| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (15th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Warren Bardsley (New South Wales) (648) |
| Most wickets | Arthur Mailey (New South Wales) (26) |
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The1920–21 Sheffield Shield season was the 25th season of theSheffield Shield, the domesticfirst-classcricket competition of Australia.New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
29 October – 2 November 1920 Scorecard |
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Victoria won by an innings and 79 runs Adelaide Oval,Adelaide Umpires: F. J. C. Thomas and G. I. Colyer |
24–29 December 1920 Scorecard |
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New South Wales won by 101 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Umpires: A. D. Reaburn andBob Crockett |
New South Wales set the record, which still stands, for the highest second innings total by a team in a first-class match, when scoring 770 against South Australia at Adelaide in January 1921.[5] As well as this total, South Australia conceded innings totals of 639, 724 and 802 in their three other matches.[6]
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