1909–10 Sheffield Shield season

The 1909–10 Sheffield Shield season was the 18th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.^[1][2]

1909–10 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	South Australia (2nd title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Clem Hill (South Australia) – 609 runs
Most wickets	Sid Emery (New South Wales) – 23 wickets
← 1908–09 1910–11 →

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	D	Pts
South Australia	4	3	1	0	2
New South Wales	4	2	2	0	0
Victoria	4	1	3	0	-2

Fixtures

13–18 November 1909 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria
590 (158.2 overs) Clem Hill 176 William Scott 5/91 (24.2 overs)		284 (89.1 overs) Gerry Hazlitt 89* Robert Rees 5/88 (31.1 overs)
		97 f/o (34 overs) Tom Warne 24* Robert Rees 5/41 (13 overs)

South Australia won by an innings and 209 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Philip Argall and T. G. Ward

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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18–21 December 1909 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
184 (45.2 overs) Gar Waddy 118 Jack Crawford 2/31 (11 overs)		397 (90.2 overs) Clem Hill 205 Leslie Minnett 5/90 (23.2 overs)
209 (67.1 overs) Austin Diamond 47 Jack Crawford 6/59 (24.1 overs)

South Australia won by an innings and 4 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and George Watson

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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27–29 December 1909 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)
287 (83.2 overs) Warren Bardsley 78 Frank Laver 4/90 (26 overs)		93 (37 overs) Bill Sewart 26 Sid Emery 7/28 (12 overs)
263 (92.5 overs) Warren Bardsley 149 Warwick Armstrong 4/44 (21.5 overs)		185 (42.1 overs) Warwick Armstrong 67 Sid Emery 5/85 (19.1 overs)

New South Wales won by 272 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Hannah

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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1–6 January 1910 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia
206 (50.5 overs) Vernon Ransford 37 Jack O'Connor 3/31 (13 overs)		360 (132.4 overs) Clem Hill 185 Jack Saunders 3/70 (28.4 overs)
458 (111.2 overs) David Smith 146 Jack O'Connor 4/95 (28.2 overs)		223 (97.2 overs) Stanley Hill 58 Jack Saunders 5/69 (27.2 overs)

Victoria won by 81 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. Barrass

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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8–11 January 1910 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia
92 (32 overs) Gar Waddy 30 Bill Whitty 5/43 (16 overs)		207 (61.1 overs) Edgar Mayne 61 Sid Emery 5/55 (17.1 overs)
289 (85 overs) Charlie Kelleway 108 Jack Crawford 7/92 (27 overs)		3/178 (52.3 overs) Jack Crawford 73* Sid Emery 1/39 (14 overs)

South Australia won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: William Bruton and William Curran

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–29 January 1910 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
180 (60.1 overs) Frederick Delves 57 Sid Emery 4/45 (18.1 overs)		161 (34.2 overs) Warren Bardsley 51 Jack Saunders 6/76 (13.2 overs)
279 (78.3 overs) William Scott 81 John Scott 6/48 (16.3 overs)		4/299 (88.2 overs) Syd Gregory 169* Warwick Armstrong 1/52 (30 overs)

New South Wales won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: William Bruton and William Curran

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Clem Hill 609^[3]

Most Wickets

Sid Emery 23^[4]