Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Victoria (2nd title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Syd Gregory (New South Wales) – 339 runs |
| Most wickets | George Giffen (South Australia) – 43 wickets |
| ← 1893–941895–96 → | |
The 1894–95 Sheffield Shield season was the third season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| New South Wales | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Fixtures
| 30 November – 3 December 1894 Scorecard |
Victoria 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 252 (88.1 overs) Jack Worrall 47 George Giffen 6/87 (34 overs) |
358 (160.2 overs) Robert Dyer 102 Charlie McLeod 3/81 (48.2 overs) | |
| 134 (56.5 overs) Jack Harry 45 George Giffen 6/60 (25.5 overs) |
0/29 (5.5 overs) Jack Lyons 19* |
| South Australia won by 10 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: George Searcy and Tom Flynn |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 22–27 December 1894 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v |  New South Wales
|
| 175 (84.2 overs) Jack Harry 29 Charles Turner 4/64 (31.2 overs) |
66 (33.5 overs) Frank Iredale 24 Bob McLeod 6/20 (16.5 overs) | |
| 246 (107.3 overs) Jack Worrall 96 Charles Turner 4/65 (40.3 overs) |
194 (82.1 overs) Syd Gregory 101 Albert Trott 5/55 (32.1 overs) |
| Victoria won by 161 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: E. J. Briscoe and Tom Flynn |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 5–9 January 1895 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v | South Australia (H)
|
| 192 (93.2 overs) Tom Garrett 48 George Giffen 8/77 (43.2 overs) |
270 (120.3 overs) Affie Jarvis 98* Sydney Callaway 5/108 (43.3 overs) | |
| 247 (96.1 overs) Harry Moses 77 George Giffen 8/109 (48.1 overs) |
6/170 (76.4 overs) Harry Blinman 67* Bill Howell 4/55 (24 overs) |
| South Australia won by 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: E. J. Briscoe and George Downs |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 25–31 January 1895 Scorecard |
| Victoria
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 181 (68.3 overs) Charlie McLeod 31 Tom McKibbin 5/36 (13.3 overs) |
274 (107.1 overs) Frank Iredale 86 Bob McLeod 4/50 (15.1 overs) | |
| 247 (105 overs) Frank Laver 65 Charles Turner 4/56 (36 overs) |
99 (48.3 overs) Syd Gregory 24 Harry Trott 5/31 (14 overs) |
| Victoria won by 55 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 15–19 February 1895 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 348 (128.5 overs) Harry Trott 152 Ernie Jones 5/71 (23.1 overs) |
118 (57.1 overs) Clem Hill 33 Albert Trott 4/24 (13.1 overs) | |
| 0/16 (4.5 overs) William Bruce 12* |
245 f/o (54 overs) Jack Lyons 135 Harry Trott 4/70 (17 overs) |
| Victoria won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Isaac Fisher and Tom Flynn |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 22–26 February 1895 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | South Australia
|
| 239 (76.5 overs) Tom Garrett 82 George Giffen 4/114 (37.5 overs) |
304 (96.4 overs) Robert Dyer 71 Tom McKibbin 6/123 (36.4 overs) | |
| 336 (100.2 overs) Frank Iredale 91 George Giffen 6/132 (50.2 overs) |
160 (62.5 overs) George Giffen 65 Tom McKibbin 8/66 (28.5 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 111 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Charles Bannerman and Isaac Fisher |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Syd Gregory 339
Most Wickets
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.
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