1901–02 Sheffield Shield season

The 1901–02 Sheffield Shield season was the tenth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

1901–02 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (4th title)
Participants3
Matches5
Most runsClem Hill (South Australia) – 264 runs
Most wicketsArthur McBeath (New South Wales) – 20 wickets

Table

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Team Pld W L D NP
New South Wales 4 4 0 0 0
Victoria 3 1 2 0 1
South Australia 3 0 3 0 1

Fixtures

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22–27 November 1901
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
410 (162.2 overs)
Frederick Hack 110
Charlie McLeod 5/126 (50 overs)
464 (156.5 overs)
John Stuckey 130
Ernie Jones 5/148 (55 overs)
259 (90 overs)
Frederick Hack 60
Jack Saunders 3/71 (28 overs)
5/208 (93.3 overs)
Peter McAlister 100*
Ernie Jones 3/74 (26 overs)
Victoria won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: George Watson and W. A. Young
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

30 November – 3 December 1901
Scorecard
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438 (141 overs)
Charles Gregory 87
Ernie Jones 4/121 (48 overs)
119 (48.4 overs)
Clem Hill 50
Arthur McBeath 6/36 (15.4 overs)
221 f/o (69.1 overs)
Harold Kirkwood 46
Arthur McBeath 4/84 (27 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 98 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: George Watson and Richard Callaway
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

26–30 December 1901
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
221 (80 overs)
Victor Trumper 73
Hugh Trumble 4/66 (27 overs)
300 (130 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 137
Monty Noble 7/44 (33 overs)
231 (91.4 overs)
Reggie Duff 51
Frank Laver 5/41 (22.4 overs)
110 (73.1 overs)
Hugh Trumble 28
Bill Howell 4/40 (33 overs)
New South Wales won by 42 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

10–14 January 1902
Scorecard
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472 (141.4 overs)
Syd Gregory 182
Joe Travers 5/105 (43.4 overs)
262 (109.4 overs)
George Giffen 50
Bill Howell 4/54 (21.4 overs)
191 f/o (51.5 overs)
Harold Kirkwood 66
Monty Noble 4/27 (10 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 19 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: G. S. Downs and Richard Callaway
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

25–29 January 1902
Scorecard
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327 (98.2 overs)
Bert Hopkins 117
Jack Saunders 6/57 (24 overs)
152 (56.1 overs)
William McCormack 33*
Alexander Kermode 4/49 (20 overs)
199 (73 overs)
Frank Meares 55
Jack Saunders 5/73 (31 overs)
325 (120.4 overs)
Jack Worrall 106
Gother Clarke 4/110 (30.4 overs)
New South Wales won by 49 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Clem Hill 264[3]

Most Wickets

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Arthur McBeath 20[4]

References

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