1924–25 Sheffield Shield season

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]

1924–25 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (10th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsAlan Kippax (532)
Most wicketsClarrie Grimmett (28)

Table

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

Fixtures

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31 October – 6 November 1924
Scorecard
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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)
7/409 (120.3 overs)
Hunter Hendry 109*
Clarrie Grimmett 4/170 (50 overs)
Victoria won by 3 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: C. L. Cornish and S. W. Smith
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

21–27 November 1924
Scorecard
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  Victoria (H)
288 (62 overs)
David Pritchard 115
Percival Wallace 3/105 (21 overs)
357 (92.6 overs)
Bill Ponsford 166
Clarrie Grimmett 5/97 (33.6 overs)
202 (52.3 overs)
David Pritchard 55
Frank Tarrant 3/49 (16 overs)
2/134 (40.2 overs)
Edgar Mayne 68
Tim Wall 1/20 (6 overs)
Victoria won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: A. D. Reaburn and Dave Elder
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

28 November – 2 December 1924
Scorecard
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510 (82.7 overs)
Owen Rock 127
Clarrie Grimmett 5/137 (26.7 overs)
248 (57 overs)
Vic Richardson 100
Jack Gregory 7/88 (19 overs)
1/54 (16 overs)
Owen Rock 27*
Edmund Wainwright 1/22 (6 overs)
314 f/o (68.5 overs)
Vic Richardson 125
Arthur Mailey 6/99 (19.5 overs)
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.

9–14 January 1925
Scorecard
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389 (74.2 overs)
Lance Gun 136*
John Scott 5/92 (17.2 overs)
408 (87.1 overs)
Les Gwynne 138
Clarrie Grimmett 3/43 (13 overs)
406 (85.7 overs)
Jack Rymill 110
Charles Morrissey 4/87 (21 overs)
226 (54 overs)
Les Gwynne 41
Clarrie Grimmett 6/103 (23 overs)
South Australia won by 161 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: C. L. Cornish and G. I. Colyer
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

24–29 January 1925
Scorecard
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614 (148.1 overs)
Owen Rock 235
Albert Hartkopf 5/121 (23.1 overs)
502 (134.1 overs)
Arthur Liddicut 132
John Scott 5/149 (33.1 overs)
152 (44.6 overs)
Owen Rock 51
Hunter Hendry 3/23 (9.6 overs)
3/265 (78.4 overs)
Bill Woodfull 120*
Gordon Morgan 1/17 (6 overs)
Victoria won by 7 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  
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295 (66.4 overs)
Bill Ponsford 80
Arthur Mailey 5/103 (22.4 overs)
278 (75 overs)
Herbie Collins 70
Leslie Keating 3/31 (11 overs)
155 (46.3 overs)
Bill Ponsford 38
Charlie Kelleway 4/35 (15.3 overs)
7/173 (44.5 overs)
Warren Bardsley 59
Herbert Gamble 4/38 (10.5 overs)
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

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Most Runs

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Alan Kippax 532[3]

Most Wickets

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Clarrie Grimmett 28[4]

Notable events

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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

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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. ^ Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 614. ISBN 0731685709.