1897–98 Sheffield Shield season

1897–98 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (3rd title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsClem Hill (South Australia) – 367 runs
Most wicketsErnie Jones (South Australia) – 33 wickets

The 1897–98 Sheffield Shield season was the sixth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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

Fixtures

13–17 November 1897
Scorecard
v
157 (65.4 overs)
Sam McMichael 35*
George Giffen 5/69 (32.4 overs)
313 (123.1 overs)
Fred Jarvis 92
Mickey Roche 4/59 (29.1 overs)
237 (73.4 overs)
Monty Noble 69
Arthur Evans 3/59 (20 overs)
1/78 (30 overs)
Alby Green 33*
James Giller 1/8 (5 overs)
South Australia won by 9 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Bob Crockett and George Downs
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
27–30 December 1897
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
320 (130 overs)
Harry Graham 53
Tom McKibbin 4/108 (42 overs)
263 (115.3 overs)
Alick Mackenzie 88
Harry Trott 44/4 (24.3 overs)
184 (80.4 overs)
Harry Trott 92
Tom McKibbin 4/79 (32 overs)
92 (72 overs)
Syd Gregory 17
Mickey Roche 5/51 (37 overs)
Victoria won by 149 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Jack Tooher
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
8–12 January 1898
Scorecard
v
228 (86.5 overs)
J. J. Ferris 51
Ernie Jones 5/54 (26.5 overs)
139 (65.4 overs)
George Giffen 49
Bill Howell 5/60 (29 overs)
316 (109.4 overs)
Harry Donnan 81
Ernie Jones 6/71 (28 overs)
189 (78.1 overs)
Joe Darling 74
Monty Noble 4/63 (29 overs)
New South Wales won by 216 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Jack Tooher and Philip Argall
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
22–27 January 1898
Scorecard
v
273 (124 overs)
Syd Gregory 72
Mickey Roche 6/88 (32 overs)
187 (50.3 overs)
Jack Worrall 103
Andrew Newell 8/56 (19 overs)
90 (25.2 overs)
Harry Donnan 19
Harry Trott 5/21 (8 overs)
7/179 (55 overs)
William Bruce 37
Tom McKibbin 4/64 (18 overs)
Victoria won by 3 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
11–15 February 1898
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
428 (128.5 overs)
Sam McMichael 97
Arthur Evans 3/110 (28 overs)
394 (104.1 overs)
Clem Hill 135
Hugh Trumble 3/120 (28 overs)
112 (40.4 overs)
John Stuckey 28
Ernie Jones 4/43 (15 overs)
120 (60 overs)
Fred Jarvis 31
Mickey Roche 5/58 (29 overs)
Victoria won by 26 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and George Downs
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
18–22 February 1898
Scorecard
v
289 (88.5 overs)
Joe Darling 75
Monty Noble 4/95 (36 overs)
310 (80.2 overs)
Syd Gregory 83
Ernie Jones 6/140 (35 overs)
442 (125 overs)
Clem Hill 170
Monty Noble 4/164 (42 overs)
126 (37.5 overs)
Monty Noble 38
Ernie Jones 5/62 (19 overs)
South Australia won by 295 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and George Downs
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Clem Hill 367[3]

Most Wickets

Ernie Jones 33[4]

References

  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.


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