1897–98 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1897–98 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin Victoria 3 3 6 Clem Hill (South Australia) – 367 runs Ernie Jones (South Australia) – 33 wickets 1896–97 1896–97 Sheffield Shield season 1898–99 1898–99 Sheffield Shield season The 1897–98 Sheffield Shield season was the sixth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria 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 TeamPldWLDVictoria 4 3 1 0South Australia 4 2 2 0New South Wales 4 1 3 0 Fixtures 13–17 November 1897 VIC L SA-h 157 (65.4 overs) Sam McMichael 35* George Giffen 5/69 (32.4 overs) 313 (123.1 overs) Fred Jarvis 92 Mickey Roche 4/59 (29.1 overs) 237 (73.4 overs) Monty Noble 69 Arthur Evans 3/59 (20 overs) 1/78 (30 overs) Alby Green 33* James Giller 1/8 (5 overs) South Australia won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Bob Crockett and George Downs Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 27–30 December 1897 VIC-h L NSW 320 (130 overs) Harry Graham 53 Tom McKibbin 4/108 (42 overs) 263 (115.3 overs) Alick Mackenzie 88 Harry Trott 44/4 (24.3 overs) 184 (80.4 overs) Harry Trott 92 Tom McKibbin 4/79 (32 overs) 92 (72 overs) Syd Gregory 17 Mickey Roche 5/51 (37 overs) Victoria won by 149 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and Jack Tooher Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 8–12 January 1898 NSW L SA-h 228 (86.5 overs) J. J. Ferris 51 Ernie Jones 5/54 (26.5 overs) 139 (65.4 overs) George Giffen 49 Bill Howell 5/60 (29 overs) 316 (109.4 overs) Harry Donnan 81 Ernie Jones 6/71 (28 overs) 189 (78.1 overs) Joe Darling 74 Monty Noble 4/63 (29 overs) New South Wales won by 216 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Jack Tooher and Philip Argall Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 22–27 January 1898 NSW-h L VIC 273 (124 overs) Syd Gregory 72 Mickey Roche 6/88 (32 overs) 187 (50.3 overs) Jack Worrall 103 Andrew Newell 8/56 (19 overs) 90 (25.2 overs) Harry Donnan 19 Harry Trott 5/21 (8 overs) 7/179 (55 overs) William Bruce 37 Tom McKibbin 4/64 (18 overs) Victoria won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 11–15 February 1898 VIC-h L SA 428 (128.5 overs) Sam McMichael 97 Arthur Evans 3/110 (28 overs) 394 (104.1 overs) Clem Hill 135 Hugh Trumble 3/120 (28 overs) 112 (40.4 overs) John Stuckey 28 Ernie Jones 4/43 (15 overs) 120 (60 overs) Fred Jarvis 31 Mickey Roche 5/58 (29 overs) Victoria won by 26 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and George Downs Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 18–22 February 1898 SA L NSW-h 289 (88.5 overs) Joe Darling 75 Monty Noble 4/95 (36 overs) 310 (80.2 overs) Syd Gregory 83 Ernie Jones 6/140 (35 overs) 442 (125 overs) Clem Hill 170 Monty Noble 4/164 (42 overs) 126 (37.5 overs) Monty Noble 38 Ernie Jones 5/62 (19 overs) South Australia won by 295 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Charles Bannerman and George Downs Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs Clem Hill 367http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1897-98/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1897-98_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Ernie Jones 33http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1897-98/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1897-98_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons