1925–26 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament April 2022 1925–26 Sheffield Shield First-class Double round-robin New South Wales 17 3 6 Bill Woodfull (Victoria) (597) John Scott (South Australia) (22) 1924–25 1924–25 Sheffield Shield season 1926–27 1926–27 Sheffield Shield season The 1925–26 Sheffield Shield season was the 30th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales 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 TeamPldWLDPtsNew South Wales 4 4 0 0 4Victoria 4 1 3 0 -2South Australia 4 1 3 0 -2 Fixtures 13–18 November 1925 SA-h L VIC 170 (44.5 overs) Jack Rymill 39 Don Blackie 7/71 (22 overs) 275 (64.7 overs) Hammy Love 63 Clarrie Grimmett 5/95 (26 overs) 410 (114.3 overs) David Pritchard 69 Hunter Hendry 5/99 (27.3 overs) 182 (51.6 overs) Hunter Hendry 65* John Scott 6/58 (14.6 overs) South Australia won by 123 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide R. B. Pounsett and T. W. Cook Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 18–22 December 1925 SA-h L NSW 185 (63.3 overs) Vic Richardson 59 Arthur Mailey 6/79 (24.3 overs) 554 (111.7 overs) Charlie Macartney 112 John Scott 5/117 (19.7 overs) 270 (75.1 overs) Vic Richardson 61 Jack Gregory 4/75 (22 overs) New South Wales won by an innings and 99 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide R. B. Pounsett and S. W. Smith Scorecard South Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 26–31 December 1925 VIC-h L NSW 413 (128.5 overs) Hammy Love 115 Charlie Macartney 7/85 (37 overs) 705 (177.6 overs) Charlie Kelleway 145 Don Blackie 4/153 (38.6 overs) 130 (33 overs) Fred Baring 30 Charlie Kelleway 3/12 (6 overs) New South Wales won by an innings and 162 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Clement Garing and Dave Elder Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 1–9 January 1926 VIC-h L SA 232 (67.1 overs) Bill Woodfull 97 Arthur Richardson 3/40 (11 overs) 462 (106.4 overs) Colin Alexander 133 Don Blackie 3/132 (35 overs) 604 (154.5 overs) Bill Woodfull 236 John Scott 3/152 (35 overs) 87 (26.4 overs) Vic Richardson 27 Hunter Hendry 6/30 (12.4 overs) Victoria won by 287 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne F. W. Dixon and P. E. Smith Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. 11–16 January 1926 NSW-h L SA 642 (154.1 overs) Warren Bardsley 159 Clarrie Grimmett 4/192 (51 overs) 475 (99.1 overs) Arthur Richardson 153 Tommy Andrews 3/34 (4.1 overs) 593 (147 overs) Charlie Macartney 113 Clarrie Grimmett 6/202 (55 overs) 219 (49.1 overs) Percy Rundell 52 Arthur Mailey 4/96 (22 overs) New South Wales won by 541 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Alfred Jones and E. R. Kent Scorecard New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat. 23–27 January 1926 VIC L NSW-h 290 (82.3 overs) Bill Ponsford 79 Sam Everett 4/57 (15 overs) 708 (156.5 overs) Alan Kippax 271* Hunter Hendry 3/122 (30.5 overs) 322 (66.6 overs) Bill Ponsford 138 Sam Everett 5/91 (16.6 overs) New South Wales won by an innings and 96 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Alfred Williams and M. Carney Scorecard Victoria won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most Runs Bill Woodfull 597https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1925-26/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1925-26_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html Batting Most runs ESPN Cricinfo Most Wickets John Scott 22https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1925-26/AUS_LOCAL/SS/STATS//SS_1925-26_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html Bowling Most wickets ESPN Cricinfo Notable events New South Wales recorded crushing victories in all four matches - winning three by an innings and the fourth by over 500 runs, scoring 554, 705, 642, 593 and 708 in their innings.Webster Ray First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42 1991 Ray Webster Glen Waverley, Australia 0731685709 641 References Sheffield Shield Sheffield Shield Category:Sheffield Shield seasons