1902–03 Sheffield Shield season

1902–03 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (5th title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Reggie Duff (New South Wales) – 583 runs
Most wickets	Bill Howell (Victoria) – 26 wickets

The 1902–03 Sheffield Shield season was the 11th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	D
New South Wales	4	4	0	0
Victoria	4	2	2	0
South Australia	4	0	4	0

Fixtures

19–23 December 1902 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
285 (99.4 overs) Monty Noble 108 Ernie Jones 3/68 (25 overs)		140 (71.5 overs) Frederick Hack 48 Leslie Pye 4/31 (17 overs)
229 (69.3 overs) Alick Mackenzie 77 Joe Travers 5/54 (25.3 overs)		164 (80.5 overs) Jack Reedman 40 Bill Howell 4/59 (28 overs)

New South Wales won by 210 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: John Quilty and Philip Argall

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–29 December 1902 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)
198 (65.1 overs) Reggie Duff 102 Warwick Armstrong 3/45 (21 overs)		93 (33.4 overs) Harry Graham 32 Arthur McBeath 4/9 (9.4 overs)
212 (63.3 overs) Reggie Duff 66 Frederick Collins 6/54 (19 overs)		181 (111.3 overs) Peter McAlister 37 Bill Howell 9/52 (30.3 overs)

New South Wales won by 136 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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1–5 January 1903 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia
472 (140.2 overs) Mathew Ellis 118 Ernie Jones 4/134 (43 overs)		317 (98 overs) Clem Hill 124 Warwick Armstrong 2/71 (30 overs)
164 (66.3 overs) David Mailer 49 Joe Travers 4/57 (28 overs)		140 (50.5 overs) Harold Kirkwood 44 Warwick Armstrong 5/20 (11.5 overs)

Victoria won by 179 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. J. Harvey

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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9–13 January 1903 Scorecard

South Australia	v	New South Wales (H)
412 (170.5 overs) Frederick Hack 84 Arthur McBeath 5/110 (46 overs)		545 (134.5 overs) Victor Trumper 178 Robert Waters 3/53 (14.5 overs)
134 (65.5 overs) Jack Reedman 42 Bill Howell 5/40 (21.5 overs)		0/4 (0 overs)

New South Wales won by 10 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: E. J. Harvey and Richard Callaway

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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24–29 January 1903 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
207 (86.1 overs) William Bruce 38 Leslie Pye 4/53 (23 overs)		367 (87.3 overs) Reggie Duff 132 Frederick Collins 5/85 (30.3 overs)
427 (155.2 overs) Warwick Armstrong 118 Arthur McBeath 5/111 (41 overs)		5/269 (76.3 overs) Monty Noble 103* Jack Saunders 3/94 (30 overs)

New South Wales won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 February – 4 March 1903 Scorecard

Victoria	v	South Australia (H)
291 (123.5 overs) John Stuckey 63 George Giffen 7/75 (37.5 overs)		278 (109.1 overs) Frederick Hack 88 Jack Saunders 5/88 (34.1 overs)
244 (84.2 overs) Warwick Armstrong 66 George Giffen 8/110 (38.2 overs)		222 (118.3 overs) George Giffen 97* Jack Saunders 8/106 (50 overs)

Victoria won by 35 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bob Crockett and G. S. Downs

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Reggie Duff 583[3]

Most Wickets

Bill Howell 26[4]

References

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