1920–21 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1920–21 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin New South Wales 15 3 6 Warren Bardsley (New South Wales) (648) Arthur Mailey (New South Wales) (26) 1919–20 1919–20 Sheffield Shield season 1921–22 1921–22 Sheffield Shield season The 1920–21 Sheffield Shield season was the 25th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.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 TeamPldWLDPtsNew South Wales 4 3 0 1 3Victoria 4 2 2 0 0South Australia 4 0 3 1 -3 Fixtures 29 October – 2 November 1920 SA-h L VIC 290 (63 overs) Bill Whitty 81 Warwick Armstrong 4/60 (18 overs) 639 (129.3 overs) Roy Park 152 Andrew Smith 4/103 (14.3 overs) 270 (65.4 overs) Arthur Richardson 53* Bert Ironmonger 4/82 (22 overs) Victoria won by an innings and 79 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide F. J. C. Thomas and G. I. Colyer Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 26 November – 1 December 1920 VIC-h L SA 310 (73 overs) Warwick Armstrong 157* Arthur Richardson 4/66 (21 overs) 246 (66.1 overs) Lance Pellew 69 Ted McDonald 3/46 (18.1 overs) 724 (168.7 overs) Warwick Armstrong 245 Arthur Richardson 4/153 (43 overs) 403 (81.6 overs) Percy Rundell 116 Ted McDonald 6/127 (27 overs) Victoria won by 385 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and H. J. Alessio Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 3–9 December 1920 NSW-h L SA 802 (156.3 overs) Warren Bardsley 235 Nip Pellew 3/119 (29 overs) 191 (53.7 overs) Nip Pellew 73 Arthur Mailey 8/81 (19.7 overs) 0/6 f/o (4 overs) Nip Pellew 3* Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Alfred Jones and William Curran Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 24–29 December 1920 NSW L VIC-h 366 (82.5 overs) Warren Bardsley 125 Bert Ironmonger 4/127 (33.5 overs) 302 (93.1 overs) Roy Park 111 Arthur Mailey 6/97 (26.1 overs) 235 (55 overs) Johnny Taylor 118 Ted McDonald 5/81 (19 overs) 198 (61.3 overs) Carl Willis 43 Arthur Mailey 6/99 (23 overs) New South Wales won by 101 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne A. D. Reaburn and Bob Crockett Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 7–12 January 1921 NSW L SA-h 304 (51.2 overs) Jack Gregory 130 Andrew Smith 4/71 (10.2 overs) 265 (66 overs) Nip Pellew 91 Tommy Andrews 5/89 (20 overs) 770 (137 overs) Warren Bardsley 235 Arthur Richardson 3/168 (35 overs) 171 (51.3 overs) Vic Richardson 52 Tommy Andrews 4/67 (12.3 overs) New South Wales won by 638 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide A. H. Kruss and F. K. Lindow Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 25–28 January 1921 VIC L NSW-h 176 (42.1 overs) Jack Ryder 64 Jack Gregory 4/61 (13 overs) 433 (86.4 overs) Herbie Collins 146 Arthur Liddicut 4/50 (12.4 overs) 331 (73.6 overs) Jack Ryder 135* Arthur Mailey 4/86 (17.6 overs) 4/75 (21.3 overs) Frank O'Keeffe 26 Ted McDonald 3/49 (11 overs) New South Wales won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Alfred Jones and William Curran Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs Warren Bardsley 648http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1920-21/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1920-21_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Arthur Mailey 26http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1920-21/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1920-21_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo Notable events New South Wales set the record, which still stands, for the highest second innings total by a team in a first-class match, when scoring 770 against South Australia at Adelaide in January 1921.Frindall Bill The Wisden Book of Cricket Records 1998 Headline Book Publishing London, United Kingdom 0747222037 10 4th As well as this total, South Australia conceded innings totals of 639, 724 and 802 in their three other matches.Webster Ray First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42 1991 Ray Webster Glen Waverley, Australia 0731685709 550 References External links Season at ESPN Cricinfo Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons