1920–21 Sheffield Shield season

1920–21 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (15th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsWarren Bardsley (648)
Most wicketsArthur Mailey (26)

The 1920–21 Sheffield Shield season was the 25th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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

Fixtures

29 October – 2 November 1920
Scorecard
v
290 (63 overs)
Bill Whitty 81
Warwick Armstrong 4/60 (18 overs)
639 (129.3 overs)
Roy Park 152
Andrew Smith 4/103 (14.3 overs)
270 (65.4 overs)
Arthur Richardson 53*
Bert Ironmonger 4/82 (22 overs)
Victoria won by an innings and 79 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and G. I. Colyer
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
26 November – 1 December 1920
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
310 (73 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 157*
Arthur Richardson 4/66 (21 overs)
246 (66.1 overs)
Lance Pellew 69
Ted McDonald 3/46 (18.1 overs)
724 (168.7 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 245
Arthur Richardson 4/153 (43 overs)
403 (81.6 overs)
Percy Rundell 116
Ted McDonald 6/127 (27 overs)
Victoria won by 385 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and H. J. Alessio
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
3–9 December 1920
Scorecard
v
802 (156.3 overs)
Warren Bardsley 235
Nip Pellew 3/119 (29 overs)
191 (53.7 overs)
Nip Pellew 73
Arthur Mailey 8/81 (19.7 overs)
0/6 f/o (4 overs)
Nip Pellew 3*
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
24–29 December 1920
Scorecard
v
 Victoria (H)
366 (82.5 overs)
Warren Bardsley 125
Bert Ironmonger 4/127 (33.5 overs)
302 (93.1 overs)
Roy Park 111
Arthur Mailey 6/97 (26.1 overs)
235 (55 overs)
Johnny Taylor 118
Ted McDonald 5/81 (19 overs)
198 (61.3 overs)
Carl Willis 43
Arthur Mailey 6/99 (23 overs)
New South Wales won by 101 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: A. D. Reaburn and Bob Crockett
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
7–12 January 1921
Scorecard
v
304 (51.2 overs)
Jack Gregory 130
Andrew Smith 4/71 (10.2 overs)
265 (66 overs)
Nip Pellew 91
Tommy Andrews 5/89 (20 overs)
770 (137 overs)
Warren Bardsley 235
Arthur Richardson 3/168 (35 overs)
171 (51.3 overs)
Vic Richardson 52
Tommy Andrews 4/67 (12.3 overs)
New South Wales won by 638 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: A. H. Kruss and F. K. Lindow
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 January 1921
Scorecard
v
176 (42.1 overs)
Jack Ryder 64
Jack Gregory 4/61 (13 overs)
433 (86.4 overs)
Herbie Collins 146
Arthur Liddicut 4/50 (12.4 overs)
331 (73.6 overs)
Jack Ryder 135*
Arthur Mailey 4/86 (17.6 overs)
4/75 (21.3 overs)
Frank O'Keeffe 26
Ted McDonald 3/49 (11 overs)
New South Wales won by 6 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Warren Bardsley 648[3]

Most Wickets

Arthur Mailey 26[4]

Notable events

New South Wales set the record, which still stands, for the highest second innings total by a team in a first-class match, when scoring 770 against South Australia at Adelaide in January 1921.[5] As well as this total, South Australia conceded innings totals of 639, 724 and 802 in their three other matches.[6]

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.
  5. ^ Frindall, Bill (1998). The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (4th ed.). London, United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0747222037.
  6. ^ Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 550. ISBN 0731685709.


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