whitty 5/82 (28 overs)
257 (69 overs)
Vic Richardson 50
Arthur Liddicut 3/31 (11 overs)
287 (71.3 overs)
Bill Woodfull 115
Norman Williams 4/111 (20.3 overs)
90 (25.3 overs)
Vic Richardson 34
Albert Hartkopf 5/24 (8.3 overs)
Victoria won by 268 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Dave Elder
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

6–10 January 1923
Scorecard
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486 (85.4 overs)
Tommy Andrews 179
Bill Whitty 3/97 (24.4 overs)
198 (52.5 overs)
Percy Rundell 56
John Scott 4/46 (13 overs)
1/99 (25.3 overs)
Warren Bardsley 55*
Bill Whitty 1/46 (13 overs)
386 f/o (83.6 overs)
Arthur Richardson 155
Arthur Mailey 6/128 (30 overs)
New South Wales won by 9 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: A. H. Farrow and Alfred Williams
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

26–30 January 1923
Scorecard
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353 (81.2 overs)
Jack Ryder 71
John Scott 3/83 (22 overs)
560 (119.2 overs)
Alan Kippax 197
Jack Ryder 3/103 (28 overs)
179 (51.4 overs)
Vernon Ransford 36
Arthur Mailey 5/73 (18.4 overs)
New South Waves won by an innings and 28 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and Walter French
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

16–20 February 1923
Scorecard
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275 (58.3 overs)
Vic Richardson 95
Albert Hartkopf 4/105 (17 overs)
386 (95.5 overs)
Bill Woodfull 123
Bill Whitty 3/72 (25 overs)
303 (63.2 overs)
Jack Murray 152
Tom Carlton 5/67 (17 overs)
3/193 (37.5 overs)
Bill Woodfull 94*
Harry Fisher 2/31 (8 overs)
Victoria won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: George Hele and T. W. Cook
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Bill Woodfull 514[3]

Most Wickets

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Arthur Mailey 30[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.