1925–26 Sheffield Shield season
Appearance
Cricket format | First-class |
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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.[1][2]
Table
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
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New South Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Victoria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Fixtures
[edit]13–18 November 1925
Scorecard |
(H) South Australia
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
18–22 December 1925
Scorecard |
(H) South Australia
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
[edit]Most Runs
[edit]Bill Woodfull 597[3]
Most Wickets
[edit]Notable events
[edit]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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 641. ISBN 0731685709.