1911–12 Sheffield Shield season

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.^{[1][2][page needed]}

1911–12 Sheffield Shield

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
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Warwick Armstrong 450^[3]

Most Wickets

Tibby Cotter 28^[4]

References

1. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
2. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
3. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
4. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.