1920–21 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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The 1920â21 Sheffield Shield season was the 25th 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 (15th title)
Participants3
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (15th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Warren Bardsley (New South Wales) (648) |
| Most wickets | Arthur Mailey (New South Wales) (26) |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
Fixtures
29 October â 2 November 1920 Scorecard |
(home team) South Australia  |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
26 November â 1 December 1920 Scorecard |
(home team) Victoria  |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
3â9 December 1920 Scorecard |
(home team) New South Wales  |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
24â29 December 1920 Scorecard |
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Victoria (home team) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
7â12 January 1921 Scorecard |
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South Australia (home team) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
25â28 January 1921 Scorecard |
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New South Wales (home team) | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Most Wickets
Notable events
New South Wales set the record, which still stands, for the highest second innings total by a team in a first-class match, when scoring 770 against South Australia at Adelaide in January 1921.[5] As well as this total, South Australia conceded innings totals of 639, 724 and 802 in their three other matches.[6]
