| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Victoria (3rd title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Clem Hill (South Australia) – 367 runs |
| Most wickets | Ernie Jones (South Australia) – 33 wickets |
1898–99 → | |
The1897–98 Sheffield Shield season was the sixth season of theSheffield Shield, the domesticfirst-classcricket competition of Australia.Victoria won the championship.[1][2]
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| New South Wales | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
18–22 February 1898 Scorecard |
v | ||
South Australia won by 295 runs Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney Umpires:Charles Bannerman andGeorge Downs |
This article related to anAustralian domestic cricket competition is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |