1900–01 Sheffield Shield season explained

1900–01 Sheffield Shield
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin
Champions:	Victoria
Count:	5
Participants:	3
Matches:	6
Most Runs:	Clem Hill (South Australia) – 620 runs
Most Wickets:	Jack Saunders (Victoria); Joe Travers (South Australia) – 29 wickets
Previous Year:	1899–1900
Previous Tournament:	1899–1900 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:	1901–02
Next Tournament:	1901–02 Sheffield Shield season

The 1900–01 Sheffield Shield season was the ninth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.^{[1] [2]} In January 1901, in the match between New South Wales and South Australia, New South Wales scored 918 runs in their first innings, with five batsmen scoring centuries.^{[3] [4]}

Table

width=175	Team	Pld	W	L	D
Victoria	4	4	0	0
New South Wales	4	1	3	0
South Australia	4	1	3	0

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most Runs

Clem Hill 620^[5]

Most Wickets

Jack Saunders 29 & Ike Travers 29^[6]

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: Mr Versatility . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 January 2019.
4. Web site: Sheffield Shield, 1900/01: New South Wales v South Australia . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 January 2019.
5. Web site: Batting Most runs. ESPN Cricinfo.
6. Web site: Bowling Most wickets. ESPN Cricinfo.