Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (3rd title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Monty Noble (New South Wales) – 515 runs |
| Most wickets | Monty Noble (New South Wales); Hugh Trumble (Victoria); George Giffen (South Australia) – 24 wickets |
| ← 1898–991900–01 → | |
The 1899–1900 Sheffield Shield season was the eighth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Fixtures
| 24–30 November 1899 Scorecard |
Victoria 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 360 (153.4 overs) Harry Graham 118 George Giffen 4/101 (51.4 overs) |
204 (102.3 overs) Jack Reedman 44 Frederick Collins 6/81 (42.3 overs) | |
| 408 (157.1 overs) John Stuckey 94 George Giffen 5/145 (57 overs) |
318 (111.1 overs) Frederick Hack 115 Hugh Trumble 4/101 (42 overs) |
| Victoria won by 246 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bob Crockett and T. A. Reeves |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 16–20 December 1899 Scorecard |
| (H) South Australia
|
v |  New South Wales
|
| 155 (77.5 overs) Ernest Leak 40* Bill Howell 5/52 (32.5 overs) |
807 (217.1 overs) Monty Noble 200 George Giffen 8/287 (77.1 overs) | |
| 260 (105 overs) Jack Reedman 83 Leslie Pye 4/71 (34 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 392 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Philip Argall and Richard Callaway |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 23–28 December 1899 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v | Victoria (H)
|
| 520 (189.3 overs) Monty Noble 122 Hugh Trumble 5/149 (63.3 overs) |
131 (58.2 overs) Harry Graham 39 Monty Noble 4/27 (12.2 overs) | |
| 115 f/o (50.5 overs) Jack Worrall 45 Bert Hopkins 5/24 (6.5 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 274 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 30 December 1899 – 4 January 1900 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 353 (141 overs) Hugh Trumble 95 Ernie Jones 3/119 (49 overs) |
250 (104.1 overs) Fred Jarvis 66 Frederick Collins 4/46 (22 overs) | |
| 298 (116.3 overs) Harry Graham 77 Jack Reedman 5/92 (37 overs) |
220 (78.3 overs) Clem Hill 126* Jack Saunders 6/71 (24.3 overs) |
| Victoria won by 181 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Philip Argall |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 6–12 January 1900 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | South Australia
|
| 214 (69.3 overs) Victor Trumper 45 George Giffen 5/59 (17 overs) |
197 (78.4 overs) Clem Hill 67 Monty Noble 4/68 (25.4 overs) | |
| 317 (100 overs) Frank Iredale 75 Ernie Jones 6/88 (37 overs) |
4/335 (113.4 overs) Frederick Hack 158* Bill Howell 1/57 (26 overs) |
| South Australia won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Charles Bannerman and Philip Argall |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| 26–31 January 1900 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | Victoria
|
| 271 (85.5 overs) Reggie Duff 75 Jack Saunders 3/85 (25 overs) |
309 (118.3 overs) Hugh Trumble 87 Arthur McBeath 6/94 (41.3 overs) | |
| 412 (181 overs) Monty Noble 155 Hugh Trumble 4/112 (61 overs) |
263 (106.5 overs) John Stuckey 53 Monty Noble 6/91 (39 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 111 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Monty Noble 515
Most Wickets
Monty Noble 24, Hugh Trumble 24 & George Giffen 24
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.
- "Bowling Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Batting Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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