Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (9th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Austin Diamond (New South Wales) – 451 runs |
| Most wickets | Albert Wright (South Australia) – 25 wickets |
| ← 1905–061907–08 → | |
The 1906–07 Sheffield Shield season was the 15th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| Victoria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Fixtures
| 10–14 November 1906 Scorecard |
Victoria 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 125 (60 overs) Peter McAlister 39 Arthur McBeath 4/41 (27 overs) |
221 (60.2 overs) Joe Darling 77 Jack Saunders 5/83 (23 overs) | |
| 352 (115 overs) Hughie Carroll 112 Jack O'Connor 5/93 (37 overs) |
186 (59.5 overs) Clem Hill 71 Jack Saunders 5/60 (21 overs) |
| Victoria won by 70 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Philip Argall and T. A. Reeves |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 15–18 December 1906 Scorecard |
New South Wales 
|
v | South Australia (H)
|
| 349 (99.3 overs) Bert Hopkins 120* Albert Wright 6/91 (25 overs) |
61 (33.1 overs) John Pellew 21 Charlie Macartney 5/18 (16 overs) | |
| 179 f/o (61 overs) Clem Hill 65 Tibby Cotter 3/57 (19 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 109 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: George Watson and Philip Argall |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24–27 December 1906 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | New South Wales
|
| 159 (51.1 overs) Frederick Vaughan 34 Monty Noble 4/55 (18 overs) |
313 (91.3 overs) Bert Hopkins 63 Warwick Armstrong 6/66 (28.3 overs) | |
| 339 (104.4 overs) Warwick Armstrong 168* Leonard Garnsey 3/87 (20 overs) |
8/187 (44 overs) Austin Diamond 62 Tom Warne 6/50 (9 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 2 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Dave Elder |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 29 December 1906 – 2 January 1907 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | Victoria (H)
|
| 290 (77.3 overs) Algy Gehrs 75 Jack Saunders 5/97 (26 overs) |
199 (65.3 overs) Hughie Carroll 64 Jack O'Connor 4/72 (24 overs) | |
| 398 (109.4 overs) Charlie Dolling 93 Gerry Hazlitt 4/149 (37 overs) |
170 (55.5 overs) Hughie Carroll 85 Albert Wright 5/42 (13 overs) |
| South Australia won by 319 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Hannah |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 4–7 January 1907 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 157 (55.2 overs) Claude Jennings 42 Monty Noble 4/35 (11.2 overs) |
573 (154.5 overs) Austin Diamond 138 Albert Wright 6/209 (46.5 overs) | |
| 248 (79 overs) Claude Jennings 45 Tibby Cotter 4/76 (20 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 168 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: A. Lucas and James Laing |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 25–28 January 1907 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | Victoria
|
| 491 (129.5 overs) Austin Diamond 210* Warwick Armstrong 4/116 (36.5 overs) |
194 (58.1 overs) Warwick Armstrong 111 Tibby Cotter 3/37 (15 overs) | |
| 31 f/o (20.5 overs) Hughie Carroll 8 Monty Noble 6/21 (10.5 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 266 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: James Laing and William Bruton |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Austin Diamond 451
Most Wickets
References
- Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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