1911–12 Sheffield Shield season

1911–12 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (12th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsWarwick Armstrong (Victoria) – 450 runs
Most wicketsTibby Cotter (New South Wales) – 28 wickets

The 1911–12 Sheffield Shield season was the 20th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2][page needed]

Table

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

Fixtures

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3–7 November 1911
Scorecard
v
305 (99.4 overs)
Edgar Mayne 95
James Kyle 4/64 (30.4 overs)
265 (84 overs)
Arnold Seitz 75
Jack Crawford 4/76 (21 overs)
296 (94.3 overs)
Jack Crawford 126
Warwick Armstrong 4/76 (22.3 overs)
6/338 (91.4 overs)
Arnold Seitz 107
Jack Crawford 3/81 (32 overs)
Victoria won by 4 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: A. T. Haddrick and George Watson
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
24–28 November 1911
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
553 (144.1 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 250
Robert Rees 5/166 (38 overs)
232 (80.5 overs)
Charlie Dolling 94
James Kyle 3/47 (27 overs)
186 f/o (65.5 overs)
Clem Hill 55
James Kyle 3/54 (26.5 overs)
Victoria won by an innings and 135 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Hannah
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
1–6 December 1911
Scorecard
v
316 (77.4 overs)
Tibby Cotter 82
Robert Rees 4/94 (17 overs)
209 (59.4 overs)
Clem Hill 59
Gerry Hazlitt 5/57 (20.4 overs)
352 (90.4 overs)
Roy Minnett 87*
Bill Whitty 3/76 (23.4 overs)
98 (27.5 overs)
Clem Hill 32*
Tibby Cotter 5/34 (14 overs)
New South Wales won by 361 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and Walter French
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
23–27 December 1911
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
166 (62.2 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 51
Tibby Cotter 4/38 (17 overs)
341 (98 overs)
Charlie Kelleway 101
Jimmy Matthews 3/63 (22 overs)
217 (46.2 overs)
Bert Kortlang 67
Tibby Cotter 6/86 (17.2 overs)
0/43 (6 overs)
Charlie Macartney 28*
New South Wales won by 10 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Dave Elder and William Bruton
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
6–10 January 1912
Scorecard
v
261 (72.4 overs)
Charlie Dolling 105
Tibby Cotter 4/67 (15.4 overs)
520 (144 overs)
Warren Bardsley 177
Jack Crawford 6/141 (52 overs)
286 (72.2 overs)
Charlie Dolling 66
Sid Emery 4/47 (18 overs)
2/28 (6 overs)
Syd Gregory 13*
Bill Whitty 1/10 (3 overs)
New South Wales won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and George Watson
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
26–29 January 1912
Scorecard
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129 (40.5 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 51
Charlie Kelleway 3/18 (9 overs)
448 (85.4 overs)
Roy Minnett 216*
Warwick Armstrong 5/104 (20 overs)
366 (96 overs)
Colin McKenzie 121
Tibby Cotter 5/110 (27 overs)
3/50 (9 overs)
Syd Gregory 18
Norman Brown 2/24 (4 overs)
New South Wales won by 7 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and Richard Callaway
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Warwick Armstrong 450[3]

Most Wickets

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Tibby Cotter 28[4]

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.


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