1919–20 Sheffield Shield season

The 1919–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 24th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship by virtue of finishing with a better average.^[1][2] First-class cricket had resumed in Australia for the 1918–19 season, but the Sheffield Shield was not contested.^[3]

1919–20 Sheffield Shield

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	New South Wales (14th title)
Participants	3
Matches	6
Most runs	Roy Park (586)
Most wickets	Hunter Hendry (22)
← 1914–15 1920–21 →

Table

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

Fixtures

19–22 December 1919 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
690 (114 overs) James Bogle 200 Frank Lucas 5/152 (25 overs)		207 (44.6 overs) Percy Rundell 58 Arthur Mailey 5/87 (18 overs)
		153 f/o (40.4 overs) Vic Richardson 51* Arthur Mailey 4/46 (13 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 330 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: A. McIntyre and F. J. C. Thomas

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

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26 December 1919 – 1 January 1920 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	New South Wales
464 (107.2 overs) Edgar Mayne 131 Arthur Mailey 4/99 (29.2 overs)		295 (72.1 overs) Andrew Ratcliffe 62 Jack Ryder 5/56 (16 overs)
336 (73.1 overs) Roy Park 77 Rex Norman 4/123 (21 overs)		389 (102.4 overs) Warren Bardsley 106 Warwick Armstrong 3/47 (26 overs)

Victoria won by 116 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Dave Elder

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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2–6 January 1920 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria (H)
247 (60.2 overs) Percy Rundell 122* Ted McDonald 4/71 (18 overs)		605 (140.5 overs) Roy Park 228 Percy Rundell 3/147 (27 overs)
378 (82.1 overs) Vic Richardson 134 Warwick Armstrong 3/69 (17 overs)		0/21 (2 overs) Edgar Mayne 13*

Victoria won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Bowes

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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9–12 January 1920 Scorecard

South Australia	v	New South Wales (H)
249 (66.1 overs) Hugh Bridgman 65 Hunter Hendry 4/30 (19.1 overs)		375 (77.7 overs) Hunter Hendry 81 Bill Whitty 2/105 (26 overs)
287 (66.2 overs) Arthur Richardson 95 Bill Ives 4/69 (15 overs)		4/162 (30.6 overs) Tommy Andrews 69* Hugh Bridgman 2/25 (4 overs)

New South Wales won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and Alfred Williams

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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24–28 January 1920 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria
521 (97.2 overs) Tommy Andrews 247* Tom Carlton 3/140 (27 overs)		245 (79 overs) Edgar Mayne 82 Rex Norman 4/36 (10 overs)
		188 f/o (41.5 overs) Roy Park 65 Hunter Hendry 7/34 (12.5 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 88 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: J. G. Gairns and William Curran

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

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27 February – 3 March 1920 Scorecard

Victoria	v	South Australia (H)
406 (88.7 overs) Jack Ryder 87 Edward Phillips 4/87 (21 overs)		178 (41.6 overs) Norman Williams 32 Leonard Mullett 4/45 (15.6 overs)
4/318 (69.3 overs) Roy Park 104 Arthur Richardson 2/65 (23 overs)		543 f/o (93.4 overs) Nip Pellew 271 Leonard Mullett 4/128 (26 overs)

Victoria won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: A. McIntyre and G. I. Colyer

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most Runs

Roy Park 586^[4]

Most Wickets

Hunter Hendry 22^[5]

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. Webster, Ray (1991). First-Class Cricket in Australia: Volume 1 - 1850-51 to 1941-42. Glen Waverley, Australia: Ray Webster. p. 533. ISBN 0731685709.
4. "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
5. "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.