1907–08 Sheffield Shield season

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1907–08 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (6th title)
Participants3
Matches4
Most runsMonty Noble (New South Wales) – 585 runs
Most wicketsJack Saunders (Victoria) – 20 wickets

The 1907–08 Sheffield Shield season was the 16th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship but only four matches took place because South Australia did not play their home matches.[1][2]

Table

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

Fixtures

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29 November – 3 December 1907
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
699 (218.5 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 231
Jack O'Connor 6/249 (83 overs)
357 (113.2 overs)
Edgar Mayne 75
Jack Saunders 4/92 (36 overs)
177 f/o (63.2 overs)
Les Hill 58
Gerry Hazlitt 4/54 (15.2 overs)
Victoria won by an innings and 165 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Hannah
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
6–12 December 1907
Scorecard
v
349 (97 overs)
Clem Hill 92
Harry Whiddon 4/73 (20 overs)
276 (87.1 overs)
Monty Noble 93
Les Hill 5/82 (21 overs)
519 (167.5 overs)
Charlie Dolling 113
Harry Whiddon 4/140 (38 overs)
572 (155.3 overs)
Victor Trumper 135
Jack O'Connor 5/172 (57 overs)
South Australia won by 20 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: James Laing and William Bruton
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
26–31 December 1907
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
232 (86.3 overs)
Peter McAlister 72
Charlie Macartney 3/62 (23 overs)
207 (60 overs)
Monty Noble 101
Jack Saunders 5/51 (24 overs)
141 (49.2 overs)
Frank Tarrant 46
Tibby Cotter 5/52 (17.2 overs)
2/168 (44 overs)
Victor Trumper 119
Jack Saunders 1/54 (16 overs)
New South Wales won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
24–31 January 1908
Scorecard
v
402 (118 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 110
Monty Noble 3/54 (20 overs)
461 (142.4 overs)
Syd Gregory 201
Les Vernon 4/87 (21.4 overs)
511 (169.2 overs)
Frank Tarrant 206
Francis Johnson 2/96 (40 overs)
241 (79.2 overs)
Monty Noble 123
Jack Saunders 6/61 (21.2 overs)
Victoria won by 211 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: James Laing and William Bruton
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Monty Noble 585[3]

Most Wickets

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Jack Saunders 20[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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