1907–08 Sheffield Shield season explained

1907–08 Sheffield Shield
Cricket Format:First-class
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Champions:Victoria
Count:6
Participants:3
Matches:4
Most Runs:Monty Noble (New South Wales) – 585 runs
Most Wickets:Jack Saunders (Victoria) – 20 wickets
Previous Year:1906–07
Previous Tournament:1906–07 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:1908–09
Next Tournament:1908–09 Sheffield Shield season

The 1907–08 Sheffield Shield season was the 16th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship but only four matches took place because South Australia did not play their home matches.[1] [2]

Table

width=175 TeamPldWLDPts
Victoria3 2 1 0 1
South Australia2 1 1 0 0
New South Wales3 1 2 0 -1

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most Runs

Monty Noble 585[3]

Most Wickets

Jack Saunders 20[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.