CW Sheffield Shield 1919/20 (S23) End of Season Post

This was the closest season of Cricket World yet, and quite possibly the closest in any of my replays. Both New South Wales and Victoria finished with 3-1 records, leaving them with two points each (1 for each win, minus one for the losses). This means that the title rested on the team's quotient ratings (QR).

To work this out you take the runs per wicket for and divide it by the runs per wicket against. Victoria was the winner in the former as they scored 2599 runs for 47 wickets compared with New South Wales' 2506 for 50. The bowling side was better for New South Wales, 2280 runs against for 73 wickets; Victoria let up 2597 runs for 75. The difference proved to be just 0.007, but it could have been even closer.

If Victoria had finished off South Australia in their final match and won by an innings, they would not have had to bat again. That 52-1 score taken out of the equation would give Victoria an extra 0.007, and the extra wiggle room from fewer runs conceded in that match could have made it 0.008 or better.


Replay Standings

	Pl	W	L	Pts	Quot
New South Wales	4	3	1	2	1.604
Victoria	4	3	1	2	1.597
South Australia	4	0	4	-4	0.331

Real Standings

	Pl	W	L	Pts	Quot
New South Wales	4	3	1	2	1.650
Victoria	4	3	1	2	1.143
South Australia	4	0	4	-4	.522