The 1921-22 Sheffield Shield featured three teams competing in Australia for the 30th edition of the first-class tournament. This season utilized a double round-robin format, resulting in six matches played across the competition.
Victoria secured the title to claim their 8th Sheffield Shield championship. Their success relied heavily on individual performances that dominated the statistical landscape for the year.
Jack Ryder led the batting charts for Victoria, scoring 484 runs throughout the tournament. His contributions were vital to the team's ability to navigate the double round-robin schedule successfully.
Ted McDonald proved equally effective with the ball for the eventual champions. He finished the season as the leading wicket-taker, recording 25 wickets across the matches played.
| 16–21 December 1921 Scorecard |
| New South Wales | v | South Australia (home team) |
| 360 (74 overs)Mudgee Cranney 70Richard Townsend 5/60 (18 overs) | 376 (65.3 overs)David Pritchard 100Lyall Wall 7/133 (25.6 overs) | |
| 439 (103.5 overs)Mudgee Cranney 144Clive Braybrook 3/52 (11.5 overs) | 406 (86.6 overs)Richard Townsend 117Lyall Wall 4/123 (34.6 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 17 runsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: George Hele and S. W. Smith |
| 24–28 December 1921 Scorecard |
| New South Wales | v | Victoria (home team) |
| 254 (63.6 overs)Tommy Andrews 115Ted McDonald 5/65 (17 overs) | 302 (60.5 overs)Roy Park 122Jack Gregory 4/71 (12.5 overs) | |
| 280 (60.6 overs)Herbie Collins 111Albert Hartkopf 5/86 (14.6 overs) | 4/233 (58.4 overs)Jack Ryder 85Arthur Mailey 2/75 (15 overs) |
| Victoria won by 6 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and Clement Garing |
| 31 December 1921 – 4 January 1922 Scorecard |
| (home team) Victoria | v | South Australia |
| 474 (97.1 overs)Jack Ryder 242Arthur Richardson 5/112 (24 overs) | 219 (57.4 overs)Andrew Smith 49Ted McDonald 3/52 (15 overs) | |
| 4/97 (26.1 overs)Horace Sandford 39Arthur Richardson 2/11 (8.1 overs) | 351 f/o (88.3 overs)Andrew Smith 122Albert Hartkopf 3/45 (16 overs) |
| Victoria won by 6 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Dave Elder and H. J. Alessio |
| 6–11 January 1922 Scorecard |
| South Australia | v | New South Wales (home team) |
| 264 (78.5 overs)Lance Pellew 81John Scott 4/35 (17.5 overs) | 160 (40.7 overs)Gordon Morgan 52Bill Whitty 7/66 (18 overs) | |
| 229 (70.2 overs)Percy Rundell 55Bill Ives 4/31 (12 overs) | 4/334 (66.6 overs)Tommy Andrews 129Bill Whitty 2/82 (22 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 6 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Jones and Walter French |
| 26–30 January 1922 Scorecard |
| Victoria | v | New South Wales (home team) |
| 265 (68 overs)Frank O'Keeffe 87John Scott 5/74 (17 overs) | 267 (82.5 overs)Hammy Love 69Jack Ryder 6/60 (22.5 overs) | |
| 348 (97 overs)Jack Ryder 95Lyall Wall 3/37 (17 overs) | 192 (52.2 overs)Charlie Kelleway 45Ted McDonald 8/84 (21.2 overs) |
| Victoria won by 154 runsSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Alfred Williams and C. W. Waugh |
| 24–28 February 1922 Scorecard |
| (home team) South Australia | v | Victoria |
| 160 (42 overs)Percy Rundell 45Percival Wallace 4/24 (12 overs) | 625 (124.6 overs)Frank O'Keeffe 180Richard Townsend 3/102 (20 overs) | |
| 233 (46.4 overs)Andrew Smith 72Frank O'Keeffe 5/45 (6 overs) |
| Victoria won by an innings and 232 runsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: S. W. Smith and T. W. Cook |
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