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 1893 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 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Victoria (1st title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | George Giffen (South Australia) – 468 runs |
| Most wickets | George Giffen (South Australia) – 33 wickets |
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Victoria
|
4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  New South Wales
|
4 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  South Australia
|
4 | 1 | 3 |
Source: espncricinfo
Fixtures
edit16–21 December 1892
Scorecard |
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|
South Australia (H) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
31 December 1892 – 4 January 1893
Scorecard |
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Victoria (H) | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Giffen | South Australia
|
4 | 8 | 0 | 468 | 181 | 58.50 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Lyons | South Australia
|
4 | 8 | 0 | 342 | 124 | 42.75 | 1 | 2 |
| Harry Trott | Victoria
|
4 | 8 | 1 | 304 | 70* | 43.42 | 0 | 3 |
| William Bruce | Victoria
|
3 | 6 | 0 | 283 | 128 | 47.16 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Iredale | New South Wales
|
4 | 7 | 0 | 282 | 101 | 40.28 | 1 | 1 |
Source:[1]
High scores
edit| Player | Team | Runs | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Giffen | South Australia
|
181 | Victoria |
Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
| William Bruce | Victoria
|
128 | New South Wales |
Melbourne | 24 December 1892 |
| Jack Lyons | South Australia
|
124 | New South Wales |
Adelaide | 16 December 1892 |
| Harry Donnan | New South Wales
|
120 | South Australia |
Adelaide | 16 December 1892 |
| Frank Laver | Victoria
|
104 | South Australia |
Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
Source:[2]
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Giffen | South Australia
|
4 | 350.2 | 759 | 33 | 23.00 | 9/147 |
| Michael Pierce | New South Wales
|
4 | 206.4 | 622 | 25 | 24.88 | 8/111 |
| Hugh Trumble | Victoria
|
3 | 229.0 | 298 | 22 | 13.54 | 5/27 |
| Bob McLeod | Victoria
|
4 | 298.0 | 448 | 22 | 20.36 | 6/54 |
| Ernie Jones | South Australia
|
4 | 172.0 | 425 | 15 | 28.33 | 5/60 |
Source:[3]
Best bowling
edit| Player | Team | Figures | Overs | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Giffen | South Australia
|
9/147 | 64.0 | Victoria |
Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
| Michael Pierce | New South Wales
|
8/111 | 46.3 | South Australia |
Adelaide | 16 December 1892 |
| Jim Phillips | Victoria
|
6/39 | 23.3 | South Australia |
Adelaide | 16 March 1893 |
| Charles Turner | New South Wales
|
6/41 | 21.0 | South Australia |
Sydney | 7 January 1893 |
| Bob McLeod | Victoria
|
6/54 | 37.5 | New South Wales |
Melbourne | 24 December 1892 |
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.