1892–93 Sheffield Shield season

1892–93 Sheffield Shield
Administrator(s)	Australasian Cricket Council
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	Victoria (1st title)
Participants	3
Matches played	6
Most runs	George Giffen (South Australia) – 468 runs
Most wickets	George Giffen (South Australia) – 33 wickets

The 1892–93 Sheffield Shield season was the first season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The competition, which was contested by three teams, was won by Victoria, who won every game they played.

Table

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

Notes:

The order of the table was determined by the amount of matches won by each team.

Pld: matches played; W: won; L: lost

Source:^[1]

Fixtures

16–21 December 1892
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia
337 (164.1 overs) Harry Donnan 120 George Giffen 6/133 (74.1 overs)		212 (97.3 overs) George Giffen 75 Michael Pierce 8/111 (46.3 overs)
148 (82.4 overs) Frank Iredale 36 George Giffen 6/58 (41.4 overs)		330 f/o (107.2 overs) Jack Lyons 124 Michael Pierce 5/154 (39.2 overs)

South Australia won by 57 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and George Searcy

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat

24–29 December 1892
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria
197 (120.5 overs) Harry Moses 120 Bob McLeod 6/54 (37.5 overs)		375 (136.5 overs) William Bruce 128 Michael Pierce 6/100 (42.5 overs)
364 (254.1 overs) Frank Iredale 101 Bob McLeod 5/98 (82.1 overs)		2/187 (64.3 overs) Harry Trott 70* Michael Pierce 1/63 (19 overs)

Victoria won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and Tom Flynn

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat

31 December 1892 – 4 January 1893
Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria
73 (25.2 overs) George Giffen 32 Hugh Trumble 5/27 (13 overs)		180 (48.3 overs) Percy Lewis 85 Ernie Jones 5/60 (15 overs)
347 (157 overs) George Giffen 92 Hugh Trumble 5/93 (57 overs)		4/241 (100 overs) Harry Graham 86* George Giffen 3/126 (50 overs)

Victoria won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: George Downs and Tom Flynn

Victoria won the toss and elected to field

7–10 January 1893
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia
335 (161.5 overs) Charles Richardson 75* Ernie Jones 4/98 (44 overs)		183 (71.3 overs) Joseph Tardif 41 Charles Turner 4/65 (33 overs)
		92 f/o (42.5 overs) Affie Jarvis 28 Charles Turner 6/41 (21 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 60 runs
Association Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and George Downs

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat

26–31 January 1893
Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales
331 (128.4 overs) Jack Blackham 64* Arthur Coningham 4/90 (33 overs)		261 (158 overs) Frank Iredale 55 Bob McLeod 4/76 (51 overs)
261 (107.3 overs) William Bruce 86 Arthur Coningham 5/79 (36 overs)		99 (66 overs) Alick Bannerman 46 Hugh Trumble 5/33 (26 overs)

Victoria won by 232 runs
Association Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Charles Bannerman and Tom Flynn

Victoria won the toss and elected to bat

16–21 March 1893
Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria
242 (94.3 overs) Jack Lyons 72 Jim Phillips 6/39 (23.3 overs)		403 (146 overs) Frank Laver 104 George Giffen 9/147 (64 overs)
363 (144.5 overs) George Giffen 181 Jim Phillips 4/100 (44 overs)		5/203 (59 overs) John Stuckey 56 John Reedman 3/46 (16 overs)

Victoria won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: George Downs and Tom Flynn

South Australia won the toss and elected to bat

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Not Out	Runs	HS	Average	100s	50s
George Giffen	South Australia	4	8	0	468	181	58.50	1	2
Jack Lyons	South Australia	4	8	0	342	124	42.75	1	2
Harry Trott	Victoria	4	8	1	304	70*	43.42	0	3
William Bruce	Victoria	3	6	0	283	128	47.16	1	1
Frank Iredale	New South Wales	4	7	0	282	101	40.28	1	1

Source:^[2]

High scores

Player	Team	Runs	Opponent	Ground	Date
George Giffen	South Australia	181	Victoria	Adelaide	16 March 1893
William Bruce	Victoria	128	New South Wales	Melbourne	24 December 1892
Jack Lyons	South Australia	124	New South Wales	Adelaide	16 December 1892
Harry Donnan	New South Wales	120	South Australia	Adelaide	16 December 1892
Frank Laver	Victoria	104	South Australia	Adelaide	16 March 1893

Source:^[3]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Average	BBI
George Giffen	South Australia	4	350.2	759	33	23.00	9/147
Michael Pierce	New South Wales	4	206.4	622	25	24.88	8/111
Hugh Trumble	Victoria	3	229.0	298	22	13.54	5/27
Bob McLeod	Victoria	4	298.0	448	22	20.36	6/54
Ernie Jones	South Australia	4	172.0	425	15	28.33	5/60

Source:^[4]

Best bowling

Player	Team	Figures	Overs	Opponent	Ground	Date
George Giffen	South Australia	9/147	64.0	Victoria	Adelaide	16 March 1893
Michael Pierce	New South Wales	8/111	46.3	South Australia	Adelaide	16 December 1892
Jim Phillips	Victoria	6/39	23.3	South Australia	Adelaide	16 March 1893
Charles Turner	New South Wales	6/41	21.0	South Australia	Sydney	7 January 1893
Bob McLeod	Victoria	6/54	37.5	New South Wales	Melbourne	24 December 1892

Source:^[5]

References

↑ "Sheffield Shield 1892/93 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
↑ "Batting and Fielding in Sheffield Shield 1892/93 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
↑ "Sheffield Shield 1892/93 - Centuries". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
↑ "Bowling in Sheffield Shield 1892/93 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
↑ "Sheffield Shield 1892/93 - Five Wickets in an Innings". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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