Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Victoria (6th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Most runs | Monty Noble (New South Wales) – 585 runs |
| Most wickets | Jack Saunders (Victoria) – 20 wickets |
| ← 1906–071908–09 → | |
The 1907–08 Sheffield Shield season was the 16th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship but only four matches took place because South Australia did not play their home matches.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New South Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
Fixtures
| 29 November – 3 December 1907 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria 
|
v |  South Australia
|
| 699 (218.5 overs) Warwick Armstrong 231 Jack O'Connor 6/249 (83 overs) |
357 (113.2 overs) Edgar Mayne 75 Jack Saunders 4/92 (36 overs) | |
| 177 f/o (63.2 overs) Les Hill 58 Gerry Hazlitt 4/54 (15.2 overs) |
| Victoria won by an innings and 165 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Hannah |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 6–12 December 1907 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v |  New South Wales (H)
|
| 349 (97 overs) Clem Hill 92 Harry Whiddon 4/73 (20 overs) |
276 (87.1 overs) Monty Noble 93 Les Hill 5/82 (21 overs) | |
| 519 (167.5 overs) Charlie Dolling 113 Harry Whiddon 4/140 (38 overs) |
572 (155.3 overs) Victor Trumper 135 Jack O'Connor 5/172 (57 overs) |
| South Australia won by 20 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: James Laing and William Bruton |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 26–31 December 1907 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | New South Wales
|
| 232 (86.3 overs) Peter McAlister 72 Charlie Macartney 3/62 (23 overs) |
207 (60 overs) Monty Noble 101 Jack Saunders 5/51 (24 overs) | |
| 141 (49.2 overs) Frank Tarrant 46 Tibby Cotter 5/52 (17.2 overs) |
2/168 (44 overs) Victor Trumper 119 Jack Saunders 1/54 (16 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and W. A. Young |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24–31 January 1908 Scorecard |
| Victoria
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 402 (118 overs) Warwick Armstrong 110 Monty Noble 3/54 (20 overs) |
461 (142.4 overs) Syd Gregory 201 Les Vernon 4/87 (21.4 overs) | |
| 511 (169.2 overs) Frank Tarrant 206 Francis Johnson 2/96 (40 overs) |
241 (79.2 overs) Monty Noble 123 Jack Saunders 6/61 (21.2 overs) |
| Victoria won by 211 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: James Laing and William Bruton |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Monty Noble 585
Most Wickets
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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