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1895–96 Sheffield Shield season

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1895–96 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (1st title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsFrank Iredale (New South Wales) – 469 runs
Most wicketsTom McKibbin (New South Wales) – 31 wickets

The 1895–96 Sheffield Shield season was the fourth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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

Fixtures

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9–13 November 1895
Scorecard
v
220 (74.2 overs)
Harry Graham 50
Ernie Jones 3/51 (21.2 overs)
163 (58.3 overs)
Clem Hill 60
Jack Harry 4/15 (7 overs)
329 (99.5 overs)
Jack Harry 107
George Giffen 5/141 (41.5 overs)
320 (77.5 overs)
Fred Jarvis 68
John Carlton 3/39 (10.5 overs)
Victoria won by 66 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Bob Crockett and George Downs
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

26–31 December 1895
Scorecard
v
407 (202.2 overs)
Harry Donnan 160
Albert Trott 5/77 (35 overs)
357 (135.3 overs)
Harry Graham 103
Tom McKibbin 4/157 (52 overs)
331 (142.2 overs)
Tom Garrett 70
Albert Trott 4/94 (39.2 overs)
258 (98.3 overs)
William Bruce 90
Tom McKibbin 8/93 (39.3 overs)
New South Wales won by 123 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Jim Phillips and Jack Tooher
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

3–6 January 1896
Scorecard
v
320 (117.5 overs)
Harry Donnan 93
Ernie Jones 7/103 (43 overs)
152 (60.3 overs)
George Giffen 74
Tom McKibbin 4/61 (23 overs)
134 f/o (44.1 overs)
Joe Darling 33
Bill Howell 5/49 (22.1 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 34 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Isaac Fisher and Jack Tooher
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

25–30 January 1896
Scorecard
v
187 (96.3 overs)
Frank Iredale 56
Hugh Trumble 5/61 (43 overs)
319 (133 overs)
Charlie McLeod 100
Tom McKibbin 4/114 (35 overs)
335 (138.1 overs)
Alick Mackenzie 97
Jack Harry 4/53 (21 overs)
6/207 (70.2 overs)
Charlie McLeod 50
Tom McKibbin 3/85 (22.2 overs)
Victoria won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Jim Phillips and Jack Tooher
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

21–24 February 1896
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
165 (36 overs)
Frank Laver 50
George Giffen 4/94 (17 overs)
199 (79 overs)
Jack Reedman 60
John Carlton 4/44 (26 overs)
43 (23.4 overs)
Harry Trott 13
Ernie Jones 6/15 (12 overs)
0/10 (3.5 overs)
Ernie Jones 7*
South Australia won by 10 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and T. A. Reeves
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.

28 February – 4 March 1896
Scorecard
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400 (130.2 overs)
Clem Hill 206*
Tom McKibbin 3/124 (42 overs)
428 (135.2 overs)
Frank Iredale 187
Ernie Jones 4/110 (47 overs)
200 (106.3 overs)
George Giffen 55
Charles Turner 6/35 (43.3 overs)
1/173 (75.4 overs)
Frank Iredale 80*
New South Wales won by 9 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Jack Tooher and T. A. Reeves
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Frank Iredale 469[3]

Most Wickets

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Tom McKibbin 31[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.