1893–94 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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The 1893â94 Sheffield Shield season was the second season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The season took place between 15 December 1893 to 7 March 1894 and was contested by three teams. The competition would be won by South Australia who won three of their four matches.[1][2] George Giffen scored the most runs in the competition with 526 runs while Charles Turner took the most wickets with 30.
Artist's sketch of the Sheffield Shield Trophy, 1894. | |
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Champions | South Australia (1st title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | George Giffen (South Australia) â 526 runs |
| Most wickets | Charles Turner (New South Wales) â 30 wickets |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 New South Wales |
4 | 2 | 2 |
 Victoria |
4 | 1 | 3 |
- The order of the table was determined by the number of matches won by each team.
- Pld: matches played; W: won; L: lost
- Source: CricInfo[3]
Fixtures
15â19 December 1893 Scorecard |
(home team) South Australia |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
23â30 December 1893 Scorecard |
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Victoria (home team) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
1â4 January 1894 Scorecard |
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Victoria (home team) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
6â9 January 1894 Scorecard |
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New South Wales (home team) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
26â30 January 1894 Scorecard |
(home team) New South Wales |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
2â7 March 1894 Scorecard |
(home team) South Australia |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
George Giffen scored the most runs for the 1893â94 season with 526 runs from eight innings which included 205 runs in the first innings of the game between South Australia and New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval. The remaining top three run scorers were also South Australians with Jack Lyons and Jack Reedman finishing second and third respectively.[4]
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Giffen | South Australia |
4 | 8 | 1 | 526 | 205 | 75.14 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack Lyons | South Australia |
4 | 8 | 0 | 319 | 101 | 39.87 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Reedman | South Australia |
4 | 8 | 0 | 251 | 113 | 31.37 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Harry | Victoria |
4 | 8 | 1 | 223 | 82 | 31.85 | 0 | 2 |
| Sydney Callaway | New South Wales |
4 | 7 | 1 | 220 | 71 | 36.66 | 0 | 3 |
Most wickets
Charlie Turner took the most wickets for the 1893â94 season with 30 wickets from his three matches which two 10-wicket matches, both of them against New South Wales. Second place was Charlie McLeod from South Australia while Andrew Newell finished third as he recorded the best figures of the season against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.[5]
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Turner | Victoria |
3 | 156.5 | 369 | 30 | 12.30 | 6/51 |
| Charlie McLeod | South Australia |
4 | 236.5 | 421 | 27 | 15.59 | 6/64 |
| Andrew Newell | New South Wales |
4 | 183.5 | 401 | 22 | 18.22 | 7/190 |
| Ernie Jones | South Australia |
4 | 148.4 | 389 | 19 | 20.47 | 5/50 |
| Harry Trott | New South Wales |
4 | 149.3 | 395 | 18 | 21.94 | 5/44 |
