1900–01 Sheffield Shield season

1900–01 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (5th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsClem Hill (South Australia) – 620 runs
Most wicketsJack Saunders (Victoria); Joe Travers (South Australia) – 29 wickets

The 1900–01 Sheffield Shield season was the ninth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2] In January 1901, in the match between New South Wales and South Australia, New South Wales scored 918 runs in their first innings, with five batsmen scoring centuries.[3][4]

Table

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

Fixtures

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10–14 November 1900
Scorecard
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267 (106.3 overs)
James Matthews 79
Charlie McLeod 6/100 (44.3 overs)
403 (125.4 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 118
Joe Travers 4/93 (42 overs)
197 (101.1 overs)
Clem Hill 70
Jack Saunders 3/56 (34.1 overs)
2/62 (28 overs)
Charles Ross 22
Ernie Jones 1/11 (11 overs)
Victoria won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Bob Crockett and G. S. Downs
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
15–19 December 1900
Scorecard
v
279 (93.3 overs)
Bert Hopkins 65
Jack Reedman 4/32 (12.3 overs)
576 (164 overs)
Clem Hill 365*
Jack Marsh 5/181 (53 overs)
261 (93.1 overs)
Syd Gregory 81
Joe Travers 6/74 (31.1 overs)
South Australia won by an innings and 36 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Richard Callaway and T. A. Reeves
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 December 1900
Scorecard
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 Victoria (H)
153 (52 overs)
Syd Gregory 66*
Jack Saunders 6/70 (23 overs)
154 (70 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 50
Bert Hopkins 4/37 (16 overs)
135 (52 overs)
Monty Noble 55
Hugh Trumble 7/54 (26 overs)
5/135 (41.3 overs)
Hugh Trumble 45*
Jack Marsh 3/52 (17 overs)
Victoria won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
31 December 1900 – 3 January 1901
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
76 (44.4 overs)
Harry Graham 22
Joe Travers 9/30 (22.4 overs)
107 (50.4 overs)
Clem Hill 46
Frank Laver 4/10 (11.4 overs)
446 (148.5 overs)
Harry Graham 120
James Matthews 5/95 (26.5 overs)
177 (69.4 overs)
Bertram Bailey 43
Jack Saunders 5/38 (20 overs)
Victoria won by 238 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Philip Argall
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
5–9 January 1901
Scorecard
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157 (46.1 overs)
Bertram Bailey 57
Jack Marsh 5/34 (16 overs)
918 (208 overs)
Syd Gregory 168
Joe Travers 4/197 (69 overs)
156 (47.2 overs)
Fred Jarvis 49
Jack Marsh 5/59 (20 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 605 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Philip Argall and Richard Callaway
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
1–6 February 1901
Scorecard
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170 (69.1 overs)
Monty Noble 43
Jack Saunders 5/78 (30 overs)
279 (77.5 overs)
John Stuckey 130*
Arthur McBeath 3/26 (12.5 overs)
452 (129.2 overs)
Victor Trumper 230
Jack Saunders 4/127 (39 overs)
9/344 (122.3 overs)
Jack Worrall 90
Arthur McBeath 3/57 (26 overs)
Victoria won by 1 wicket
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Bob Crockett and S. P. Jones
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Clem Hill 620[5]

Most Wickets

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Jack Saunders 29 & Ike Travers 29[6]

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. ^ "Mr Versatility". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1900/01: New South Wales v South Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.


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