1907–08 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1907–08 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin Victoria 6 3 4 Monty Noble (New South Wales) – 585 runs Jack Saunders (Victoria) – 20 wickets 1906–07 1906–07 Sheffield Shield season 1908–09 1908–09 Sheffield Shield season The 1907–08 Sheffield Shield season was the 16th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship but only four matches took place because South Australia did not play their home 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 Table TeamPldWLDPtsVictoria 3 2 1 0 1South Australia 2 1 1 0 0New South Wales 3 1 2 0 -1 Fixtures 29 November – 3 December 1907 VIC-h L SA 699 (218.5 overs) Warwick Armstrong 231 Jack O'Connor 6/249 (83 overs) 357 (113.2 overs) Edgar Mayne 75 Jack Saunders 4/92 (36 overs) 177 f/o (63.2 overs) Les Hill 58 Gerry Hazlitt 4/54 (15.2 overs) Victoria won by an innings and 165 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and William Hannah Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 6–12 December 1907 SA L NSW-h 349 (97 overs) Clem Hill 92 Harry Whiddon 4/73 (20 overs) 276 (87.1 overs) Monty Noble 93 Les Hill 5/82 (21 overs) 519 (167.5 overs) Charlie Dolling 113 Harry Whiddon 4/140 (38 overs) 572 (155.3 overs) Victor Trumper 135 Jack O'Connor 5/172 (57 overs) South Australia won by 20 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney James Laing and William Bruton Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 26–31 December 1907 VIC-h L NSW 232 (86.3 overs) Peter McAlister 72 Charlie Macartney 3/62 (23 overs) 207 (60 overs) Monty Noble 101 Jack Saunders 5/51 (24 overs) 141 (49.2 overs) Frank Tarrant 46 Tibby Cotter 5/52 (17.2 overs) 2/168 (44 overs) Victor Trumper 119 Jack Saunders 1/54 (16 overs) New South Wales won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and W. A. Young Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 24–31 January 1908 VIC L NSW-h 402 (118 overs) Warwick Armstrong 110 Monty Noble 3/54 (20 overs) 461 (142.4 overs) Syd Gregory 201 Les Vernon 4/87 (21.4 overs) 511 (169.2 overs) Frank Tarrant 206 Francis Johnson 2/96 (40 overs) 241 (79.2 overs) Monty Noble 123 Jack Saunders 6/61 (21.2 overs) Victoria won by 211 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney James Laing and William Bruton Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs Monty Noble 585https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1900S/1907-08/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1907-08_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Jack Saunders 20https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1900S/1907-08/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1907-08_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons