1893–94 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1893–94 Sheffield Shield The Sheffield Shield, 1894.png Artist's sketch of the Sheffield Shield Trophy, 1894. First-class Double round-robin South Australia 1 3 6 George Giffen (South Australia) – 526 runs Charles Turner (New South Wales) – 30 wickets 1892–93 1892–93 Sheffield Shield season 1894–95 1894–95 Sheffield Shield season The 1893–94 Sheffield Shield season was the second season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The season took place between 15 December 1893 to 7 March 1894 and was contested by three teams. The competition would be won by South Australia who won three of their four matches.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 George Giffen scored the most runs in the competition with 526 runs while Charles Turner took the most wickets with 30. Table TeamPldWLSA 4 3 1NSW 4 2 2VIC 4 1 3 The order of the table was determined by the number of matches won by each team. Pld: matches played; W: won; L: lost Source: CricInfohttps://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1893-94/AUS_LOCAL/SS/SS_1893-94_TABLE.html Sheffield Shield 1893-94 Points Table CricInfo 5 December 2019 Fixtures 15–19 December 1893 SA-h L NSW 106 (52.3 overs) George Giffen 47 Sydney Callaway 5/55 (23.3 overs) 118 (40.2 overs) Harry Donnan 26 Ernie Jones 5/50 (18.2 overs) 483 (181.1 overs) George Giffen 205 Andrew Newell 7/190 (75.1 overs) 234 (70.3 overs) Sydney Callaway 71 George Giffen 2/63 (21 overs) South Australia won by 237 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Jack Tooher and George Downs Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 23–30 December 1893 NSW L VIC-h 155 (95.2 overs) Harry Moses 71 Harry Trott 5/44 (20.2 overs) 126 (60.5 overs) John Stuckey 29 Charles Turner 5/58 (29.5 overs) 174 (112.2 overs) Billy Murdoch 64 Hugh Trumble 3/28 (19 overs) 7/204 (79.4 overs) Harry Graham 68 Charles Turner 5/84 (31.1 overs) Victoria won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Jack Tooher and Jim Phillips Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 1–4 January 1894 SA L VIC-h 272 (105.5 overs) Joe Darling 63 Charlie McLeod 5/58 (30.5 overs) 181 (64.5 overs) William Bruce 56 George Giffen 4/56 (17.5 overs) 281 (136.3 overs) George Giffen 103 Jack Harry 4/20 (12.3 overs) 298 (115.4 overs) Frank Walters 95 Fred Jarvis 4/62 (31.4 overs) South Australia won by 74 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Tom Flynn and Philip Argall Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 6–9 January 1894 SA L NSW-h 117 (45.4 overs) Harry Blinman 25 Charles Turner 4/47 (23 overs) 393 (120.2 overs) Harry Moses 104 Fred Jarvis 4/95 (31 overs) 118 (38.5 overs) Jack Reedman 37 Arthur Coningham 5/46 (19 overs) New South Wales won by an innings and 158 runs Association Ground, Sydney Jack Tooher and Philip Argall Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 26–30 January 1894 NSW-h L VIC 127 (48.4 overs) Sydney Callaway 38 Charlie McLeod 6/64 (21 overs) 88 (27 overs) Hugh Trumble 26 Charles Turner 6/51 (14 overs) 151 (67.1 overs) Sydney Callaway 50 Hugh Trumble 3/45 (28 overs) 171 (87.1 overs) Harry Graham 45 Charles Turner 5/59 (39 overs) New South Wales won by 19 runs Association Ground, Sydney Jack Tooher and Tom Flynn Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to field. 2–7 March 1894 SA-h L VIC 316 (128.5 overs) Jack Reedman 113 Charlie McLeod 5/77 (38 overs) 222 (82 overs) Jack Harry 50 Fred Jarvis 4/56 (27 overs) 276 (114 overs) Jack Lyons 101 Charlie McLeod 4/51 (34 overs) 312 (110.4 overs) Jack Harry 82 Ernie Jones 5/73 (23 overs) South Australia won by 58 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Jim Phillips and George Downs Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs George Giffen scored the most runs for the 1893–94 season with 526 runs from eight innings which included 205 runs in the first innings of the game between South Australia and New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval. The two next highest scorers were also South Australians, with Jack Lyons and Jack Reedman finishing second and third respectively.https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1893-94/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1893-94_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo 6 December 2019 Player Team Matches Innings Not Out Runs HS Average 100s 50sGeorge GiffenSA 4 8 1 526 205 75.14 2 1Jack LyonsSA 4 8 0 319 101 39.87 1 1Jack ReedmanSA 4 8 0 251 113 31.37 1 0Jack HarryVIC 4 8 1 223 82 31.85 0 2Sydney CallawayNSW 4 7 1 220 71 36.66 0 3 Most wickets Charlie Turner took the most wickets for the 1893–94 season with 30 wickets from his three matches which two 10-wicket matches, both of them against New South Wales. Second place was Charlie McLeod from South Australia while Andrew Newell finished third as he recorded the best figures of the season against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1893-94/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1893-94_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo 6 December 2019 Player Team Matches Overs Runs Wickets Average BBICharles TurnerVIC 3 156.5 369 30 12.30 6/51Charlie McLeodSA 4 236.5 421 27 15.59 6/64Andrew NewellNSW 4 183.5 401 22 18.22 7/190Ernie JonesSA 4 148.4 389 19 20.47 5/50Harry TrottNSW 4 149.3 395 18 21.94 5/44 References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons Category:Long stubs with short prose