- History of Australian cricket from 1890-91 to 1900
This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1890-91 season until 1900.
As in England, cricket in Australia from about 1890 until the
First World War has been recalled as a "Golden Age". The 1890s saw the emergence of great Australian players likeJoe Darling ,Clem Hill ,Monty Noble and above allVictor Trumper , the supreme stylist who epitomised the glitter of this era not only in Australia but in England also.Domestic cricket
The highlight of the decade was the establishment of the famous
Sheffield Shield to be contested as a national championship by Australian colonial sides from the 1892-93 season. The Shield was donated by Lord Sheffield during the 1891-92 tour by his England XI, captained byW G Grace .For details of domestic matches in the 1890s, including Sheffield Shield contests, see
List of Australian intercolonial cricket matches andIntercolonial cricket in Australia .heffield Shield winners
* 1892-93 – Victoria
* 1893-94 – South Australia
* 1894-95 – Victoria
* 1895-96 – New South Wales
* 1896-97 – New South Wales
* 1897-98 – Victoria
* 1898-99 – Victoria
* 1899-00 – New South WalesLeading players by season
The lists below give the leading first-class runscorers and wicket-takers in each domestic season.
Batsmen
* 1890-91 –
George Giffen 275 runs @ 91.66 (HS 237)
* 1891-92 –John Lyons 557 @ 55.70 (HS 145)
* 1892-93 –George Giffen 468 @ 58.50 (HS 181)
* 1893-94 –George Giffen 526 @ 75.14 (HS 205)
* 1894-95 –Albert Ward 916 @ 41.63 (HS 219)
* 1895-96 –Harry Donnan 626 @ 69.55 (HS 160)
* 1896-97 –John Lyons 404 @ 57.71 (HS 113)
* 1897-98 –Clem Hill 1196 @ 66.44 (HS 200)
* 1898-99 –Victor Trumper 873 @ 62.35 (HS 292*)
* 1899-00 –Victor Trumper 721 @ 72.10 (HS 208)Bowlers
* 1890-91 –
James Phillips 25 wickets @ 10.00 (BB 7-20)
* 1891-92 –George Giffen 50 @ 17.30 (BB 9-96)
* 1892-93 –George Giffen 33 @ 23.00 (BB 9-147)
* 1893-94 –Charlie Turner 30 @ 12.30 (BB 6-51)
* 1894-95 –George Giffen 93 @ 22.54 (BB 8-77)
* 1895-96 –Tom McKibbin 46 @ 23.86 (BB 8-93)
* 1896-97 –Tom McKibbin 44 @ 14.88 (BB 8-74)
* 1897-98 –Ernie Jones 76 @ 21.75 (BB 7-80)
* 1898-99 –Ernie Jones 45 @ 27.53 (BB 6-154)
* 1899-00 –Monty Noble 37 @ 20.64 (BB 6-91)International cricket
International tours of Australia
England 1891-92
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/3/3774.html 1st Test] at
Melbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by 54 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/3/3779.html 2nd Test] atSydney Cricket Ground – Australia won by 72 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/3/3784.html 3rd Test] atAdelaide Oval – England won by an innings and 230 runs"For information about this tour, see" :
English cricket team in Australia in 1891-92 England 1894-95
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4253.html 1st Test] at
Sydney Cricket Ground – England won by 10 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4255.html 2nd Test] atMelbourne Cricket Ground – England won by 94 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4256.html 3rd Test] atAdelaide Oval – Australia won by 382 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4263.html 4th Test] atSydney Cricket Ground – Australia won by an innings and 147 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4274.html 5th Test] atMelbourne Cricket Ground – England won by 6 wickets"For information about this tour, see" :
English cricket team in Australia in 1894-95 England 1897-98
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4915.html 1st Test] at
Sydney Cricket Ground – England won by 9 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4921.html 2nd Test] atMelbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4924.html 3rd Test] atAdelaide Oval – Australia won by an innings and 13 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4927.html 4th Test] atMelbourne Cricket Ground – Australia won by 8 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/4/4933.html 5th Test] atSydney Cricket Ground – Australia won by 6 wicketsNew Zealand 1898-99
The
New Zealand cricket team made its inaugural tour of Australia in the 1898-99 season.Two matches were played in February 1899 against Victoria at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground and then against New South Wales at theSydney Cricket Ground . New Zealand lost to Victoria [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/5/5134.html by an innings and 132 runs] and to New South Wales [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/5/5135.html by an innings and 384 runs] . In the latter match,Victor Trumper scored 253 for New South Wales.Notes
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/AUS.html CricketArchive — itinerary of Australian cricket]
Further reading
* Chris Harte, "A History of Australian Cricket", Andre Deutsch, 1993
*David Frith , "The Golden Age of Cricket 1890-1914", Lutterworth, 1978
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