1898–99 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1898–99 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin Victoria 4 3 6 Clem Hill (South Australia) – 502 runs Hugh Trumble (Victoria) – 34 wickets 1897–98 1897–98 Sheffield Shield season 1899–1900 1899–1900 Sheffield Shield season The 1898–99 Sheffield Shield season was the seventh 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 0New South Wales 4 2 2 0South Australia 4 1 3 0 Fixtures 12–17 November 1898 VIC L SA-h 507 (197.1 overs) John Stuckey 134 Ernie Jones 5/192 (70 overs) 330 (113 overs) Clem Hill 86 Hugh Trumble 8/129 (49 overs) 217 (92 overs) William Bruce 73 Ernie Jones 4/67 (32 overs) 98 (47.2 overs) John McKenzie 25* James Giller 7/51 (21 overs) Victoria won by 296 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Bob Crockett and Philip Argall Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 16–21 December 1898 SA-h L NSW 334 (87.5 overs) Ernie Jones 82 Monty Noble 6/129 (37 overs) 374 (154.4 overs) Harry Donnan 160* George Giffen 4/111 (39.4 overs) 269 (83.3 overs) Clem Hill 109 Bill Howell 6/116 (39.3 overs) 172 (66.4 overs) Frank Iredale 55 George Giffen 6/83 (33 overs) South Australia won by 57 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Charles Bannerman and George Downs Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 24–27 December 1898 VIC-h L NSW 189 (65.4 overs) Jack Worrall 109 Bill Howell 5/75 (25.4 overs) 99 (56.3 overs) Monty Noble 34* Charlie McLeod 6/42 (25 overs) 219 (123 overs) Harry Graham 45 Tom McKibbin 3/29 (24 overs) 119 (51.1 overs) Syd Gregory 51 Hugh Trumble 8/58 (25.1 overs) Victoria won by 190 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to field. 31 December 1898 – 3 January 1899 VIC-h L SA 455 (133.3 overs) Frank Laver 137* Ernie Jones 4/138 (49 overs) 136 (65.1 overs) Joe Darling 62 Charlie McLeod 6/37 (30.1 overs) 101 f/o (51.1 overs) Clem Hill 33 Hugh Trumble 8/39 (26 overs) Victoria won by an innings and 218 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Bob Crockett and Philip Argall Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 6–11 January 1899 NSW-h L SA 379 (90.5 overs) Syd Gregory 89 Ernie Jones 6/154 (36.5 overs) 164 (55.5 overs) Jack Lyons 41 Tom McKibbin 5/54 (17 overs) 469 f/o (158.4 overs) Clem Hill 159 Tom McKibbin 5/168 (44.4 overs) 7/256 (66.3 overs) Monty Noble 101 Ernie Jones 3/69 (30.3 overs) New South Wales won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Charles Bannerman and Philip Argall Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 26–30 January 1899 NSW-h L VIC 442 (151.2 overs) Monty Noble 100 Charlie McLeod 6/138 (53.2 overs) 215 (90.5 overs) James Giller 87 Bill Howell 3/23 (19.5 overs) 396 f/o (139.5 overs) Harry Graham 124 Monty Noble 5/128 (41.5 overs) 2/170 (57 overs) Alick Mackenzie 62* Frank Laver 1/41 (14 overs) New South Wales won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs Clem Hill 502https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1898-99/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1898-99_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Hugh Trumble 34https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1898-99/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1898-99_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons