1896–97 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1896–97 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin New South Wales 2 3 6 Jack Lyons (South Australia) – 404 runs Tom McKibbin (New South Wales) – 44 wickets 1895–96 1895–96 Sheffield Shield season 1897–98 1897–98 Sheffield Shield season The 1896–97 Sheffield Shield season was the fifth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for their second consecutive title.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 TeamPldWLDNew South Wales 4 4 0 0South Australia 4 1 3 0Victoria 4 1 3 0 Fixtures 19–23 December 1896 NSW L SA-h 162 (60.1 overs) Jim Kelly 50 Ernie Jones 5/49 (25.1 overs) 187 (71.1 overs) Jack Lyons 78 Tom McKibbin 7/51 (24.1 overs) 237 (73.4 overs) Monty Noble 69 Arthur Evans 3/59 (20 overs) 161 (53.3 overs) Clem Hill 51 Tom McKibbin 8/74 (23.3 overs) New South Wales won by 51 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Isaac Fisher and J. W. Evers Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 26–30 December 1896 NSW L VIC-h 312 (124 overs) Syd Gregory 68 Hugh Trumble 5/89 (34 overs) 99 (33.1 overs) Harry Graham 34 Tom McKibbin 5/47 (17.1 overs) 220 f/o (89.4 overs) Charlie McLeod 78 Arthur Coningham 6/38 (22 overs) 1/8 (7.3 overs) Frank Iredale 4* Harry Trott 1/4 (4 overs) New South Wales won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Jim Phillips and J. W. Evers Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 1–5 January 1897 VIC-h L SA 354 (111.4 overs) James O'Halloran 128* Ernie Jones 6/122 (51 overs) 239 (86.4 overs) Jack Lyons 70 Hugh Trumble 3/59 (27.4 overs) 230 (68.5 overs) Hugh Trumble 82 Ernie Jones 6/84 (34 overs) 296 (103.3 overs) Jack Lyons 110 Hugh Trumble 4/83 (34.3 overs) Victoria won by 49 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Jim Phillips and Philip Argall Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 8–11 January 1897 SA L NSW-h 159 (56.5 overs) Clem Hill 42 Bill Howell 6/40 (20 overs) 420 (117.4 overs) Tom Garrett 131 Ernie Jones 8/157 (51 overs) 250 (93.3 overs) George Giffen 104* Arthur Coningham 4/69 (27 overs) New South Wales won by an innings and 11 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney John Thompson and Philip Argall Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 23–28 January 1897 NSW-h L VIC 159 (64.1 overs) Monty Noble 71 Mickey Roche 6/63 (28.1 overs) 269 (109.2 overs) Harry Trott 104 Tom McKibbin 8/111 (38 overs) 570 (203.1 overs) Monty Noble 153* Hugh Trumble 2/98 (43 overs) 268 (91.3 overs) Hugh Trumble 58 Tom McKibbin 5/129 (41 overs) New South Wales won by 192 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Jim Phillips and John Thompson Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 26 February – 1 March 1897 VIC L SA-h 279 (109.5 overs) Harry Trott 61 George Giffen 4/71 (31 overs) 427 (122.5 overs) Jack Lyons 113 Jack Worrall 5/68 (24 overs) 78 (53.2 overs) James Giller 24* Arthur Carracher 5/24 (21 overs) South Australia won by an innings and 70 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide George Downs and Jim Phillips Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs Jack Lyons 404http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1896-97/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1896-97_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets Tom McKibbin 44http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1890S/1896-97/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1896-97_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons