1897–98 Sheffield Shield season

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.^[1][2]

1897–98 Sheffield Shield

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
← 1896–97 1898–99 →

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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^[3]

Most Wickets

Ernie Jones 33^[4]