1920–21 Sheffield Shield season

The 1920–21 Sheffield Shield season was the 25th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

1920–21 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (15th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsWarren Bardsley (648)
Most wicketsArthur Mailey (26)

Table

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

Fixtures

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29 October – 2 November 1920
Scorecard
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290 (63 overs)
Bill Whitty 81
Warwick Armstrong 4/60 (18 overs)
639 (129.3 overs)
Roy Park 152
Andrew Smith 4/103 (14.3 overs)
270 (65.4 overs)
Arthur Richardson 53*
Bert Ironmonger 4/82 (22 overs)
Victoria won by an innings and 79 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and G. I. Colyer
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

26 November – 1 December 1920
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
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310 (73 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 157*
Arthur Richardson 4/66 (21 overs)
246 (66.1 overs)
Lance Pellew 69
Ted McDonald 3/46 (18.1 overs)
724 (168.7 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 245
Arthur Richardson 4/153 (43 overs)
403 (81.6 overs)
Percy Rundell 116
Ted McDonald 6/127 (27 overs)
Victoria won by 385 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and H. J. Alessio
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

3–9 December 1920
Scorecard
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802 (156.3 overs)
Warren Bardsley 235
Nip Pellew 3/119 (29 overs)
191 (53.7 overs)
Nip Pellew 73
Arthur Mailey 8/81 (19.7 overs)
0/6 f/o (4 overs)
Nip Pellew 3*
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

24–29 December 1920
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
366 (82.5 overs)
Warren Bardsley 125
Bert Ironmonger 4/127 (33.5 overs)
302 (93.1 overs)
Roy Park 111
Arthur Mailey 6/97 (26.1 overs)
235 (55 overs)
Johnny Taylor 118
Ted McDonald 5/81 (19 overs)
198 (61.3 overs)
Carl Willis 43
Arthur Mailey 6/99 (23 overs)
New South Wales won by 101 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: A. D. Reaburn and Bob Crockett
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

7–12 January 1921
Scorecard
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304 (51.2 overs)
Jack Gregory 130
Andrew Smith 4/71 (10.2 overs)
265 (66 overs)
Nip Pellew 91
Tommy Andrews 5/89 (20 overs)
770 (137 overs)
Warren Bardsley 235
Arthur Richardson 3/168 (35 overs)
171 (51.3 overs)
Vic Richardson 52
Tommy Andrews 4/67 (12.3 overs)
New South Wales won by 638 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: A. H. Kruss and F. K. Lindow
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

25–28 January 1921
Scorecard
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176 (42.1 overs)
Jack Ryder 64
Jack Gregory 4/61 (13 overs)
433 (86.4 overs)
Herbie Collins 146
Arthur Liddicut 4/50 (12.4 overs)
331 (73.6 overs)
Jack Ryder 135*
Arthur Mailey 4/86 (17.6 overs)
4/75 (21.3 overs)
Frank O'Keeffe 26
Ted McDonald 3/49 (11 overs)
New South Wales won by 6 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Warren Bardsley 648[3]

Most Wickets

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Arthur Mailey 26[4]

Notable events

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New South Wales set the record, which still stands, for the highest second innings total by a team in a first-class match, when scoring 770 against South Australia at Adelaide in January 1921.[5] As well as this total, South Australia conceded innings totals of 639, 724 and 802 in their three other matches.[6]

References

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  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. ^ Frindall, Bill (1998). The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (4th ed.). London, United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 0747222037.
  6. ^ Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 550. ISBN 0731685709.
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