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1914–15 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsVictoria (7th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsJack Ryder (Victoria) – 425 runs
Most wicketsBert Ironmonger (Victoria) – 32 wickets

The 1914–15 Sheffield Shield season was the 23rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship after being awarded the title with a better average.[1][2]

Table

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Team Pld W L D Pts Quot
Victoria 4 3 1 0 2 1.234
New South Wales 4 3 1 0 2 1.196
South Australia 4 0 4 0 -4 0.707

Fixtures

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18–22 December 1914
Scorecard
v
241 (76.1 overs)
Johnny Taylor 69
Bill Stirling 3/52 (16 overs)
151 (51.4 overs)
Nip Pellew 30
John Scott 4/20 (11 overs)
366 (108.3 overs)
Bert Pratten 53
Edgar Mayne 2/34 (12 overs)
282 (73.3 overs)
Donald Steele 100
Charlie Kelleway 3/47 (14 overs)
New South Wales won by 174 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: A. T. Haddrick and F. J. C. Thomas
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
26–28 December 1914
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
142 (48.2 overs)
Warwick Armstrong 62
Roy Minnett 8/50 (24.2 overs)
212 (74.4 overs)
Warren Bardsley 34
Warwick Armstrong 5/34 (19.4 overs)
124 (40.2 overs)
Jimmy Matthews 23
Charlie Kelleway 5/35 (16 overs)
4/58 (21.5 overs)
Tommy Andrews 24
Bert Ironmonger 2/21 (10.5 overs)
New South Wales won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. J. Martin
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
1–5 January 1915
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
400 (115.2 overs)
Fred Baring 80
Bill Whitty 2/112 (31.2 overs)
324 (113.4 overs)
Donald Steele 85
Bert Ironmonger 6/112 (46.4 overs)
314 (97.5 overs)
Roy Park 134
Albert Wright 4/53 (20 overs)
143 (68 overs)
Edgar Mayne 68
Bert Ironmonger 7/69 (29 overs)
Victoria won by 247 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Bob Crockett and H. J. Alessio
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
8–14 January 1915
Scorecard
v
307 (104.1 overs)
Warren Bardsley 103
Bill Whitty 4/113 (37.1 overs)
215 (88.1 overs)
Bill Stirling 43
Leslie Minnett 4/23 (18 overs)
255 (95.3 overs)
Andrew Ratcliffe 59
Bill Whitty 6/103 (40 overs)
331 (128.4 overs)
Nip Pellew 97
Tommy Andrews 3/33 (16 overs)
New South Wales won by 16 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
23–27 January 1915
Scorecard
v
240 (107 overs)
Jack Ryder 55
Arthur Mailey 6/62 (20 overs)
199 (83 overs)
Charlie Kelleway 43*
Ted McDonald 3/59 (22 overs)
188 (88.5 overs)
Jack Ryder 93*
Tommy Andrews 4/45 (21.5 overs)
213 (114.5 overs)
Warren Bardsley 59*
Bert Ironmonger 6/73 (48 overs)
Victoria won by 16 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: R. M. Wallace and Walter French
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
19–22 February 1915
Scorecard
v
143 (52.1 overs)
Bill Stirling 42
Bert Ironmonger 4/41 (20 overs)
379 (132 overs)
Jack Ryder 151
Bill Whitty 3/80 (40 overs)
258 (93.4 overs)
Johnny Moyes 61
Ted McDonald 4/68 (23.4 overs)
0/23 (5.3 overs)
Roy Park 12*
Victoria won by 10 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: A. McIntyre and A. W. Hele
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Jack Ryder 425[3]

Most Wickets

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Bert Ironmonger 32[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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