1892–93 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1892–93 Sheffield Shield 1892 12 16 y 1893 03 21 y First-class Double round-robin Victoria (1st title) New South Wales 3 6 15000 48067 30000 19822 34170 17000 George Giffen (468) George Giffen (33) ESPNcricinfo 1893–94 1893–94 Sheffield Shield season The 1892–93 Sheffield Shield season was the first season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. It was contested by three of Australia's six states: New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. Victoria won the competition, winning all four of their matches. South Australia's George Giffen was the highest wicket-taker and also made the highest score both in an innings (181) and in the season overall (468). Teams Australia 375px Grounds used during the 1892–93 Sheffield Shield season. Association Ground 33.89°S 151.22°E Adelaide Oval 34.92°S 138.60°E Melbourne Cricket Ground 37.82°S 144.98°E left Team Home ground(s) Captain(s) NSW Association Ground, Sydney Harry Moses (1–2)Alec Bannerman (3–4) SA Adelaide Oval, Adelaide George Giffen VIC Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Jack Worrall (1)Jack Barrett (2)Jack Blackham (3)Harry Trott (4) Table main Custom 3 2 pld win loss ESPNcricinfo complete VIC, NSW, SA 1 3 1 3 4 0 NSW SA VIC Results Match 1 16–21 December 1892 NSW l SA-h 337 (164.1 overs) Harry Donnan 120 George Giffen 6/133 (74.1 overs) 212 (97.3 overs) George Giffen 75 Michael Pierce 8/111 (46.3 overs) 148 (82.4 overs) Frank Iredale 36 George Giffen 6/58 (41.4 overs) 330 f/o (107.2 overs) John Lyons 124 Michael Pierce 5/154 (39.2 overs) South Australia won by 57 runs Scorecard Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Charles Bannerman and George Searcy New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 18 December 1892 was a rest day. Match 2 24–29 December 1892 NSW l VIC-h 197 (120.5 overs) Harry Moses 77 Bob McLeod 6/54 (37.5 overs) 375 (136.5 overs) William Bruce 128 Michael Pierce 6/100 (42.5 overs) 364 (254.1 overs) Frank Iredale 101 Bob McLeod 5/98 (82.1 overs) 2/187 (64.3 overs) Harry Trott 70* Michael Pierce 1/63 (19 overs) Victoria won by 8 wickets Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Charles Bannerman and Thomas Flynn New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 25 December 1892 was a rest day. Match 3 31 December 1892–4 January 1893 SA l Vic-h 73 (25.2 overs) George Giffen 32 Hugh Trumble 5/27 (13 overs) 180 (48.3 overs) Percy Lewis 85 Ernie Jones 5/60 (15 overs) 347 (157 overs) George Giffen 92 Hugh Trumble 5/93 (57 overs) 4/241 (100 overs) Harry Graham 86* George Giffen 3/126 (50 overs) Victoria won by 6 wickets Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne George Downs and Thomas Flynn Victoria won the toss and elected to field. 1 January 1893 was a rest day. Match 4 7–10 January 1893 NSW-h l SA 335 (161.5 overs) Charles Richardson 75* Ernie Jones 4/98 (44 overs) 183 (71.3 overs) Joseph Tardif 41 Charlie Turner 4/65 (33 overs) 92 f/o (42.5 overs) Affie Jarvis 28 Charlie Turner 6/41 (21 overs) New South Wales won by an innings and 60 runs Scorecard Association Ground, Sydney Charles Bannerman and George Downs New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 8 January 1893 was a rest day. Match 5 26–31 January 1893 Vic l NSW-h 331 (128.4 overs) Jack Blackham 64* Arthur Coningham 4/90 (33 overs) 261 (158 overs) Frank Iredale 55 Bob McLeod 4/76 (51 overs) 261 (107.3 overs) William Bruce 86 Arthur Coningham 5/79 (36 overs) 99 (66 overs) Alec Bannerman 46 Hugh Trumble 5/33 (26 overs) Victoria won by 232 runs Scorecard Association Ground, Sydney Charles Bannerman and Thomas Flynn Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 29 January 1893 was a rest day. Match 6 16–21 March 1893 SA-h l Vic 242 (94.3 overs) John Lyons 72 Jim Phillips 6/39 (23.3 overs) 403 (146 overs) Frank Laver 104 George Giffen 9/147 (64 overs) 363 (144.5 overs) George Giffen 181 Jim Phillips 4/100 (44 overs) 5/203 (59 overs) John Stuckey 56 John Reedman 3/46 (16 overs) Victoria won by 5 wickets Scorecard Adelaide Oval, Adelaide George Downs and Thomas Flynn South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 19 March 1893 was a rest day. Statistics Most runs Playerhttps://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1892-93/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1892-93_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Sheffield Shield 1892/93: Batting - Most Runs ESPNcricinfo Team Mat. Matches played Inn. Innings played NO Not out Runs HS High score Ave. Batting average 100s 50s George Giffen SA 4 8 0 468 181 58.50 1 2 John Lyons Jack Lyons (cricketer) SA 4 8 0 342 124 42.75 1 2 Harry Trott Vic 4 8 1 304 70* 43.42 0 3 William Bruce cricketer Vic 3 6 0 283 128 47.16 1 1 Frank Iredale NSW 4 7 0 282 101 40.28 1 1 High scores Player Team HS High score Opponent Inn. Innings Ground Dates George Giffen SA 181 Vic 3rd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893 William Bruce Vic 128 NSW 2nd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 24–29 December 1892 John Lyons SA 124 NSW 3rd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 December 1892 Harry Donnan NSW 120 SA 1st Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 December 1892 Frank Laver Vic 104 SA 2nd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893 Most wickets Playerhttps://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1892-93/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1892-93_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Sheffield Shield 1892/93: Bowling - Most Wickets ESPNcricinfo Team Mat. Matches played Overs Mai. Maiden overs Runs Wickets Econ. Economy rate Best Best figures in an innings 5WI Five-wicket hauls 10WM Ten-wickets in a match George Giffen SA 4 350.2 123 759 33 2.16 9/147 4 2 Michael Pierce cricketer NSW 4 206.4 28 622 25 3.00 8/111 3 1 Hugh Trumble Vic 3 229 109 298 22 1.30 5/27 3 1 Bob McLeod cricketer Vic 4 298 134 448 22 1.50 6/54 2 1 Ernie Jones Australian sportsman SA 4 172 41 425 15 2.47 5/60 1 0 Best figures Player Team Best Best figures in an innings Opponent Inn. Innings Ground Dates George Giffen SA 9/147 Vic 2nd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893 Michael Pierce NSW 8/111 SA 2nd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 December 1892 Jim Phillips Vic 6/39 SA 1st Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893 Charlie Turner NSW 6/41 SA 3rd Association Ground, Sydney 7–10 January 1893 Bob McLeod Vic 6/54 NSW 1st Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 24–29 December 1892 References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons