1895–96 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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The 1895â96 Sheffield Shield season was the fourth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (1st title)
Participants3
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (1st title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Frank Iredale (New South Wales) â 469 runs |
| Most wickets | Tom McKibbin (New South Wales) â 31 wickets |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Fixtures
9â13 November 1895 Scorecard |
v |
 South Australia (home team) | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
26â31 December 1895 Scorecard |
(home team) New South Wales  |
v |
|
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
3â6 January 1896 Scorecard |
v |
South Australia (home team) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
25â30 January 1896 Scorecard |
(home team) New South Wales |
v |
|
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
21â24 February 1896 Scorecard |
(home team) Victoria  |
v |
|
0/10 (3.5 overs) Ernie Jones 7* |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
28 February â 4 March 1896 Scorecard |
(home team) South Australia |
v |
|
1/173 (75.4 overs) Frank Iredale 80* |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Frank Iredale 469[3]
