1924–25 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1924–25 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin Victoria 10 3 6 Alan Kippax (New South Wales) (532) Clarrie Grimmett (South Australia) (28) 1923–24 1923–24 Sheffield Shield season 1925–26 1925–26 Sheffield Shield season The 1924–25 Sheffield Shield season was the 29th 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 3 1 0 2New South Wales 4 2 2 0 0South Australia 4 1 3 0 -2 Fixtures 31 October – 6 November 1924 SA-h L VIC 518 (118.3 overs) Jack Murray 126 Hunter Hendry 4/134 (32 overs) 343 (112.2 overs) Frank Tarrant 86 Clarrie Grimmett 5/97 (42 overs) 233 (77 overs) Arthur Richardson 46 Frank Tarrant 3/50 (20 overs) 7/409 (120.3 overs) Hunter Hendry 109* Clarrie Grimmett 4/170 (50 overs) Victoria won by 3 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide C. L. Cornish and S. W. Smith Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 21–27 November 1924 SA L VIC-h 288 (62 overs) David Pritchard 115 Percival Wallace 3/105 (21 overs) 357 (92.6 overs) Bill Ponsford 166 Clarrie Grimmett 5/97 (33.6 overs) 202 (52.3 overs) David Pritchard 55 Frank Tarrant 3/49 (16 overs) 2/134 (40.2 overs) Edgar Mayne 68 Tim Wall 1/20 (6 overs) Victoria won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne A. D. Reaburn and Dave Elder Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to field. 28 November – 2 December 1924 NSW-h L SA 510 (82.7 overs) Owen Rock 127 Clarrie Grimmett 5/137 (26.7 overs) 248 (57 overs) Vic Richardson 100 Jack Gregory 7/88 (19 overs) 1/54 (16 overs) Owen Rock 27* Edmund Wainwright 1/22 (6 overs) 314 f/o (68.5 overs) Vic Richardson 125 Arthur Mailey 6/99 (19.5 overs) New South Wales won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Walter French and William Bowes Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 9–14 January 1925 SA-h L NSW 389 (74.2 overs) Lance Gun 136* John Scott 5/92 (17.2 overs) 408 (87.1 overs) Les Gwynne 138 Clarrie Grimmett 3/43 (13 overs) 406 (85.7 overs) Jack Rymill 110 Charles Morrissey 4/87 (21 overs) 226 (54 overs) Les Gwynne 41 Clarrie Grimmett 6/103 (23 overs) South Australia won by 161 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide C. L. Cornish and G. I. Colyer Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 24–29 January 1925 NSW-h L VIC 614 (148.1 overs) Owen Rock 235 Albert Hartkopf 5/121 (23.1 overs) 502 (134.1 overs) Arthur Liddicut 132 John Scott 5/149 (33.1 overs) 152 (44.6 overs) Owen Rock 51 Hunter Hendry 3/23 (9.6 overs) 3/265 (78.4 overs) Bill Woodfull 120* Gordon Morgan 1/17 (6 overs) Victoria won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Walter French and William Bowes Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 30 January – 3 February 1925 VIC-h L NSW 295 (66.4 overs) Bill Ponsford 80 Arthur Mailey 5/103 (22.4 overs) 278 (75 overs) Herbie Collins 70 Leslie Keating 3/31 (11 overs) 155 (46.3 overs) Bill Ponsford 38 Charlie Kelleway 4/35 (15.3 overs) 7/173 (44.5 overs) Warren Bardsley 59 Herbert Gamble 4/38 (10.5 overs) New South Wales won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne A. D. Reaburn and H. J. Alessio Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs Alan Kippax 532http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1924-25/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1924-25_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Clarrie Grimmett 28http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1924-25/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1924-25_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo Notable events South Australia's victory by 161 runs over New South Wales at Adelaide in January 1925 was their first victory in a Sheffield Shield match since their defeat of Victoria at Adelaide in February 1914.Webster Ray First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42 1991 Ray Webster Glen Waverley, Australia 0731685709 614 References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons