1920–21 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | New South Wales (15th title) |
Participants | 3 |
Matches | 6 |
Most runs | Warren Bardsley (648) |
Most wickets | Arthur Mailey (26) |
← 1919–20 1921–22 → |
The 1920–21 Sheffield Shield season was the 25th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]
Table
Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
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New South Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
South Australia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
Fixtures
29 October – 2 November 1920 Scorecard |
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290 (63 overs) Bill Whitty 81 Warwick Armstrong 4/60 (18 overs) | 639 (129.3 overs) Roy Park 152 Andrew Smith 4/103 (14.3 overs) | |
270 (65.4 overs) Arthur Richardson 53* Bert Ironmonger 4/82 (22 overs) |
Victoria won by an innings and 79 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and G. I. Colyer |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
24–29 December 1920 Scorecard |
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New South Wales won by 101 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: A. D. Reaburn and Bob Crockett |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
7–12 January 1921 Scorecard |
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304 (51.2 overs) Jack Gregory 130 Andrew Smith 4/71 (10.2 overs) | ||
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 January 1921 Scorecard |
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176 (42.1 overs) Jack Ryder 64 Jack Gregory 4/61 (13 overs) | ||
New South Wales won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Warren Bardsley 648[3]
Most Wickets
Arthur Mailey 26[4]
Notable events
New South Wales set the record, which still stands, for the highest second innings total by a team in a first-class match, when scoring 770 against South Australia at Adelaide in January 1921.[5] As well as this total, South Australia conceded innings totals of 639, 724 and 802 in their three other matches.[6]
References
- ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
- ^ Frindall, Bill (1998). The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (4th ed.). London, United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0747222037.
- ^ Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 550. ISBN 0731685709.
External links
- Season at ESPN Cricinfo
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