Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Victoria (3rd title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Clem Hill (South Australia) – 367 runs |
| Most wickets | Ernie Jones (South Australia) – 33 wickets |
| ← 1896–971898–99 → | |
The 1897–98 Sheffield Shield season was the sixth 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
| 13–17 November 1897 Scorecard |
Victoria 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 157 (65.4 overs) Sam McMichael 35* George Giffen 5/69 (32.4 overs) |
313 (123.1 overs) Fred Jarvis 92 Mickey Roche 4/59 (29.1 overs) | |
| 237 (73.4 overs) Monty Noble 69 Arthur Evans 3/59 (20 overs) |
1/78 (30 overs) Alby Green 33* James Giller 1/8 (5 overs) |
| South Australia won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bob Crockett and George Downs |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 27–30 December 1897 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v |  New South Wales
|
| 320 (130 overs) Harry Graham 53 Tom McKibbin 4/108 (42 overs) |
263 (115.3 overs) Alick Mackenzie 88 Harry Trott 44/4 (24.3 overs) | |
| 184 (80.4 overs) Harry Trott 92 Tom McKibbin 4/79 (32 overs) |
92 (72 overs) Syd Gregory 17 Mickey Roche 5/51 (37 overs) |
| Victoria won by 149 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Jack Tooher |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 8–12 January 1898 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v | South Australia (H)
|
| 228 (86.5 overs) J. J. Ferris 51 Ernie Jones 5/54 (26.5 overs) |
139 (65.4 overs) George Giffen 49 Bill Howell 5/60 (29 overs) | |
| 316 (109.4 overs) Harry Donnan 81 Ernie Jones 6/71 (28 overs) |
189 (78.1 overs) Joe Darling 74 Monty Noble 4/63 (29 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 216 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Jack Tooher and Philip Argall |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 22–27 January 1898 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | Victoria
|
| 273 (124 overs) Syd Gregory 72 Mickey Roche 6/88 (32 overs) |
187 (50.3 overs) Jack Worrall 103 Andrew Newell 8/56 (19 overs) | |
| 90 (25.2 overs) Harry Donnan 19 Harry Trott 5/21 (8 overs) |
7/179 (55 overs) William Bruce 37 Tom McKibbin 4/64 (18 overs) |
| Victoria won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Crockett and Charles Bannerman |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 11–15 February 1898 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 428 (128.5 overs) Sam McMichael 97 Arthur Evans 3/110 (28 overs) |
394 (104.1 overs) Clem Hill 135 Hugh Trumble 3/120 (28 overs) | |
| 112 (40.4 overs) John Stuckey 28 Ernie Jones 4/43 (15 overs) |
120 (60 overs) Fred Jarvis 31 Mickey Roche 5/58 (29 overs) |
| Victoria won by 26 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and George Downs |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 18–22 February 1898 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 289 (88.5 overs) Joe Darling 75 Monty Noble 4/95 (36 overs) |
310 (80.2 overs) Syd Gregory 83 Ernie Jones 6/140 (35 overs) | |
| 442 (125 overs) Clem Hill 170 Monty Noble 4/164 (42 overs) |
126 (37.5 overs) Monty Noble 38 Ernie Jones 5/62 (19 overs) |
| South Australia won by 295 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Charles Bannerman and George Downs |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Clem Hill 367
Most Wickets
Ernie Jones 33
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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