1925–26 Sheffield Shield season

1925–26 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (17th title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Bill Woodfull (597)
Most wickets	John Scott (22)

The 1925–26 Sheffield Shield season was the 30th 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	Pts
New South Wales	4	4	0	0	4
Victoria	4	1	3	0	-2
South Australia	4	1	3	0	-2

Fixtures

13–18 November 1925 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria
170 (44.5 overs) Jack Rymill 39 Don Blackie 7/71 (22 overs)		275 (64.7 overs) Hammy Love 63 Clarrie Grimmett 5/95 (26 overs)
410 (114.3 overs) David Pritchard 69 Hunter Hendry 5/99 (27.3 overs)		182 (51.6 overs) Hunter Hendry 65* John Scott 6/58 (14.6 overs)

South Australia won by 123 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: R. B. Pounsett and T. W. Cook

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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18–22 December 1925 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	New South Wales
185 (63.3 overs) Vic Richardson 59 Arthur Mailey 6/79 (24.3 overs)		554 (111.7 overs) Charlie Macartney 112 John Scott 5/117 (19.7 overs)
270 (75.1 overs) Vic Richardson 61 Jack Gregory 4/75 (22 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 99 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: R. B. Pounsett and S. W. Smith

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–31 December 1925 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	New South Wales
413 (128.5 overs) Hammy Love 115 Charlie Macartney 7/85 (37 overs)		705 (177.6 overs) Charlie Kelleway 145 Don Blackie 4/153 (38.6 overs)
130 (33 overs) Fred Baring 30 Charlie Kelleway 3/12 (6 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 162 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Clement Garing and Dave Elder

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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1–9 January 1926 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia
232 (67.1 overs) Bill Woodfull 97 Arthur Richardson 3/40 (11 overs)		462 (106.4 overs) Colin Alexander 133 Don Blackie 3/132 (35 overs)
604 (154.5 overs) Bill Woodfull 236 John Scott 3/152 (35 overs)		87 (26.4 overs) Vic Richardson 27 Hunter Hendry 6/30 (12.4 overs)

Victoria won by 287 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: F. W. Dixon and P. E. Smith

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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11–16 January 1926 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia
642 (154.1 overs) Warren Bardsley 159 Clarrie Grimmett 4/192 (51 overs)		475 (99.1 overs) Arthur Richardson 153 Tommy Andrews 3/34 (4.1 overs)
593 (147 overs) Charlie Macartney 113 Clarrie Grimmett 6/202 (55 overs)		219 (49.1 overs) Percy Rundell 52 Arthur Mailey 4/96 (22 overs)

New South Wales won by 541 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and E. R. Kent

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

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23–27 January 1926 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
290 (82.3 overs) Bill Ponsford 79 Sam Everett 4/57 (15 overs)		708 (156.5 overs) Alan Kippax 271* Hunter Hendry 3/122 (30.5 overs)
322 (66.6 overs) Bill Ponsford 138 Sam Everett 5/91 (16.6 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 96 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Williams and M. Carney

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Bill Woodfull 597^[3]

Most Wickets

John Scott 22^[4]

Notable events

New South Wales recorded crushing victories in all four matches - winning three by an innings and the fourth by over 500 runs, scoring 554, 705, 642, 593 and 708 in their innings.^[5]

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.
5. Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 641. ISBN 0731685709.