1925–26 Sheffield Shield season

1925–26 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (17th title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Bill Woodfull (597)
Most wickets	John Scott (22)

The 1925–26 Sheffield Shield season was the 30th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.

Table

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

Fixtures

13–18 November 1925 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria
170 (44.5 overs) Jack Rymill 39 Don Blackie 7/71 (22 overs)		275 (64.7 overs) Hammy Love 63 Clarrie Grimmett 5/95 (26 overs)
410 (114.3 overs) David Pritchard 69 Hunter Hendry 5/99 (27.3 overs)		182 (51.6 overs) Hunter Hendry 65* John Scott 6/58 (14.6 overs)

South Australia won by 123 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: R. B. Pounsett and T. W. Cook

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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18–22 December 1925 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	New South Wales
185 (63.3 overs) Vic Richardson 59 Arthur Mailey 6/79 (24.3 overs)		554 (111.7 overs) Charlie Macartney 112 John Scott 5/117 (19.7 overs)
270 (75.1 overs) Vic Richardson 61 Jack Gregory 4/75 (22 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 99 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: R. B. Pounsett and S. W. Smith

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–31 December 1925 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	New South Wales
413 (128.5 overs) Hammy Love 115 Charlie Macartney 7/85 (37 overs)		705 (177.6 overs) Charlie Kelleway 145 Don Blackie 4/153 (38.6 overs)
130 (33 overs) Fred Baring 30 Charlie Kelleway 3/12 (6 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 162 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Clement Garing and Dave Elder

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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1–9 January 1926 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia
232 (67.1 overs) Bill Woodfull 97 Arthur Richardson 3/40 (11 overs)		462 (106.4 overs) Colin Alexander 133 Don Blackie 3/132 (35 overs)
604 (154.5 overs) Bill Woodfull 236 John Scott 3/152 (35 overs)		87 (26.4 overs) Vic Richardson 27 Hunter Hendry 6/30 (12.4 overs)

Victoria won by 287 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: F. W. Dixon and P. E. Smith

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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11–16 January 1926 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia
642 (154.1 overs) Warren Bardsley 159 Clarrie Grimmett 4/192 (51 overs)		475 (99.1 overs) Arthur Richardson 153 Tommy Andrews 3/34 (4.1 overs)
593 (147 overs) Charlie Macartney 113 Clarrie Grimmett 6/202 (55 overs)		219 (49.1 overs) Percy Rundell 52 Arthur Mailey 4/96 (22 overs)

New South Wales won by 541 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and E. R. Kent

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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23–27 January 1926 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
290 (82.3 overs) Bill Ponsford 79 Sam Everett 4/57 (15 overs)		708 (156.5 overs) Alan Kippax 271* Hunter Hendry 3/122 (30.5 overs)
322 (66.6 overs) Bill Ponsford 138 Sam Everett 5/91 (16.6 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 96 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Williams and M. Carney

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Bill Woodfull 597

Most Wickets

John Scott 22

Notable events

New South Wales recorded crushing victories in all four matches - winning three by an innings and the fourth by over 500 runs, scoring 554, 705, 642, 593 and 708 in their innings.