1901–02 Sheffield Shield season

The 1901–02 Sheffield Shield season was the tenth season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.^[1][2]

1901–02 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (4th title)
Participants	3
Matches	5
Most runs	Clem Hill (South Australia) – 264 runs
Most wickets	Arthur McBeath (New South Wales) – 20 wickets
← 1900–01 1902–03 →

Table

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

Fixtures

22–27 November 1901 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria (H)
410 (162.2 overs) Frederick Hack 110 Charlie McLeod 5/126 (50 overs)		464 (156.5 overs) John Stuckey 130 Ernie Jones 5/148 (55 overs)
259 (90 overs) Frederick Hack 60 Jack Saunders 3/71 (28 overs)		5/208 (93.3 overs) Peter McAlister 100* Ernie Jones 3/74 (26 overs)

Victoria won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: George Watson and W. A. Young

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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30 November – 3 December 1901 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia
438 (141 overs) Charles Gregory 87 Ernie Jones 4/121 (48 overs)		119 (48.4 overs) Clem Hill 50 Arthur McBeath 6/36 (15.4 overs)
		221 f/o (69.1 overs) Harold Kirkwood 46 Arthur McBeath 4/84 (27 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 98 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: George Watson and Richard Callaway

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–30 December 1901 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)
221 (80 overs) Victor Trumper 73 Hugh Trumble 4/66 (27 overs)		300 (130 overs) Warwick Armstrong 137 Monty Noble 7/44 (33 overs)
231 (91.4 overs) Reggie Duff 51 Frank Laver 5/41 (22.4 overs)		110 (73.1 overs) Hugh Trumble 28 Bill Howell 4/40 (33 overs)

New South Wales won by 42 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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10–14 January 1902 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
472 (141.4 overs) Syd Gregory 182 Joe Travers 5/105 (43.4 overs)		262 (109.4 overs) George Giffen 50 Bill Howell 4/54 (21.4 overs)
		191 f/o (51.5 overs) Harold Kirkwood 66 Monty Noble 4/27 (10 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 19 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: G. S. Downs and Richard Callaway

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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25–29 January 1902 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria
327 (98.2 overs) Bert Hopkins 117 Jack Saunders 6/57 (24 overs)		152 (56.1 overs) William McCormack 33* Alexander Kermode 4/49 (20 overs)
199 (73 overs) Frank Meares 55 Jack Saunders 5/73 (31 overs)		325 (120.4 overs) Jack Worrall 106 Gother Clarke 4/110 (30.4 overs)

New South Wales won by 49 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Clem Hill 264^[3]

Most Wickets

Arthur McBeath 20^[4]