1898–99 Sheffield Shield season

1898–99 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	Victoria (4th title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Clem Hill (South Australia) – 502 runs
Most wickets	Hugh Trumble (Victoria) – 34 wickets

The 1898–99 Sheffield Shield season was the seventh season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.^[1][2]

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	D
Victoria	4	3	1	0
New South Wales	4	2	2	0
South Australia	4	1	3	0

Fixtures

12–17 November 1898 Scorecard

Victoria	v	South Australia (H)
507 (197.1 overs) John Stuckey 134 Ernie Jones 5/192 (70 overs)		330 (113 overs) Clem Hill 86 Hugh Trumble 8/129 (49 overs)
217 (92 overs) William Bruce 73 Ernie Jones 4/67 (32 overs)		98 (47.2 overs) John McKenzie 25* James Giller 7/51 (21 overs)

Victoria won by 296 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bob Crockett and Philip Argall

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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16–21 December 1898 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	New South Wales
334 (87.5 overs) Ernie Jones 82 Monty Noble 6/129 (37 overs)		374 (154.4 overs) Harry Donnan 160* George Giffen 4/111 (39.4 overs)
269 (83.3 overs) Clem Hill 109 Bill Howell 6/116 (39.3 overs)		172 (66.4 overs) Frank Iredale 55 George Giffen 6/83 (33 overs)

South Australia won by 57 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Charles Bannerman and George Downs

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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24–27 December 1898 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	New South Wales
189 (65.4 overs) Jack Worrall 109 Bill Howell 5/75 (25.4 overs)		99 (56.3 overs) Monty Noble 34* Charlie McLeod 6/42 (25 overs)
219 (123 overs) Harry Graham 45 Tom McKibbin 3/29 (24 overs)		119 (51.1 overs) Syd Gregory 51 Hugh Trumble 8/58 (25.1 overs)

Victoria won by 190 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman

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

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31 December 1898 – 3 January 1899 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia
455 (133.3 overs) Frank Laver 137* Ernie Jones 4/138 (49 overs)		136 (65.1 overs) Joe Darling 62 Charlie McLeod 6/37 (30.1 overs)
		101 f/o (51.1 overs) Clem Hill 33 Hugh Trumble 8/39 (26 overs)

Victoria won by an innings and 218 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Philip Argall

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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6–11 January 1899 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia
379 (90.5 overs) Syd Gregory 89 Ernie Jones 6/154 (36.5 overs)		164 (55.5 overs) Jack Lyons 41 Tom McKibbin 5/54 (17 overs)
7/256 (66.3 overs) Monty Noble 101 Ernie Jones 3/69 (30.3 overs)		469 f/o (158.4 overs) Clem Hill 159 Tom McKibbin 5/168 (44.4 overs)

New South Wales won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Charles Bannerman and Philip Argall

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

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26–30 January 1899 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria
442 (151.2 overs) Monty Noble 100 Charlie McLeod 6/138 (53.2 overs)		215 (90.5 overs) James Giller 87 Bill Howell 3/23 (19.5 overs)
2/170 (57 overs) Alick Mackenzie 62* Frank Laver 1/41 (14 overs)		396 f/o (139.5 overs) Harry Graham 124 Monty Noble 5/128 (41.5 overs)

New South Wales won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman

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

Statistics

Most Runs

Clem Hill 502^[3]

Most Wickets

Hugh Trumble 34^[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.