The 1892–93 Sheffield Shield season was the first season of the

Sheffield Shield The Sheffield Shield (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Marsh Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from the six states of Australia. Sheffield Shi ...

, the domestic first-class

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

competition of Australia. The competition took place between 16 December 1892 to 21 March 1893 and was contested by three teams. The competition was won by

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, who after defeating

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

at the Association Ground would go on to win all four of their matches.

George Giffen George Giffen (27 March 1859 – 29 November 1927) was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia ...

scored the most runs in the competition with 468 runs while also taking the most wickets at 33 which included a nine wicket innings against Victoria in Adelaide.

Table

Notes: * The order of the table was determined by the number of matches won by each team. Pld: matches played; W: won; L: lost Source:

Fixtures

---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Statistics

Most runs

Source:

High scores

Source:

Most wickets

Source:

Best bowling

Source:

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
{{DEFAULTSORT:1892-93 Sheffield Shield season

Sheffield Shield seasons