1903–04 Sheffield Shield season

1903–04 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (6th title)
Participants	3
Matches	5
Most runs	Reggie Duff (New South Wales) – 492 runs
Most wickets	Bert Hopkins (New South Wales) – 21 wickets

The 1903–04 Sheffield Shield season was the 12th 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	Pts
New South Wales	4	3	1	0	2
Victoria	3	1	2	0	-1
South Australia	3	1	2	0	-1

Fixtures

20–25 November 1903 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria (H)
342 (128 overs) Clem Hill 147 Jack Saunders 4/110 (37 overs)		268 (117.5 overs) Frank Laver 79* Robert Rees 6/80 (33.5 overs)
189 (78.1 overs) Algy Gehrs 48 Harry Trott 5/39 (16.1 overs)		246 (100.4 overs) Harry Trott 59 Robert Rees 4/61 (35.4 overs)

South Australia won by 17 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and C. E. Over

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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4–8 December 1903 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia
681 (170 overs) Reggie Duff 271 Norman Claxton 4/115 (42 overs)		209 (90.3 overs) Clem Hill 85 Arthur McBeath 3/42 (24 overs)
		175 f/o (61.5 overs) Norman Claxton 54 Bert Hopkins 5/49 (20.5 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 297 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and James Laing

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

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19–23 December 1903 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
624 (151.4 overs) Syd Gregory 152 Norman Claxton 5/129 (36 overs)		338 (107.4 overs) Clem Hill 89 Monty Noble 5/67 (23.4 overs)
2/62 (18 overs) Wally Farquhar 29* Joe Travers 1/2 (4 overs)		347 f/o (118.2 overs) Algy Gehrs 159 Bill Howell 4/64 (21.2 overs)

New South Wales won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Philip Argall and T. A. Reeves

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

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26–31 December 1903 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	New South Wales
312 (132.1 overs) Hugh Trumble 80 Monty Noble 4/68 (35 overs)		183 (50.5 overs) Victor Trumper 43 Charlie McLeod 7/34 (11.5 overs)
253 (113.4 overs) John Stuckey 81* Bert Hopkins 5/70 (30 overs)		221 (66 overs) Victor Trumper 68 Harry Trott 4/34 (10 overs)

Victoria won by 161 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. Barrass

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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25–27 January 1904 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
163 (50.4 overs) Charlie McLeod 46 Albert Bowden 4/33 (16.4 overs)		389 (102.3 overs) Syd Gregory 81 Warwick Armstrong 3/10 (6.3 overs)
344 (117.5 overs) Peter McAlister 104 Bert Hopkins 5/96 (34 overs)		0/119 (22.3 overs) Reggie Duff 62*

New South Wales won by 10 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and Richard Callaway

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Reggie Duff 492[3]

Most Wickets

Bert Hopkins 21[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.