Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (16th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Bill Woodfull (514) |
| Most wickets | Arthur Mailey (30) |
| ← 1921–221923–24 → | |
The 1922–23 Sheffield Shield season was the 27th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship by virtue of having a better average.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Victoria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| South Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
Fixtures
| 15–20 December 1922 Scorecard |
New South Wales 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 786 (128.4 overs) Alan Kippax 170 Norman Williams 4/206 (25.4 overs) |
274 (77.6 overs) Arthur Richardson 60* Sam Everett 6/59 (20.6 overs) | |
| 202 f/o (51.4 overs) Norman Williams 51* Arthur Mailey 6/77 (20 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 310 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: C. R. O'Connor and T. W. Cook |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 23–27 December 1922 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v |  Victoria (H)
|
| 160 (35.6 overs) Alan Kippax 68 Arthur Liddicut 4/56 (13 overs) |
125 (49.6 overs) Bill Woodfull 47 Charlie Macartney 5/8 (5.6 overs) | |
| 142 (47.2 overs) Herbie Collins 29 Arthur Liddicut 4/39 (17 overs) |
3/178 (74.2 overs) Bill Woodfull 84* Paddy Gray 2/58 (19 overs) |
| Victoria won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Clement Garing |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
| 30 December 1922 – 4 January 1923 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 328 (78.1 overs) Albert Hartkopf 98 Bill Whitty 5/82 (28 overs) |
257 (69 overs) Vic Richardson 50 Arthur Liddicut 3/31 (11 overs) | |
| 287 (71.3 overs) Bill Woodfull 115 Norman Williams 4/111 (20.3 overs) |
90 (25.3 overs) Vic Richardson 34 Albert Hartkopf 5/24 (8.3 overs) |
| Victoria won by 268 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Dave Elder |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 6–10 January 1923 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | South Australia
|
| 486 (85.4 overs) Tommy Andrews 179 Bill Whitty 3/97 (24.4 overs) |
198 (52.5 overs) Percy Rundell 56 John Scott 4/46 (13 overs) | |
| 1/99 (25.3 overs) Warren Bardsley 55* Bill Whitty 1/46 (13 overs) |
386 f/o (83.6 overs) Arthur Richardson 155 Arthur Mailey 6/128 (30 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: A. H. Farrow and Alfred Williams |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26–30 January 1923 Scorecard |
| Victoria
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 353 (81.2 overs) Jack Ryder 71 John Scott 3/83 (22 overs) |
560 (119.2 overs) Alan Kippax 197 Jack Ryder 3/103 (28 overs) | |
| 179 (51.4 overs) Vernon Ransford 36 Arthur Mailey 5/73 (18.4 overs) |
| New South Waves won by an innings and 28 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and Walter French |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 16–20 February 1923 Scorecard |
| (H) South Australia
|
v | Victoria
|
| 275 (58.3 overs) Vic Richardson 95 Albert Hartkopf 4/105 (17 overs) |
386 (95.5 overs) Bill Woodfull 123 Bill Whitty 3/72 (25 overs) | |
| 303 (63.2 overs) Jack Murray 152 Tom Carlton 5/67 (17 overs) |
3/193 (37.5 overs) Bill Woodfull 94* Harry Fisher 2/31 (8 overs) |
| Victoria won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: George Hele and T. W. Cook |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Bill Woodfull 514
Most Wickets
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.
- "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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