1913–14 Sheffield Shield season

1913–14 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (13th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsCharlie Macartney (New South Wales) – 445 runs
Most wicketsJack Crawford (South Australia) – 33 wickets

The 1913–14 Sheffield Shield season was the 22nd 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
South Australia 4 2 2 0 0
Victoria 4 1 3 0 -2

Fixtures

19–23 December 1913
Scorecard
v
281 (70.1 overs)
Jack Crawford 91
Charlie Kelleway 3/51 (17 overs)
307 (84.3 overs)
Charlie Macartney 117
Jack Crawford 5/89 (36 overs)
290 (97.1 overs)
Edgar Mayne 68
Bert Folkard 4/61 (24 overs)
245 (80.3 overs)
Charlie Macartney 54
Jack Crawford 5/71 (35 overs)
South Australia won by 19 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: C. W. Waugh and William Curran
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

26–30 December 1913
Scorecard
v
 Victoria (H)
245 (105.2 overs)
Edgar Mayne 58
Warwick Armstrong 4/51 (41 overs)
140 (45.1 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 51*
Harold Kirkwood 6/76 (22.1 overs)
246 (105.5 overs)
Donald Steele 84
Jimmy Matthews 3/46 (22.5 overs)
5/354 (119.1 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 132
Harold Kirkwood 2/76 (27 overs)
Victoria won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Bruton
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

1–3 January 1914
Scorecard
v
 Victoria (H)
409 (137.5 overs)
Warren Bardsley 124*
Jack Ryder 5/138 (38.5 overs)
151 (46.4 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 34
Charlie Kelleway 3/15 (12.4 overs)
199 f/o (64.2 overs)
Fred Baring 122
Charlie Kelleway 3/16 (8.2 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 59 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and H. J. Alessio
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

9–12 January 1914
Scorecard
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189 (65 overs)
Donald Steele 42
Jack Massie 6/68 (26 overs)
297 (96.2 overs)
Herbie Collins 111
Jack Crawford 7/78 (32.2 overs)
118 (44.2 overs)
Jack Crawford 34
Jack Massie 4/57 (22 overs)
1/12 (4 overs)
Charlie Macartney 5*
New South Wales won by 9 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: A. McIntyre and J. G. Wagstaff
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

23–28 January 1914
Scorecard
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675 (173.2 overs)
Charlie Macartney 201
Warwick Armstrong 4/127 (46.2 overs)
332 (136.1 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 87
Jack Massie 6/93 (41 overs)
311 f/o (107.2 overs)
Fred Baring 71
Jack Massie 4/75 (31 overs)
New South Wales won by an innings and 32 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and C. W. Waugh
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

13–17 February 1914
Scorecard
v
274 (74.3 overs)
Clem Hill 105
Jack Ryder 7/88 (23.3 overs)
213 (71.3 overs)
Fred Baring 71
Jack Crawford 5/48 (23.3 overs)
349 (83.3 overs)
Clem Hill 60
John Fitzpatrick 4/43 (7.3 overs)
324 (98.3 overs)
Jack Ryder 105
Jack Crawford 6/97 (33 overs)
South Australia won by 86 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: A. McIntyre and A. W. Hele
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Charlie Macartney 445[3]

Most Wickets

Jack Crawford 33[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.