1895–96 Sheffield Shield season

1895–96 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (1st title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Frank Iredale (New South Wales) – 469 runs
Most wickets	Tom McKibbin (New South Wales) – 31 wickets

The 1895–96 Sheffield Shield season was the fourth 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
New South Wales	4	3	1	0
Victoria	4	2	2	0
South Australia	4	1	3	0

Fixtures

9–13 November 1895 Scorecard

Victoria	v	South Australia (H)
220 (74.2 overs) Harry Graham 50 Ernie Jones 3/51 (21.2 overs)		163 (58.3 overs) Clem Hill 60 Jack Harry 4/15 (7 overs)
329 (99.5 overs) Jack Harry 107 George Giffen 5/141 (41.5 overs)		320 (77.5 overs) Fred Jarvis 68 John Carlton 3/39 (10.5 overs)

Victoria won by 66 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bob Crockett and George Downs

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–31 December 1895 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria
407 (202.2 overs) Harry Donnan 160 Albert Trott 5/77 (35 overs)		357 (135.3 overs) Harry Graham 103 Tom McKibbin 4/157 (52 overs)
331 (142.2 overs) Tom Garrett 70 Albert Trott 4/94 (39.2 overs)		258 (98.3 overs) William Bruce 90 Tom McKibbin 8/93 (39.3 overs)

New South Wales won by 123 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Jim Phillips and Jack Tooher

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

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3–6 January 1896 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
320 (117.5 overs) Harry Donnan 93 Ernie Jones 7/103 (43 overs)		152 (60.3 overs) George Giffen 74 Tom McKibbin 4/61 (23 overs)
		134 f/o (44.1 overs) Joe Darling 33 Bill Howell 5/49 (22.1 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 34 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Isaac Fisher and Jack Tooher

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

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25–30 January 1896 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria
187 (96.3 overs) Frank Iredale 56 Hugh Trumble 5/61 (43 overs)		319 (133 overs) Charlie McLeod 100 Tom McKibbin 4/114 (35 overs)
335 (138.1 overs) Alick Mackenzie 97 Jack Harry 4/53 (21 overs)		6/207 (70.2 overs) Charlie McLeod 50 Tom McKibbin 3/85 (22.2 overs)

Victoria won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Jim Phillips and Jack Tooher

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

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21–24 February 1896 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia
165 (36 overs) Frank Laver 50 George Giffen 4/94 (17 overs)		199 (79 overs) Jack Reedman 60 John Carlton 4/44 (26 overs)
43 (23.4 overs) Harry Trott 13 Ernie Jones 6/15 (12 overs)		0/10 (3.5 overs) Ernie Jones 7*

South Australia won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and T. A. Reeves

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.

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28 February – 4 March 1896 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	New South Wales
400 (130.2 overs) Clem Hill 206* Tom McKibbin 3/124 (42 overs)		428 (135.2 overs) Frank Iredale 187 Ernie Jones 4/110 (47 overs)
200 (106.3 overs) George Giffen 55 Charles Turner 6/35 (43.3 overs)		1/173 (75.4 overs) Frank Iredale 80*

New South Wales won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Jack Tooher and T. A. Reeves

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Frank Iredale 469^[3]

Most Wickets

Tom McKibbin 31^[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.