Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (5th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Reggie Duff (New South Wales) – 583 runs |
| Most wickets | Bill Howell (Victoria) – 26 wickets |
| ← 1901–021903–04 → | |
The 1902–03 Sheffield Shield season was the 11th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Victoria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| South Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Fixtures
| 19–23 December 1902 Scorecard |
New South Wales 
|
v |  South Australia (H)
|
| 285 (99.4 overs) Monty Noble 108 Ernie Jones 3/68 (25 overs) |
140 (71.5 overs) Frederick Hack 48 Leslie Pye 4/31 (17 overs) | |
| 229 (69.3 overs) Alick Mackenzie 77 Joe Travers 5/54 (25.3 overs) |
164 (80.5 overs) Jack Reedman 40 Bill Howell 4/59 (28 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 210 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: John Quilty and Philip Argall |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26–29 December 1902 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v |  Victoria (H)
|
| 198 (65.1 overs) Reggie Duff 102 Warwick Armstrong 3/45 (21 overs) |
93 (33.4 overs) Harry Graham 32 Arthur McBeath 4/9 (9.4 overs) | |
| 212 (63.3 overs) Reggie Duff 66 Frederick Collins 6/54 (19 overs) |
181 (111.3 overs) Peter McAlister 37 Bill Howell 9/52 (30.3 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 136 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 1–5 January 1903 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 472 (140.2 overs) Mathew Ellis 118 Ernie Jones 4/134 (43 overs) |
317 (98 overs) Clem Hill 124 Warwick Armstrong 2/71 (30 overs) | |
| 164 (66.3 overs) David Mailer 49 Joe Travers 4/57 (28 overs) |
140 (50.5 overs) Harold Kirkwood 44 Warwick Armstrong 5/20 (11.5 overs) |
| Victoria won by 179 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. J. Harvey |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 9–13 January 1903 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 412 (170.5 overs) Frederick Hack 84 Arthur McBeath 5/110 (46 overs) |
545 (134.5 overs) Victor Trumper 178 Robert Waters 3/53 (14.5 overs) | |
| 134 (65.5 overs) Jack Reedman 42 Bill Howell 5/40 (21.5 overs) |
0/4 (0 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 10 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: E. J. Harvey and Richard Callaway |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24–29 January 1903 Scorecard |
| Victoria
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 207 (86.1 overs) William Bruce 38 Leslie Pye 4/53 (23 overs) |
367 (87.3 overs) Reggie Duff 132 Frederick Collins 5/85 (30.3 overs) | |
| 427 (155.2 overs) Warwick Armstrong 118 Arthur McBeath 5/111 (41 overs) |
5/269 (76.3 overs) Monty Noble 103* Jack Saunders 3/94 (30 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Bob Crockett and Richard Callaway |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 27 February – 4 March 1903 Scorecard |
| Victoria
|
v | South Australia (H)
|
| 291 (123.5 overs) John Stuckey 63 George Giffen 7/75 (37.5 overs) |
278 (109.1 overs) Frederick Hack 88 Jack Saunders 5/88 (34.1 overs) | |
| 244 (84.2 overs) Warwick Armstrong 66 George Giffen 8/110 (38.2 overs) |
222 (118.3 overs) George Giffen 97* Jack Saunders 8/106 (50 overs) |
| Victoria won by 35 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Bob Crockett and G. S. Downs |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Reggie Duff 583
Most Wickets
Bill Howell 26
References
- Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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