1926–27 Sheffield Shield season

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1926–27 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsSouth Australia (4th title)
Participants4
Matches11

The 1926–27 Sheffield Shield season was the 31st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship for the first time since the 1912–13 season. Queensland joined the Championship for the first time,[1] and the method of deciding the title winners was based on average instead of points.[2][3]

Table[]

Team Pld W L D Average%
South Australia 5 3 2 0 60
New South Wales 6 3 3 0 50
Victoria 6 3 3 0 40
Queensland 5 2 3 0 40

Statistics[]

Most Runs[]

Bill Ponsford 1091[4]

Most Wickets[]

Don Blackie 33[5]

Notable events[]

Victoria recorded the highest innings total in first-class cricket history, when scoring 1,107 against New South Wales at Melbourne in December 1926.[6][7][8] Incredibly, in the return match against New South Wales at Sydney in January 1927 they were dismissed for an innings total of just 35.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fallen and forgotten: Tragic tale of a boyhood batting star". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  3. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  4. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "CRICKET". The Referee. No. 2078. New South Wales, Australia. 5 January 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 20 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Sengupta, Arunabha. "When Bill Ponsford scored a triple; Victoria amassed 1,107 against New South Wales". CricketCountry. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ Duncan, Jamie. "Victoria set cricket record at MCG in 1926 that still stands today". HeraldSun. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Jan 26-28 1927". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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