1923–24 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1923–24 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin Victoria 9 3 6 Bill Ponsford (Victoria) (529) Albert Hartkopf (Victoria) (22) 1922–23 1922–23 Sheffield Shield season 1924–25 1924–25 Sheffield Shield season The 1923–24 Sheffield Shield season was the 28th 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 TeamPldWLDPtsVictoria 4 4 0 0 4New South Wales 4 2 2 0 0South Australia 4 0 4 0 -4 Fixtures 14–18 December 1923 NSW L SA-h 98 (24.4 overs) John Scott 15* Harry Heath 5/43 (12 overs) 116 (31.4 overs) Leonard Bowley 33 Charlie Kelleway 5/40 (16 overs) 333 (70.4 overs) Bert Oldfield 84 Richard Townsend 3/63 (20.4 overs) 145 (35.2 overs) Jack Rymill 44 Arthur Mailey 4/42 (9.2 overs) New South Wales won by 170 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide S. W. Smith and T. W. Cook Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to field. 6 December 1923 – 1 January 1924 VIC-h L NSW 285 (88 overs) Edgar Mayne 106 John Scott 5/107 (29 overs) 268 (98.5 overs) Herbie Collins 108 Arthur Liddicut 4/50 (31 overs) 412 (145.2 overs) Bill Woodfull 117 Arthur Mailey 4/123 (45.2 overs) 386 (105.3 overs) Charlie Kelleway 98 Jack Ryder 4/81 (21 overs) Victoria won by 43 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and Clement Garing Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 2–5 January 1924 VIC-h L SA 221 (61 overs) Bill Ponsford 81 Bill Whitty 5/49 (20 overs) 309 (75.5 overs) Arthur Richardson 144 Arthur Liddicut 6/65 (26 overs) 357 (82.3 overs) Bill Ponsford 159 Norman Williams 5/117 (18.3 overs) 171 (39.7 overs) David Pritchard 33 Albert Hartkopf 5/56 (12.7 overs) Victoria won by 98 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne A. D. Reaburn and Dave Elder Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 11–14 January 1924 SA L NSW-h 383 (74.4 overs) Vic Richardson 135 Arthur Mailey 7/133 (25.4 overs) 684 (121.4 overs) Alan Kippax 248 Norman Williams 4/196 (24.4 overs) 197 (49 overs) Vic Richardson 67 Sam Everett 6/54 (14 overs) New South Wales won by an innings and 104 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney A. H. Farrow and Alfred Jones Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 26–30 January 1924 NSW-h L VIC 217 (62.2 overs) Tommy Andrews 96 Albert Hartkopf 4/49 (14.2 overs) 345 (129.7 overs) Edgar Mayne 154* Charlie Macartney 3/36 (29.7 overs) 321 (87.4 overs) Herbie Collins 81 Percival Wallace 5/99 (27 overs) 2/195 (59.2 overs) Bill Ponsford 110* Hunter Hendry 1/35 (13 overs) Victoria won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Alfred Jones and Alfred Williams Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to field. 15–20 February 1924 VIC L SA-h 454 (96.1 overs) Albert Hartkopf 99 Edmund Wainwright 3/52 (16 overs) 191 (53 overs) David Pritchard 73* Leslie Keating 6/72 (16 overs) 256 f/o (63.1 overs) Jack Murray 91 Clarrie Grimmett 8/86 (19.1 overs) Victoria won by an innings and 7 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide F. K. Lindow and S. W. Smith Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to field. Statistics Most Runs Bill Ponsford 529http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1923-24/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1923-24_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Albert Hartkopf 22http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1923-24/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1923-24_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons