Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (10th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Vernon Ransford (Victoria) – 720 runs |
| Most wickets | Jack O'Connor (South Australia) – 26 wickets |
| ← 1907–081909–10 → | |
The 1908–09 Sheffield Shield season was the 17th 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| South Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Victoria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Fixtures
| 7–12 November 1908 Scorecard |
Victoria 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 219 (73 overs) Hughie Carroll 80 Jack O'Connor 7/92 (29 overs) |
496 (151.2 overs) Clem Hill 141 Frank Laver 6/128 (46 overs) | |
| 411 (139.4 overs) Vernon Ransford 131 Jack O'Connor 4/150 (55 overs) |
8/135 (70 overs) Edgar Mayne 77* Warwick Armstrong 3/26 (21 overs) |
| South Australia won by 2 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and Philip Argall |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 18–21 December 1908 Scorecard |
New South Wales 
|
v | South Australia (H)
|
| 713 (171.3 overs) Bert Hopkins 218 Jack O'Connor 4/173 (54 overs) |
97 (40.1 overs) Clem Hill 28 Bert Hopkins 3/31 (14 overs) | |
| 89 f/o (34.4 overs) John Pellew 37 Monty Noble 4/21 (9.4 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 527 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: George Watson and Philip Argall |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26–29 December 1908 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v | Victoria (H)
|
| 176 (50.3 overs) Mick Waddy 47 Warwick Armstrong 4/41 (11.3 overs) |
369 (118.4 overs) Vernon Ransford 94 Bert Hopkins 4/56 (24.4 overs) | |
| 146 (47.2 overs) Charlie Macartney 39* Les Vernon 3/50 (14 overs) |
| Victoria won by an innings and 47 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Hannah |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 1–7 January 1909 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | Victoria (H)
|
| 127 (48.4 overs) John Woodford 32 Les Vernon 5/24 (12.4 overs) |
346 (123 overs) Vernon Ransford 171* Bill Whitty 3/71 (33 overs) | |
| 351 (121.4 overs) Edgar Mayne 142 Gerry Hazlitt 5/80 (28 overs) |
117 (57 overs) Vernon Ransford 30 Jack O'Connor 7/36 (24 overs) |
| South Australia won by 15 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 9–12 January 1909 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 272 (64.2 overs) Algy Gehrs 102 Charlie Kelleway 4/33 (10.2 overs) |
447 (119.4 overs) Warren Bardsley 119 Albert Wright 3/124 (39.4 overs) | |
| 192 (46.5 overs) Charlie Dolling 78 Tibby Cotter 5/65 (14.5 overs) |
1/19 (4 overs) Charles Gorry 9* Clem Hill 1/7 (2 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Curran |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 23–29 January 1909 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | Victoria
|
| 815 (193.3 overs) Monty Noble 213 Warwick Armstrong 2/104 (38 overs) |
468 (149.2 overs) Vernon Ransford 182 Charles Barnes 6/59 (14.2 overs) | |
| 4/141 (50 overs) Monty Noble 69* Gerry Hazlitt 1/23 (12 overs) |
487 f/o (141.5 overs) Warwick Armstrong 171 Charles Barnes 5/147 (33.5 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and William Bruton |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Vernon Ransford 720
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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