The 1990–91 Sheffield Shield season was the 89th season of the

Sheffield Shield The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Lor ...

, the domestic first-class

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

competition of Australia.

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

won the championship.

Table

Final

The last time the two teams played, New South Wales defeated Victoria. A number of players from both sides were unavailable as they were touring with the Australian side in the West Indies, including Mark and Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor, Mike Whitney, Peter Taylor, Greg Matthews, Merv Hughes and Dean Jones. The game was at the MCG, meaning New South Wales had to win outright. Victoria won the toss and sent in New South Wales to bat. They made 223, mostly due to Steve Small (82), Phil Emery (62) and Randall Green (40). The best Victoria bowlers were Damien Fleming (4-53) and Tony Dodemaide (3-69), with Fleming taking 3/17 off his first 17 deliveries. New South Wales dismissed Victoria for 119, with Wayne Phillips' top scoring with 26. Wayne Holdworth took 5/55. New South Wales were at one stage 0-50, 154 runs ahead. However, Victoria bowled them out for 193, led by Dodemaide (5/25), setting Victoria 239 to win. Victoria were 2-27 but then Wayne Phillips (91) and Jamie Siddons (124) combined for a partnership which saw the team win by eight wickets. "It was definitely the hardest game of cricket I've ever played in," said Simon O'Donnell. It was the first time Victoria won the Shield since 1979-80.

Statistics

Most Runs

Stuart Law Stuart Grant Law (born 18 October 1968) is an Australian-born cricket coach and former cricketer. He is the current head coach of Nepal National Cricket Team. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1996 Crick ...

1082

Most Wickets

Paul Reiffel Paul Ronald Reiffel (born 19 April 1966) is an Australian former cricketer who played in 35 Tests and 92 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1992 to 1999. He was part of Australia's victorious 1999 World Cup team. After retirement he became a f ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 Sheffield Shield season

Sheffield Shield seasons