Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Victoria (9th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Bill Ponsford (529) |
| Most wickets | Albert Hartkopf (22) |
| ← 1922–231924–25 → | |
The 1923–24 Sheffield Shield season was the 28th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| New South Wales | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
Fixtures
| 14–18 December 1923 Scorecard |
New South Wales 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 98 (24.4 overs) John Scott 15* Harry Heath 5/43 (12 overs) |
116 (31.4 overs) Leonard Bowley 33 Charlie Kelleway 5/40 (16 overs) | |
| 333 (70.4 overs) Bert Oldfield 84 Richard Townsend 3/63 (20.4 overs) |
145 (35.2 overs) Jack Rymill 44 Arthur Mailey 4/42 (9.2 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 170 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: S. W. Smith and T. W. Cook |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
| 6 December 1923 – 1 January 1924 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria 
|
v | New South Wales
|
| 285 (88 overs) Edgar Mayne 106 John Scott 5/107 (29 overs) |
268 (98.5 overs) Herbie Collins 108 Arthur Liddicut 4/50 (31 overs) | |
| 412 (145.2 overs) Bill Woodfull 117 Arthur Mailey 4/123 (45.2 overs) |
386 (105.3 overs) Charlie Kelleway 98 Jack Ryder 4/81 (21 overs) |
| Victoria won by 43 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Clement Garing |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 2–5 January 1924 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 221 (61 overs) Bill Ponsford 81 Bill Whitty 5/49 (20 overs) |
309 (75.5 overs) Arthur Richardson 144 Arthur Liddicut 6/65 (26 overs) | |
| 357 (82.3 overs) Bill Ponsford 159 Norman Williams 5/117 (18.3 overs) |
171 (39.7 overs) David Pritchard 33 Albert Hartkopf 5/56 (12.7 overs) |
| Victoria won by 98 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: A. D. Reaburn and Dave Elder |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 11–14 January 1924 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 383 (74.4 overs) Vic Richardson 135 Arthur Mailey 7/133 (25.4 overs) |
684 (121.4 overs) Alan Kippax 248 Norman Williams 4/196 (24.4 overs) | |
| 197 (49 overs) Vic Richardson 67 Sam Everett 6/54 (14 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 104 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: A. H. Farrow and Alfred Jones |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26–30 January 1924 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | Victoria
|
| 217 (62.2 overs) Tommy Andrews 96 Albert Hartkopf 4/49 (14.2 overs) |
345 (129.7 overs) Edgar Mayne 154* Charlie Macartney 3/36 (29.7 overs) | |
| 321 (87.4 overs) Herbie Collins 81 Percival Wallace 5/99 (27 overs) |
2/195 (59.2 overs) Bill Ponsford 110* Hunter Hendry 1/35 (13 overs) |
| Victoria won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and Alfred Williams |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
| 15–20 February 1924 Scorecard |
| Victoria
|
v | South Australia (H)
|
| 454 (96.1 overs) Albert Hartkopf 99 Edmund Wainwright 3/52 (16 overs) |
191 (53 overs) David Pritchard 73* Leslie Keating 6/72 (16 overs) | |
| 256 f/o (63.1 overs) Jack Murray 91 Clarrie Grimmett 8/86 (19.1 overs) |
| Victoria won by an innings and 7 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: F. K. Lindow and S. W. Smith |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most Runs
Bill Ponsford 529
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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