1892–93 Sheffield Shield season
The 1892–93 Sheffield Shield season was the first season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The competition took place between 16 December 1892 to 21 March 1983 and was contested by three teams. The competition was won by Victoria, who after defeating New South Wales at the Association Ground would go on to win all four of their matches. George Giffen scored the most runs in the competition with 468 runs while also taking the most wickets at 33 which included a nine wicket innings against Victoria in Adelaide.
Administrator(s) | Australasian Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | Victoria (1st title) |
Participants | 3 |
Matches played | 6 |
Most runs | George Giffen (South Australia) – 468 runs |
Most wickets | George Giffen (South Australia) – 33 wickets |
Table
Team | Pld | W | L |
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4 | 4 | 0 |
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4 | 1 | 3 |
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4 | 1 | 3 |
Notes:
- The order of the table was determined by the number of matches won by each team.
Pld: matches played; W: won; L: lost
Source:[1]
Fixtures
31 December 1892 – 4 January 1893 Scorecard |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field
16–21 March 1893 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia ![]() |
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5/203 (59 overs) John Stuckey 56 John Reedman 3/46 (16 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Statistics
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s |
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George Giffen | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 0 | 468 | 181 | 58.50 | 1 | 2 |
Jack Lyons | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 0 | 342 | 124 | 42.75 | 1 | 2 |
Harry Trott | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 1 | 304 | 70* | 43.42 | 0 | 3 |
William Bruce | ![]() |
3 | 6 | 0 | 283 | 128 | 47.16 | 1 | 1 |
Frank Iredale | ![]() |
4 | 7 | 0 | 282 | 101 | 40.28 | 1 | 1 |
Source:[2]
High scores
Player | Team | Runs | Opponent | Ground | Date |
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George Giffen | ![]() |
181 | ![]() | Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
William Bruce | ![]() |
128 | ![]() | Melbourne | 24 December 1892 |
Jack Lyons | ![]() |
124 | ![]() | Adelaide | 16 December 1892 |
Harry Donnan | ![]() |
120 | ![]() | Adelaide | 16 December 1892 |
Frank Laver | ![]() |
104 | ![]() | Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
Source:[3]
Most wickets
Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | BBI |
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George Giffen | ![]() |
4 | 350.2 | 759 | 33 | 23.00 | 9/147 |
Michael Pierce | ![]() |
4 | 206.4 | 622 | 25 | 24.88 | 8/111 |
Hugh Trumble | ![]() |
3 | 229.0 | 298 | 22 | 13.54 | 5/27 |
Bob McLeod | ![]() |
4 | 298.0 | 448 | 22 | 20.36 | 6/54 |
Ernie Jones | ![]() |
4 | 172.0 | 425 | 15 | 28.33 | 5/60 |
Source:[4]
Best bowling
Player | Team | Figures | Overs | Opponent | Ground | Date |
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George Giffen | ![]() |
9/147 | 64.0 | ![]() | Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
Michael Pierce | ![]() |
8/111 | 46.3 | ![]() | Adelaide | 16 December 1892 |
Jim Phillips | ![]() |
6/39 | 23.3 | ![]() | Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
Charles Turner | ![]() |
6/41 | 21.0 | ![]() | Sydney | 7 January 1893 |
Bob McLeod | ![]() |
6/54 | 37.5 | ![]() | Melbourne | 24 December 1892 |
Source:[5]
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References
- "Sheffield Shield 1892/93 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Batting and Fielding in Sheffield Shield 1892/93 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Sheffield Shield 1892/93 - Centuries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Bowling in Sheffield Shield 1892/93 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Sheffield Shield 1892/93 - Five Wickets in an Innings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
External links
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