1895–96 Sheffield Shield season explained

1895–96 Sheffield Shield
Cricket Format:First-class
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Champions:New South Wales
Count:1
Participants:3
Matches:6
Most Runs:Frank Iredale (New South Wales) – 469 runs
Most Wickets:Tom McKibbin (New South Wales) – 31 wickets
Previous Year:1894–95
Previous Tournament:1894–95 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:1896–97
Next Tournament:1896–97 Sheffield Shield season

The 1895–96 Sheffield Shield season was the fourth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1] [2]

Table

width=175 TeamPldWLD
New South Wales4 3 1 0
Victoria4 2 2 0
South Australia4 1 3 0

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most Runs

Frank Iredale 469[3]

Most Wickets

Tom McKibbin 31[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wynne-Thomas, Peter. The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. 1983. Hamlyn Publishing Group. 0-600-34667-6.
  2. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
  3. Web site: Batting Most runs. ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Bowling Most wickets. ESPN Cricinfo.