1910–11 Sheffield Shield season

1910–11 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (11th title)
Participants	3
Matches	5
Most runs	Warren Bardsley (New South Wales) – 463 runs
Most wickets	Warwick Armstrong (Victoria); Frank Laver (Victoria) – 17 wickets

The 1910–11 Sheffield Shield season was the 19th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship after being awarded the title with a better quotient. One fixture between South Australia and New South Wales was not held.^[1][2]

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	D	Pts	Quot
New South Wales	3	2	1	0	1	1.181
South Australia	3	2	1	0	1	1.045
Victoria	4	1	3	0	-2	0.831

Fixtures

28 October – 1 November 1910 Scorecard

Victoria	v	South Australia (H)
111 (34.1 overs) Warwick Armstrong 35 Jack Crawford 5/42 (15 overs)		220 (69 overs) Jack Crawford 79* Gerry Hazlitt 3/74 (30 overs)
305 (99.3 overs) David Smith 96 Robert Rees 4/66 (16.3 overs)		4/202 (49.2 overs) Algy Gehrs 100* Warwick Armstrong 3/68 (20 overs)

South Australia won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: A. McIntyre and George Watson

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.

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25–29 November 1910 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria (H)
243 (72.2 overs) Jack Crawford 69 Warwick Armstrong 5/59 (22 overs)		614 (185.5 overs) William Scott 117 Bill Whitty 4/142 (53.5 overs)
284 (89.3 overs) Algy Gehrs 59 Arthur Kenny 5/49 (16.3 overs)

Victoria won by an innings and 87 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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2–6 December 1910 Scorecard

South Australia	v	New South Wales (H)
342 (83 overs) Algy Gehrs 120 John Scott 4/48 (16 overs)		195 (61.1 overs) Victor Trumper 75 Albert Wright 5/75 (22.1 overs)
499 (104.2 overs) Clem Hill 156 Charlie Kelleway 6/72 (29.2 overs)		361 (100 overs) Warren Bardsley 191* Albert Wright 6/101 (37 overs)

South Australia won by 285 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Bruton

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

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24–28 December 1910 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)
331 (101.3 overs) Warren Bardsley 124 Frank Laver 4/86 (36 overs)		252 (71.1 overs) Bert Kortlang 58 Tibby Cotter 4/60 (21.1 overs)
382 (141.1 overs) Victor Trumper 142 Frank Laver 4/83 (35.1 overs)		268 (70.3 overs) James Kyle 50 Tibby Cotter 4/85 (24 overs)

New South Wales won by 193 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Dave Elder

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

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26–31 January 1911 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria
337 (99 overs) Eric McElhone 101 Warwick Armstrong 3/55 (22 overs)		194 (66 overs) Bert Kortlang 41 H. V. Hordern 7/55 (25 overs)
401 (102.4 overs) Eric Barbour 113* James Kyle 6/129 (33 overs)		88 (36.3 overs) Bert Kortlang 30 H. V. Hordern 6/32 (18 overs)

New South Wales won by 456 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran

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

Statistics

Most Runs

Warren Bardsley 463^[3]

Most Wickets

Warwick Armstrong & Frank Laver 17^[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.