1900–01 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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The 1900â01 Sheffield Shield season was the ninth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2] In January 1901, in the match between New South Wales and South Australia, New South Wales scored 918 runs in their first innings, with five batsmen scoring centuries.[3][4]
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament formatDouble round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (5th title)
Participants3
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Victoria (5th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Clem Hill (South Australia) â 620 runs |
| Most wickets | Jack Saunders (Victoria); Joe Travers (South Australia) â 29 wickets |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| New South Wales | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Fixtures
10â14 November 1900 Scorecard |
(home team) South Australia  |
v |
|
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
15â19 December 1900 Scorecard |
v |
South Australia (home team) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
24â27 December 1900 Scorecard |
v |
 Victoria (home team) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
31 December 1900 â 3 January 1901 Scorecard |
(home team) Victoria |
v |
|
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
5â9 January 1901 Scorecard |
v |
 New South Wales (home team) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
1â6 February 1901 Scorecard |
(home team) New South Wales |
v |
|
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Most Wickets
Jack Saunders 29 & Ike Travers 29[6]
