1896–97 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

1896–97 Sheffield Shield
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (2nd title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Jack Lyons (South Australia) – 404 runs
Most wickets	Tom McKibbin (New South Wales) – 44 wickets
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The 1896–97 Sheffield Shield season was the fifth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.^[1]^[2]

Table

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Team	Pld	W	L
New South Wales	4	4	0
South Australia	4	1	3
Victoria	4	1	3

Fixtures

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19–23 December 1896
Scorecard

New South Wales

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South Australia (H)

162 (60.1 overs)
Jim Kelly 50
Ernie Jones 5/49 (25.1 overs)

187 (71.1 overs)
Jack Lyons 78
Tom McKibbin 7/51 (24.1 overs)

237 (73.4 overs)
Monty Noble 69
Arthur Evans 3/59 (20 overs)

161 (53.3 overs)
Clem Hill 51
Tom McKibbin 8/74 (23.3 overs)

New South Wales won by 51 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Isaac Fisher and J. W. Evers

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

26–30 December 1896
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New South Wales

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Victoria (H)

312 (124 overs)
Syd Gregory 68
Hugh Trumble 5/89 (34 overs)

99 (33.1 overs)
Harry Graham 34
Tom McKibbin 5/47 (17.1 overs)

1/8 (7.3 overs)
Frank Iredale 4*
Harry Trott 1/4 (4 overs)

220 f/o (89.4 overs)
Charlie McLeod 78
Arthur Coningham 6/38 (22 overs)

New South Wales won by 9 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Jim Phillips and J. W. Evers

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

1–5 January 1897
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(H) Victoria

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South Australia

354 (111.4 overs)
James O'Halloran 128*
Ernie Jones 6/122 (51 overs)

239 (86.4 overs)
Jack Lyons 70
Hugh Trumble 3/59 (27.4 overs)

230 (68.5 overs)
Hugh Trumble 82
Ernie Jones 6/84 (34 overs)

296 (103.3 overs)
Jack Lyons 110
Hugh Trumble 4/83 (34.3 overs)

Victoria won by 49 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Jim Phillips and Philip Argall

Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

8–11 January 1897
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South Australia

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New South Wales (H)

159 (56.5 overs)
Clem Hill 42
Bill Howell 6/40 (20 overs)

420 (117.4 overs)
Tom Garrett 131
Ernie Jones 8/157 (51 overs)

250 (93.3 overs)
George Giffen 104*
Arthur Coningham 4/69 (27 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 11 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: John Thompson and Philip Argall

South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

23–28 January 1897
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(H) New South Wales

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Victoria

159 (64.1 overs)
Monty Noble 71
Mickey Roche 6/63 (28.1 overs)

269 (109.2 overs)
Harry Trott 104
Tom McKibbin 8/111 (38 overs)

570 (203.1 overs)
Monty Noble 153*
Hugh Trumble 2/98 (43 overs)

268 (91.3 overs)
Hugh Trumble 58
Tom McKibbin 5/129 (41 overs)

New South Wales won by 192 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Jim Phillips and John Thompson

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

26 February – 1 March 1897
Scorecard

Victoria

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South Australia (H)

279 (109.5 overs)
Harry Trott 61
George Giffen 4/71 (31 overs)

427 (122.5 overs)
Jack Lyons 113
Jack Worrall 5/68 (24 overs)

78 (53.2 overs)
James Giller 24*
Arthur Carracher 5/24 (21 overs)

South Australia won by an innings and 70 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: George Downs and Jim Phillips

Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Jack Lyons 404^[3]

Most Wickets

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Tom McKibbin 44^[4]

References

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^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.

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