The 1892–93 Sheffield Shield season was the first season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. It was contested by three of Australia's six states: New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria. Victoria won the competition, winning all four of their matches. South Australia's George Giffen was the highest wicket-taker and also made the highest score both in an innings (181) and in the season overall (468).
Teams
Team Home ground(s) Captain(s) Association Ground, Sydney Harry Moses (1–2)Alec Bannerman (3–4) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide George Giffen Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Jack Worrall (1)Jack Barrett (2)Jack Blackham (3)Harry Trott (4)
Table
Results Match 1
Match 2
Match 3
Match 4
Match 5
Match 6
Statistics Most runs Player Team Runs 100s 50s 4 8 0 468 181 58.50 1 2 4 8 0 342 124 42.75 1 2 4 8 1 304 70* 43.42 0 3 3 6 0 283 128 47.16 1 1 4 7 0 282 101 40.28 1 1
High scores Player Team Opponent Ground Dates George Giffen 181 3rd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893 William Bruce 128 2nd Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 24–29 December 1892 John Lyons 124 3rd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 December 1892 Harry Donnan 120 1st Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 December 1892 Frank Laver 104 2nd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893
Most wickets Player Team Overs Runs Wickets 4 350.2 123 759 33 2.16 9/147 4 2 4 206.4 28 622 25 3.00 8/111 3 1 3 229 109 298 22 1.30 5/27 3 1 4 298 134 448 22 1.50 6/54 2 1 4 172 41 425 15 2.47 5/60 1 0
Best figures Player Team Opponent Ground Dates George Giffen 9/147 2nd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893 Michael Pierce 8/111 2nd Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 December 1892 Jim Phillips 6/39 1st Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 16–21 March 1893 Charlie Turner 6/41 3rd Association Ground, Sydney 7–10 January 1893 Bob McLeod 6/54 1st Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 24–29 December 1892
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