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1990–91 Sheffield Shield season

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1990–91 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsVictoria (25th title)
Participants6
Matches31

The 1990–91 Sheffield Shield season was the 89th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

Table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Victoria 10 4 2 0 4 0 30
New South Wales 10 3 2 0 5 0 24
Queensland 10 3 3 0 4 0 22
Western Australia 10 2 4 0 4 0 18
South Australia 10 2 1 0 7 0 16
Tasmania 10 1 3 0 6 0 8

Final

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March 23-26 1991
v
 Victoria (H)
223
Steve Small 82
Damien Fleming 4/53
Tony Dodemaide 3/69
119
Wayne Holdsworth 5/55
Phil Alley 3/33
134
Steve Small 30
Tony Dodemaide 5/25
Simon O'Donnell 3/34
239/2
Jamie Siddons 124*no
Wayne Phillips 91*no
Victoria won by 8 wickets.
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground

The last time the two teams played, New South Wales defeated Victoria.[3] A number of players from both sides were unavailable as they were touring with the Australian side in the West Indies, including Mark and Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Mike Whitney, Peter Taylor, Greg Matthews, Merv Hughes and Dean Jones. The game was at the MCG, meaning New South Wales had to win outright.

Victoria won the toss and sent in New South Wales to bat. They made 223, mostly due to Steve Small (82), Phil Emery (62) and Randall Green (40). The best Victoria bowlers were Damien Fleming (4-53) and Tony Dodemaide (3-69), with Fleming taking 3/17 off his first 17 deliveries.

New South Wales dismissed Victoria for 119, with Wayne Phillips' top scoring with 26. Wayne Holdworth took 5/55. New South Wales were at one stage 0-50, 154 runs ahead. However, Victoria bowled them out for 193, led by Dodemaide (5/25), setting Victoria 239 to win.

Victoria were 2-27 but then Wayne Phillips (91) and Jamie Siddons (124) combined for a partnership which saw the team win by eight wickets.

"It was definitely the hardest game of cricket I've ever played in," said Simon O'Donnell.[4] It was the first time Victoria won the Shield since 1979-80.

Statistics

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Most Runs

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Stuart Law 1082[5]

Most Wickets

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Paul Reiffel 49[6]

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1990/91, 22nd Match New South Wales v Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground 22,23,24,25 February 1991 (4-day match)". Cricinfo.
  4. ^ Baum, Greg (27 March 1991). "The vics finally do it". The Age. p. 31.
  5. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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