1912–13 Sheffield Shield season

The 1912–13 Sheffield Shield season was the 21st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^[1][2]

1912–13 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	South Australia (3rd title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Edgar Mayne (South Australia) – 476 runs
Most wickets	Bill Whitty (South Australia) – 25 wickets
← 1911–12 1913–14 →

Table

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

Fixtures

20–23 December 1912 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	New South Wales
569 (141.3 overs) Edgar Mayne 124 Roy Minnett 2/77 (24 overs)		276 (89 overs) Herbie Collins 79 Percy Rundell 3/34 (10 overs)
		240 f/o (64 overs) Bert Folkard 61 Bill Whitty 4/37 (15 overs)

South Australia won by an innings and 53 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: A. T. Haddrick and F. J. C. Thomas

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–28 December 1912 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)
84 (47.1 overs) Victor Trumper 25 Jimmy Matthews 5/25 (16.1 overs)		181 (46.3 overs) Hughie Carroll 73 Sid Emery 4/48 (12.3 overs)
232 (65.4 overs) Charles Barnes 53 Jack Ryder 6/44 (19.4 overs)		4/137 (43.4 overs) Fred Baring 42 Roy Minnett 3/40 (15 overs)

Victoria won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Dave Elder

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

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1–3 January 1913 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria (H)
309 (90 overs) Jack Crawford 83 Jack Ryder 6/102 (28 overs)		229 (78 overs) Hughie Carroll 55 Leonard Chamberlain 3/36 (16 overs)
128 (38.1 overs) Edgar Mayne 52 Jack Ryder 7/53 (19 overs)		140 (36.4 overs) Fred Baring 76 Bill Whitty 5/65 (16 overs)

South Australia won by 68 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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10–14 January 1913 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia
513 (129.2 overs) Victor Trumper 201* Jack Crawford 3/124 (30 overs)		331 (79.5 overs) Clem Hill 138 Jack Massie 3/74 (21.5 overs)
314 (83.2 overs) Charlie Macartney 96 Bill Whitty 5/92 (28.2 overs)		412 (102.3 overs) Johnny Moyes 95 Jack Massie 3/62 (27 overs)

New South Wales won by 84 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran

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

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24–28 January 1913 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
274 (80 overs) Warwick Armstrong 118* H. V. Hordern 4/69 (22 overs)		477 (117 overs) Eric Barbour 146 William Cannon 6/107 (23 overs)
365 (104.5 overs) Jimmy Matthews 81 Jack Massie 7/110 (31 overs)		2/163 (36 overs) Charlie Macartney 76* Jack Ryder 1/47 (14 overs)

New South Wales won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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28 February – 4 March 1913 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria
368 (111.2 overs) Jack Crawford 163 Jimmy Matthews 4/111 (40 overs)		209 (68.5 overs) Warwick Armstrong 72 Jack Crawford 8/66 (22.5 overs)
222 (73.2 overs) Edgar Mayne 106 Warwick Armstrong 4/70 (29 overs)		215 (73.4 overs) Jimmy Matthews 56 Bill Whitty 4/30 (23.4 overs)

South Australia won by 166 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: A. McIntyre and F. J. C. Thomas

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Edgar Mayne 476^[3]

Most Wickets

Bill Whitty 25^[4]