1924–25 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
Cricket format | First-class |
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Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | Victoria (10th title) |
Participants | 3 |
Matches | 6 |
Most runs | Alan Kippax (532) |
Most wickets | Clarrie Grimmett (28) |
← 1923–24 1925–26 → |
The 1924–25 Sheffield Shield season was the 29th 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 | Pts |
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Victoria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
New South Wales | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Fixtures
31 October – 6 November 1924 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia | v | Victoria |
518 (118.3 overs) Jack Murray 126 Hunter Hendry 4/134 (32 overs) | 343 (112.2 overs) Frank Tarrant 86 Clarrie Grimmett 5/97 (42 overs) | |
233 (77 overs) Arthur Richardson 46 Frank Tarrant 3/50 (20 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
28 November – 2 December 1924 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales | v | |
New South Wales won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Walter French and William Bowes |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
30 January – 3 February 1925 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria | v | |
New South Wales won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: A. D. Reaburn and H. J. Alessio |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Alan Kippax 532[3]
Most Wickets
Clarrie Grimmett 28[4]
Notable events
South Australia's victory by 161 runs over New South Wales at Adelaide in January 1925 was their first victory in a Sheffield Shield match since their defeat of Victoria at Adelaide in February 1914.[5]
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.
- ^ Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 614. ISBN 0731685709.
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