1899–1900 Sheffield Shield season explained

1899–1900 Sheffield Shield
Cricket Format:First-class
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Champions:New South Wales
Count:3
Participants:3
Matches:6
Most Runs:Monty Noble (New South Wales) – 515 runs
Most Wickets:Monty Noble (New South Wales); Hugh Trumble (Victoria); George Giffen (South Australia) – 24 wickets
Previous Year:1898–99
Previous Tournament:1898–99 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:1900–01
Next Tournament:1900–01 Sheffield Shield season

The 1899–1900 Sheffield Shield season was the eighth 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

Monty Noble 515[3]

Most Wickets

Monty Noble 24, Hugh Trumble 24 & George Giffen 24[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: Bowling Most runs. ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Batting Most wickets. ESPN Cricinfo.