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1896–97 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (2nd title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsJack Lyons (South Australia) – 404 runs
Most wicketsTom McKibbin (New South Wales) – 44 wickets

The 1896–97 Sheffield Shield season was the fifth 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 4 0 0
South Australia 4 1 3 0
Victoria 4 1 3 0

Fixtures

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19–23 December 1896
Scorecard
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162 (60.1 overs)
Jim Kelly 50
Ernie Jones 5/49 (25.1 overs)
187 (71.1 overs)
Jack Lyons 78
Tom McKibbin 7/51 (24.1 overs)
237 (73.4 overs)
Monty Noble 69
Arthur Evans 3/59 (20 overs)
161 (53.3 overs)
Clem Hill 51
Tom McKibbin 8/74 (23.3 overs)
New South Wales won by 51 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Isaac Fisher and J. W. Evers
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
26–30 December 1896
Scorecard
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 Victoria (H)
312 (124 overs)
Syd Gregory 68
Hugh Trumble 5/89 (34 overs)
99 (33.1 overs)
Harry Graham 34
Tom McKibbin 5/47 (17.1 overs)
1/8 (7.3 overs)
Frank Iredale 4*
Harry Trott 1/4 (4 overs)
220 f/o (89.4 overs)
Charlie McLeod 78
Arthur Coningham 6/38 (22 overs)
New South Wales won by 9 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Jim Phillips and J. W. Evers
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
1–5 January 1897
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
354 (111.4 overs)
James O'Halloran 128*
Ernie Jones 6/122 (51 overs)
239 (86.4 overs)
Jack Lyons 70
Hugh Trumble 3/59 (27.4 overs)
230 (68.5 overs)
Hugh Trumble 82
Ernie Jones 6/84 (34 overs)
296 (103.3 overs)
Jack Lyons 110
Hugh Trumble 4/83 (34.3 overs)
Victoria won by 49 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Jim Phillips and Philip Argall
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
8–11 January 1897
Scorecard
v
159 (56.5 overs)
Clem Hill 42
Bill Howell 6/40 (20 overs)
420 (117.4 overs)
Tom Garrett 131
Ernie Jones 8/157 (51 overs)
250 (93.3 overs)
George Giffen 104*
Arthur Coningham 4/69 (27 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 11 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: John Thompson and Philip Argall
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
23–28 January 1897
Scorecard
v
159 (64.1 overs)
Monty Noble 71
Mickey Roche 6/63 (28.1 overs)
269 (109.2 overs)
Harry Trott 104
Tom McKibbin 8/111 (38 overs)
570 (203.1 overs)
Monty Noble 153*
Hugh Trumble 2/98 (43 overs)
268 (91.3 overs)
Hugh Trumble 58
Tom McKibbin 5/129 (41 overs)
New South Wales won by 192 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Jim Phillips and John Thompson
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
26 February – 1 March 1897
Scorecard
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279 (109.5 overs)
Harry Trott 61
George Giffen 4/71 (31 overs)
427 (122.5 overs)
Jack Lyons 113
Jack Worrall 5/68 (24 overs)
78 (53.2 overs)
James Giller 24*
Arthur Carracher 5/24 (21 overs)
South Australia won by an innings and 70 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: George Downs and Jim Phillips
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Jack Lyons 404[3]

Most Wickets

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Tom McKibbin 44[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.


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