Cricket tournament
 Artist's sketch of the Sheffield Shield Trophy, 1894. | |
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | South Australia (1st title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | George Giffen (South Australia) – 526 runs |
| Most wickets | Charles Turner (New South Wales) – 30 wickets |
| ← 1892–931894–95 → | |
The 1893–94 Sheffield Shield season was the second season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The season took place between 15 December 1893 to 7 March 1894 and was contested by three teams. The competition would be won by South Australia who won three of their four matches. George Giffen scored the most runs in the competition with 526 runs while Charles Turner took the most wickets with 30.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Australia
|
4 | 3 | 1 |
 New South Wales
|
4 | 2 | 2 |
 Victoria
|
4 | 1 | 3 |
Notes:
- The order of the table was determined by the number of matches won by each team.
Pld: matches played; W: won; L: lost
Source:
Fixtures
| 15–19 December 1893 Scorecard |
| (H) South Australia
|
v | New South Wales
|
| 106 (52.3 overs) George Giffen 47 Sydney Callaway 5/55 (23.3 overs) |
118 (40.2 overs) Harry Donnan 26 Ernie Jones 5/50 (18.2 overs) | |
| 483 (181.1 overs) George Giffen 205 Andrew Newell 7/190 (75.1 overs) |
234 (70.3 overs) Sydney Callaway 71 George Giffen 2/63 (21 overs) |
| South Australia won by 237 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Jack Tooher and George Downs |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 23–30 December 1893 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v | Victoria (H)
|
| 155 (95.2 overs) Harry Moses 71 Harry Trott 5/44 (20.2 overs) |
126 (60.5 overs) John Stuckey 29 Charles Turner 5/58 (29.5 overs) | |
| 174 (112.2 overs) Billy Murdoch 64 Hugh Trumble 3/28 (19 overs) |
7/204 (79.4 overs) Harry Graham 68 Charles Turner 5/84 (31.1 overs) |
| Victoria won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Jack Tooher and Jim Phillips |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 1–4 January 1894 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | Victoria (H)
|
| 272 (105.5 overs) Joe Darling 63 Charlie McLeod 5/58 (30.5 overs) |
181 (64.5 overs) William Bruce 56 George Giffen 4/56 (17.5 overs) | |
| 281 (136.3 overs) George Giffen 103 Jack Harry 4/20 (12.3 overs) |
298 (115.4 overs) Frank Walters 95 Fred Jarvis 4/62 (31.4 overs) |
| South Australia won by 74 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Tom Flynn and Philip Argall |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 6–9 January 1894 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 117 (45.4 overs) Harry Blinman 25 Charles Turner 4/47 (23 overs) |
393 (120.2 overs) Harry Moses 104 Fred Jarvis 4/95 (31 overs) | |
| 118 (38.5 overs) Jack Reedman 37 Arthur Coningham 5/46 (19 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 158 runs Association Ground, Sydney Umpires: Jack Tooher and Philip Argall |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26–30 January 1894 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | Victoria
|
| 127 (48.4 overs) Sydney Callaway 38 Charlie McLeod 6/64 (21 overs) |
88 (27 overs) Hugh Trumble 26 Charles Turner 6/51 (14 overs) | |
| 151 (67.1 overs) Sydney Callaway 50 Hugh Trumble 3/45 (28 overs) |
171 (87.1 overs) Harry Graham 45 Charles Turner 5/59 (39 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 19 runs Association Ground, Sydney Umpires: Jack Tooher and Tom Flynn |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
| 2–7 March 1894 Scorecard |
| (H) South Australia
|
v | Victoria
|
| 316 (128.5 overs) Jack Reedman 113 Charlie McLeod 5/77 (38 overs) |
222 (82 overs) Jack Harry 50 Fred Jarvis 4/56 (27 overs) | |
| 276 (114 overs) Jack Lyons 101 Charlie McLeod 4/51 (34 overs) |
312 (110.4 overs) Jack Harry 82 Ernie Jones 5/73 (23 overs) |
| South Australia won by 58 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Jim Phillips and George Downs |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
George Giffen scored the most runs for the 1893–94 season with 526 runs from eight innings which included 205 runs in the first innings of the game between South Australia and New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval. The remaining top three run scorers were also South Australians with Jack Lyons and Jack Reedman finishing second and third respectively.
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Giffen | South Australia
|
4 | 8 | 1 | 526 | 205 | 75.14 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack Lyons | South Australia
|
4 | 8 | 0 | 319 | 101 | 39.87 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Reedman | South Australia
|
4 | 8 | 0 | 251 | 113 | 31.37 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Harry | Victoria
|
4 | 8 | 1 | 223 | 82 | 31.85 | 0 | 2 |
| Sydney Callaway | New South Wales
|
4 | 7 | 1 | 220 | 71 | 36.66 | 0 | 3 |
Most wickets
Charlie Turner took the most wickets for the 1893–94 season with 30 wickets from his three matches which two 10-wicket matches, both of them against New South Wales. Second place was Charlie McLeod from South Australia while Andrew Newell finished third as he recorded the best figures of the season against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Turner | Victoria
|
3 | 156.5 | 369 | 30 | 12.30 | 6/51 |
| Charlie McLeod | South Australia
|
4 | 236.5 | 421 | 27 | 15.59 | 6/64 |
| Andrew Newell | New South Wales
|
4 | 183.5 | 401 | 22 | 18.22 | 7/190 |
| Ernie Jones | South Australia
|
4 | 148.4 | 389 | 19 | 20.47 | 5/50 |
| Harry Trott | New South Wales
|
4 | 149.3 | 395 | 18 | 21.94 | 5/44 |
References
- 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.
- "Sheffield Shield 1893-94 Points Table". CricInfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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