Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (12th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Warwick Armstrong (Victoria) – 450 runs |
| Most wickets | Tibby Cotter (New South Wales) – 28 wickets |
| ← 1910–111912–13 → | |
The 1911–12 Sheffield Shield season was the 20th 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 |
| Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
Fixtures
| 3–7 November 1911 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia 
|
v |  Victoria
|
| 305 (99.4 overs) Edgar Mayne 95 James Kyle 4/64 (30.4 overs) |
265 (84 overs) Arnold Seitz 75 Jack Crawford 4/76 (21 overs) | |
| 296 (94.3 overs) Jack Crawford 126 Warwick Armstrong 4/76 (22.3 overs) |
6/338 (91.4 overs) Arnold Seitz 107 Jack Crawford 3/81 (32 overs) |
| Victoria won by 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: A. T. Haddrick and George Watson |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24–28 November 1911 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 553 (144.1 overs) Warwick Armstrong 250 Robert Rees 5/166 (38 overs) |
232 (80.5 overs) Charlie Dolling 94 James Kyle 3/47 (27 overs) | |
| 186 f/o (65.5 overs) Clem Hill 55 James Kyle 3/54 (26.5 overs) |
| Victoria won by an innings and 135 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Hannah |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 1–6 December 1911 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales 
|
v | South Australia
|
| 316 (77.4 overs) Tibby Cotter 82 Robert Rees 4/94 (17 overs) |
209 (59.4 overs) Clem Hill 59 Gerry Hazlitt 5/57 (20.4 overs) | |
| 352 (90.4 overs) Roy Minnett 87* Bill Whitty 3/76 (23.4 overs) |
98 (27.5 overs) Clem Hill 32* Tibby Cotter 5/34 (14 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 361 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and Walter French |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| 23–27 December 1911 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | New South Wales
|
| 166 (62.2 overs) Warwick Armstrong 51 Tibby Cotter 4/38 (17 overs) |
341 (98 overs) Charlie Kelleway 101 Jimmy Matthews 3/63 (22 overs) | |
| 217 (46.2 overs) Bert Kortlang 67 Tibby Cotter 6/86 (17.2 overs) |
0/43 (6 overs) Charlie Macartney 28* |
| New South Wales won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dave Elder and William Bruton |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 6–10 January 1912 Scorecard |
| (H) South Australia
|
v | New South Wales
|
| 261 (72.4 overs) Charlie Dolling 105 Tibby Cotter 4/67 (15.4 overs) |
520 (144 overs) Warren Bardsley 177 Jack Crawford 6/141 (52 overs) | |
| 286 (72.2 overs) Charlie Dolling 66 Sid Emery 4/47 (18 overs) |
2/28 (6 overs) Syd Gregory 13* Bill Whitty 1/10 (3 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and George Watson |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26–29 January 1912 Scorecard |
| Victoria
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 129 (40.5 overs) Warwick Armstrong 51 Charlie Kelleway 3/18 (9 overs) |
448 (85.4 overs) Roy Minnett 216* Warwick Armstrong 5/104 (20 overs) | |
| 366 (96 overs) Colin McKenzie 121 Tibby Cotter 5/110 (27 overs) |
3/50 (9 overs) Syd Gregory 18 Norman Brown 2/24 (4 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and Richard Callaway |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Most Wickets
Tibby Cotter 28
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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