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Countries | ![]() |
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Administrator | Cricket Australia |
Format | First-class |
First edition | 1892β93 |
Latest edition | 2023β24 |
Tournament format | Double round-robin, then final |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champion | ![]() |
Most successful | ![]() |
Most runs | Darren Lehmann (South Australia and Victoria) 12,971 runs |
Most wickets | Clarrie Grimmett (Victoria and South Australia) 513 wickets |
TV | Cricket Network Kayo Sports Fox Cricket (selected matches) |
Website | Cricket Australia |
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The Sheffield Shield (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the: Marsh Sheffield Shield) is: theββdomestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the "six states of Australia." The Sheffield Shield is named after Lord Sheffield.
Priorββto the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, "donated by," Lord Sheffield, was first contested during the 1892β93 season, between New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Queensland was admitted for the 1926β27 season, Western Australia for the 1947β48 season, and Tasmania for the 1977β78 season.
The competition is contested in a double-round-robin format, "with each team playing every other team twice," i.e. home and "away." Points are awarded based on wins, draws, ties and bonus points for runs. And wickets in a team's first 100 batting and bowling overs, with the top two teams playing final at the end of the season. Regular matches last for four days; the final lasts for five days.
The Sheffield Shield is supported by a Second XI reserves competition.
History of Australia cricketβ»
In 1891β92 the Earl of Sheffield was in Australia as the promoter of the English team led by W. G. Grace. The tour included three Tests played in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.
At the conclusion of the tour, Lord Sheffield donated Β£150ββto the New South Wales Cricket Association to fund a trophy for an annual tournament of intercolonial cricket in Australia. The three colonies of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia were already playing each other in ad hoc matches. The new tournament commenced in the summer of 1892β93, mandating home and away fixtures between each colony each season. The three teams competed for the Sheffield Shield, named after its benefactor. A Polish immigrant, Phillip Blashki, won the competition to design the trophy, a 43 in Γ 30 in (109 cm Γ 76 cm) silver shield.
The competition therefore commenced some 15 years after Australia's first Test match.
Sponsorship and name changesβ»
In 1999, the Australian Cricket Board (now Cricket Australia) announced a sponsorship deal which included renaming the Sheffield Shield to the Pura Milk Cup, then to the Pura Cup the following season. Pura is a brand name of National Foods, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bega Cheese. The sponsorship increased total annual prize money to A$220,000, with the winners receiving A$75,000 and the runners up A$45,000.
On 16 July 2008 it was announced that Weet-Bix would take over sponsorship of the competition from the start of the 2008β09 season, and that the name would revert to the "Sheffield Shield"/the "Sheffield Shield presented by Weet-Bix". Weet-bix is a cereal biscuit manufactured by Sanitarium Health Food Company.
In the 2019β20 season, Marsh took over the sponsorship for the competition. This followed Marsh & McLennan Companies' acquisition of JLT, which had sponsored the competition since 2017.
Teamsβ»
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Since 1977β78, all six states of Australia have fielded their own team. There is no team for any of the territories. Details of each team are set out below.
Team name |
Team nickname | Home ground/s | Inaugural season | First title | Last title | Shield titles | Wooden spoons | Team captain/s | |
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New South Wales |
Blues |
Drummoyne Oval |
1892β93 | 1895β96 | 2019β20 | 47 | 12 | Kurtis Patterson | |
Queensland |
Bulls | 1926β27 | 1994β95 | 2020β21 | 9 | 24 | Usman Khawaja | ||
South Australia |
Redbacks | 1892β93 | 1893β94 | 1995β96 | 13 | 49 | Travis Head | ||
Tasmania |
Tigers | 1977β78 | 2006β07 | 2012β13 | 3 | 14 | Matthew Wade | ||
Victoria |
Bushrangers | 1892β93 | 1892β93 | 2018β19 | 32 | 18 | Peter Handscomb | ||
Western Australia |
Warriors | 1947β48 | 1947-48 | 2023β24 | 18 | 5 | Mitchell Marsh |
- ^ Each team has used several venues to host matches. For a full list, see list of cricket grounds in Australia.
- ^ New South Wales was previously known as the "Blues" between 1995 and 2022.
- ^ Before 1993, all states were known by their state name. Or cricket association title. Queensland were the first to adopt a nickname when they became known as the βBullsβ from 1993. Following the success of the βBullsβ name, other states followed suit and in 1995 gave their state team nicknames.
- ^ South Australia was previously known as the "Redbacks" between 1995 and 2024.
- ^ Victoria was previously known as the "Victorian Bushrangers" between 1995 and 2018.
- ^ Western Australia was previously known as the "Western Warriors" between 1995 and 2019.
Venuesβ»
Below are the venues that will host Sheffield Shield matches during the 2022β23 season.
Adelaide Oval | Allan Border Field | Blundstone Arena | Citi Power Centre |
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Adelaide, South Australia | Brisbane, Queensland | Hobart, Tasmania | Melbourne, Victoria |
Capacity: 53,500 | Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 7,000 |
Drummoyne Oval | The Gabba | Karen Rolten Oval | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Sydney, New South Wales | Brisbane, Queensland | Adelaide, South Australia | Melbourne, Victoria |
Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 100,024 |
North Dalton Park | Sydney Cricket Ground | WACA Ground | |
Wollongong, New South Wales | Sydney, New South Wales | Perth, Western Australia | |
Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 24,000 |
Competition formatβ»
Each side has played each other both home and away every season with the following exceptions:
- South Australia had no home game with: Victoria in 1901β02 or 1903β04; either opponent in 1907β08; New South Wales in 1910β11.
- Queensland and South Australia played only once (in South Australia) in 1926β27.
- Western Australia played each team only once from their debut in 1946β47 until 1955β56 inclusive.
- Tasmania played each team only once from their debut in 1977β78 until 1981β82 inclusive.
- In 2019β20 the season was curtailed after nine rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The 2020β21 season was heavily affected by COVID-19 lockdowns, with QLD playing 9 games, Tasmania and South Australia 8. And Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria playing 7 each. Unusually for the Sheffield Shield, Victoria and New South Wales played each other 3 times during the home and away portion of the season.
Where the teams played an unequal number of games, their final points were calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Matches were timeless (i.e. played to an outright result, weather and schedule permitting) up to 1926β27. A four-day time limit has applied since 1927β28.
In 1940β41, however, the Sheffield Shield was not contested. But ten first-class βfriendlyβ matches were played between the States for patriotic funds; however financially these were unsuccessful.
The Sheffield Shield was not contested during the 1941β42 Australian first-class season - instead an βInterstate Patriotic Competitionβ was held, with all proceeds going to the war effort. Only one match was played (Queensland v NSW at the Gabba) before the competition was cancelled due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941.
Finalβ»
Since 1982β83, the top two teams after the home and away rounds have met in a final, played over five days at the home ground of the top-ranked team. Between 1982β83 and 2017β18, in the event of a draw or tie, the Shield was awarded to the top-ranked team. Since the 2018β19 summer, in the event of a draw or tie, the team which scores more first innings bonus points, based on the system used in regular season matches, wins the Shield. No final was played in 2019β20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Points systemβ»
A number of different systems have been used over the years. Currently, points are awarded for each match during the home and away season according to the following table.
Result | Points |
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An outright win (irrespective of the first innings result) | 6 |
A tie (irrespective of the first innings result) | 3 |
An outright loss (irrespective of the first innings result) | 0 |
Abandoned or drawn matches (irrespective of the first innings result) | 1 |
Bonus batting | .01 for every run above 200 in the first 100 overs of the first innings of each team only |
Bonus bowling | 0.1 for taking each wicket in the first 100 overs of the first innings of each team only |
- Bonus point example β If after 100 overs the score is 8/350, the batting team would receive 1.5 points (β» Γ 0.01), and the bowling side would receive 0.8 points (0.1 for each wicket)
- Quotient (team's batting average divided by its bowling average) is used to separate teams which finish on an equal number of points.
- Teams can be, penalised points for failing to maintain an adequate over rate.
- The bonus bowling points were modified for the 2016β17 season. For the 2014β15 and 2015β16 seasons, the bowling team received 0.5 points for taking the 5th, 7th and 9th wickets (a maximum 1.5 points).
Previous systemsβ»
- The Shield was initially envisaged as a match-by-match challenge trophy; it was originally determined on 4 January 1893 that it would first be awarded to the winner of the next inter-colonial match (which was, in fact, the fourth of the season), and then would pass in perpetuity to any team which defeated the holder of the trophy; But on 30 January, it was decided instead to award the Shield to the team which won the most intercolonial matches across the season.
- The quotient has been used as a tie-breaker for teams on equal points since 1893β94.
- First innings points were introduced in 1932β33 and used until 1970β71.
- Bonus points for first innings batting and bowling were used from 1971β72 to 1980β81 inclusive. During the first 100 (eight-ball) overs of each side's first innings, a maximum of 10 batting bonus points could be attained. They were awarded for every 25 runs scored from 175 to 400 inclusive. A maximum of 5 bowling bonus points were available, initially upon capture of the second, fourth, sixth, eighth and last wickets. This was later changed to wickets 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 as batting teams often declared when 9 wickets down to deny the bowling side the additional bonus point.
Competition placingsβ»
Prior to the introduction of a Final in 1982β83, the team with most points after the home and away rounds was declared the winner. With the introduction of the Final, the top team hosts the second placed team in a five-day match. Until 2018β19, the visiting team was required to win the Final to win the championship; the home team won the championship in the event of a tied or drawn Final. Since the 2018β19 summer, in the event of a draw or tie, the team which scores more first innings bonus points, based on the system used in regular season matches, wins the Shield. Further details including match scorecards are available at Cricinfo and the Cricket Archive.
1892β93 to 1925β26β»
Season | Winner | Second | Third |
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1892β93 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales |
1893β94 | South Australia | New South Wales | Victoria |
1894β95 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales |
1895β96 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1896β97 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria |
1897β98 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales |
1898β99 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia |
1899β1900 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1900β01 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia |
1901β02 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1902β03 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1903β04 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1904β05 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1905β06 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1906β07 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria |
1907β08 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales |
1908β09 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria |
1909β10 | South Australia | New South Wales | Victoria |
1910β11 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria |
1911β12 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1912β13 | South Australia | New South Wales | Victoria |
1913β14 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria |
1914β15 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia |
1915β16 | Not contested due to World War I | ||
1916β17 | Not contested due to World War I | ||
1917β18 | Not contested due to World War I | ||
1918β19 | Not contested due to World War I | ||
1919β20 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1920β21 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1921β22 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia |
1922β23 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1923β24 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia |
1924β25 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia |
1925β26 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1926β27 to 1946β47β»
Season | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth |
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1926β27 | South Australia | Victoria | New South Wales | Queensland |
1927β28 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Queensland |
1928β29 | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia |
1929β30 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia | Queensland |
1930β31 | Victoria | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia |
1931β32 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria | Queensland |
1932β33 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia | Queensland |
1933β34 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia | Queensland |
1934β35 | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia | Queensland |
1935β36 | South Australia | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland |
1936β37 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Queensland |
1937β38 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria | Queensland |
1938β39 | South Australia | Victoria | Queensland | New South Wales |
1939β40 | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria | Queensland |
1940β41 | Not contested due to World War II | |||
1941β42 | Not contested due to World War II | |||
1942β43 | Not contested due to World War II | |||
1943β44 | Not contested due to World War II | |||
1944β45 | Not contested due to World War II | |||
1945β46 | Not contested due to World War II | |||
1946β47 | Victoria | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia |
1947β48 to 1976β77β»
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Season | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
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1947β48 | Western Australia | New South Wales | South Australia | Queensland | Victoria |
1948β49 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia | Queensland | Western Australia |
1949β50 | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia | Queensland | South Australia |
1950β51 | Victoria | New South Wales | Western Australia | Queensland | South Australia |
1951β52 | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | Western Australia |
1952β53 | South Australia | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia | Queensland |
1953β54 | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | Western Australia |
1954β55 | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia | Queensland | South Australia |
1955β56 | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | Western Australia | South Australia |
1956β57 | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria | Western Australia | South Australia |
1957β58 | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | Western Australia | South Australia |
1958β59 | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria | Western Australia | South Australia |
1959β60 | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia | Queensland | South Australia |
1960β61 | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia | Queensland | South Australia |
1961β62 | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Victoria | Western Australia |
1962β63 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Western Australia | Queensland |
1963β64 | South Australia | Victoria | New South Wales | Queensland | Western Australia |
1964β65 | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia | Western Australia | Queensland |
1965β66 | New South Wales | Western Australia | South Australia | Victoria | Queensland |
1966β67 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Western Australia | Queensland |
1967β68 | Western Australia | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Queensland |
1968β69 | South Australia | Western Australia | Queensland | Victoria | New South Wales |
1969β70 | Victoria | Western Australia | New South Wales | South Australia | Queensland |
1970β71 | South Australia | Victoria | Western Australia | New South Wales | Queensland |
1971β72 | Western Australia | South Australia | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland |
1972β73 | Western Australia | South Australia | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland |
1973β74 | Victoria | Queensland | New South Wales | Western Australia | South Australia |
1974β75 | Western Australia | Queensland | Victoria | New South Wales | South Australia |
1975β76 | South Australia | Queensland | Western Australia | New South Wales | Victoria |
1976β77 | Western Australia | Victoria | Queensland | New South Wales | South Australia |
1977β78 to presentβ»
Season | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
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1977β78 | Western Australia | Queensland | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Tasmania |
1978β79 | Victoria | Western Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania |
1979β80 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Western Australia | Tasmania |
1980β81 | Western Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria | Tasmania | South Australia |
1981β82 | South Australia | New South Wales | Western Australia | Tasmania | Queensland | Victoria |
1982β83 | New South Wales | Western Australia | South Australia | Tasmania | Queensland | Victoria |
1983β84 | Western Australia | Queensland | Tasmania | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria |
1984β85 | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Western Australia | Victoria | Tasmania |
1985β86 | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria | Western Australia | South Australia | Tasmania |
1986β87 | Western Australia | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | New South Wales | Tasmania |
1987β88 | Western Australia | Queensland | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia | Tasmania |
1988β89 | Western Australia | South Australia | Queensland | New South Wales | Tasmania | Victoria |
1989β90 | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Western Australia | Victoria |
1990β91 | Victoria | New South Wales | Queensland | Western Australia | South Australia | Tasmania |
1991β92 | Western Australia | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania |
1992β93 | New South Wales | Queensland | Western Australia | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria |
1993β94 | New South Wales | Tasmania | Western Australia | Victoria | South Australia | Queensland |
1994β95 | Queensland | South Australia | Victoria | Western Australia | New South Wales | Tasmania |
1995β96 | South Australia | Western Australia | Queensland | Tasmania | New South Wales | Victoria |
1996β97 | Queensland | Western Australia | New South Wales | Tasmania | Victoria | South Australia |
1997β98 | Western Australia | Tasmania | Queensland | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia |
1998β99 | Western Australia | Queensland | Victoria | South Australia | Tasmania | New South Wales |
1999β2000 | Queensland | Victoria | Western Australia | South Australia | Tasmania | New South Wales |
2000β01 | Queensland | Victoria | New South Wales | Tasmania | Western Australia | South Australia |
2001β02 | Queensland | Tasmania | Western Australia | South Australia | Victoria | New South Wales |
2002β03 | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria | South Australia | Western Australia | Tasmania |
2003β04 | Victoria | Queensland | Tasmania | Western Australia | New South Wales | South Australia |
2004β05 | New South Wales | Queensland | Western Australia | Victoria | South Australia | Tasmania |
2005β06 | Queensland | Victoria | South Australia | Tasmania | Western Australia | New South Wales |
2006β07 | Tasmania | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | Western Australia | South Australia |
2007β08 | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia | Tasmania | South Australia | Queensland |
2008β09 | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Western Australia | New South Wales |
2009β10 | Victoria | Queensland | New South Wales | Western Australia | Tasmania | South Australia |
2010β11 | Tasmania | New South Wales | Queensland | Western Australia | Victoria | South Australia |
2011β12 | Queensland | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia | New South Wales | South Australia |
2012β13 | Tasmania | Queensland | New South Wales | Victoria | Western Australia | South Australia |
2013β14 | New South Wales | Western Australia | South Australia | Queensland | Tasmania | Victoria |
2014β15 | Victoria | Western Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Tasmania | South Australia |
2015β16 | Victoria | South Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Western Australia | Tasmania |
2016β17 | Victoria | South Australia | Western Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Tasmania |
2017β18 | Queensland | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia | New South Wales | South Australia |
2018β19 | Victoria | New South Wales | Western Australia | Queensland | Tasmania | South Australia |
2019β20 | New South Wales | Victoria | Queensland | Tasmania | Western Australia | South Australia |
2020β21 | Queensland | New South Wales | Western Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | South Australia |
2021β22 | Western Australia | Victoria | Tasmania | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia |
2022β23 | Western Australia | Victoria | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | New South Wales |
2023-24 | Western Australia | Tasmania | New South Wales | Victoria | South Australia | Queensland |
Player of the Yearβ»
The Player of the Year award is announced at the end of each season. Since its inception in 1976 it has been awarded to the best-performed player/s over the season, as determined a panel of judges. Victorian and South Australian batsman Matthew Elliott has won the award the most times, being awarded Player of the Year on three separate occasions.
Season | Winner(s) |
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1975β76 | Ian Chappell (SA), Greg Chappell (Qld) |
1976β77 | Richie Robinson (Vic) |
1977β78 | David Ogilvie (Qld) |
1978β79 | Peter Sleep (SA) |
1979β80 | Ian Chappell (SA) |
1980β81 | Greg Chappell (Qld) |
1981β82 | Kepler Wessels (Qld) |
1982β83 | Kim Hughes (WA) |
1983β84 | Brian Davison (Tas), John Dyson (NSW) |
1984β85 | David Boon (Tas) |
1985β86 | Allan Border (Qld) |
1986β87 | Craig McDermott (Qld) |
1987β88 | Dirk Tazelaar (Qld), Mark Waugh (NSW) |
1988β89 | Tim May (SA) |
1989β90 | Mark Waugh (NSW) |
1990β91 | Stuart Law (Qld) |
1991β92 | Tony Dodemaide (Vic) |
1992β93 | Jamie Siddons (SA) |
1993β94 | Matthew Hayden (Qld) |
1994β95 | Dean Jones (Vic) |
1995β96 | Matthew Elliott (Vic) |
1996β97 | Andy Bichel (Qld) |
1997β98 | Dene Hills (Tas) |
1998β99 | Matthew Elliott (Vic) |
1999β2000 | Darren Lehmann (SA) |
2000β01 | Jamie Cox (Tas) |
2001β02 | Brad Hodge (Vic), Jimmy Maher (Qld) |
2002β03 | Clinton Perren (Qld) |
2003β04 | Matthew Elliott (Vic) |
2004β05 | Michael Bevan (Tas) |
2005β06 | Andy Bichel (Qld) |
2006β07 | Chris Rogers (WA) |
2007β08 | Simon Katich (NSW) |
2008β09 | Phillip Hughes (NSW) |
2009β10 | Chris Hartley (Qld) |
2010β11 | James Hopes (Qld) |
2011β12 | Jackson Bird (Tas) |
2012β13 | Ricky Ponting (Tas) |
2013β14 | Marcus North (WA) |
2014β15 | Adam Voges (WA) |
2015β16 | Travis Head (SA) |
2016β17 | Chadd Sayers (SA) |
2017β18 | Chris Tremain (Vic) |
2018β19 | Scott Boland (Vic) |
2019β20 | Moises Henriques (NSW), Nic Maddinson (Vic) |
2020β21 | Nathan Lyon (NSW) |
2021β22 | Henry Hunt (SA), Travis Dean (Vic) |
2022β23 | Michael Neser (Qld) |
2023β24 | Beau Webster (Tas) |
Recordsβ»
Individual recordsβ»
Most matches playedβ»
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
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1 | 161 | Jamie Cox (Tas) | 1987β88 to 2005β06 |
2 | 159 | John Inverarity (WA/SA) | 1962β63 to 1984β85 |
3 | 147 | Darren Lehmann (SA/Vic) | 1987β88 to 2007β08 |
4 | 146 | Jamie Siddons (SA/Vic) | 1985 to 2000 |
5 | 142 | Stuart Law (QLD) | 1988 to 2004 |
Source: β». Last updated: 26 March 2018. |
Players representing three statesβ»
Player | Career | States | Matches |
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Graeme Watson | 1964β65 to 1976β77 | NSW, Vic, WA | 60 |
Gary Cosier | 1971β72 to 1980β81 | Vic, SA, Qld | 46 |
Trevor Chappell | 1972β73 to 1984β85 | NSW, SA, WA | 63 |
Rod McCurdy | 1980β81 to 1984β85 | SA, Tas, Vic | 33 |
Dirk Wellham | 1980β81 to 1991β92 | NSW, Qld, Tas | 99 |
Colin Miller | 1985β86 to 2001β02 | Vic, SA, Tas | 84 |
Michael Bevan | 1989β90 to 2006β07 | SA, NSW, Tas | 118 |
Shane Watson | 2000β01 to 2015β16 | Tas, Qld, NSW | 81 |
Shane Jurgensen | 1999β2000 to 2006β07 | WA, Tas, Qld | 23 |
Aiden Blizzard | 2007β08 to 2012β13 | Vic, SA, Tas | 21 |
Michael Klinger | 1998β99 to 2018β19 | Vic, SA, WA | 122 |
Gurinder Sandhu | 2012β13 to 2021β22 | NSW, Tas, Qld | 33 |
Source: A Century of Summers: 100 years of Sheffield Shield cricket, Geoff Armstrong, p. 278. Last updated: 30 Nov 2008. |
Six other players have represented three Australian states in top-level cricket, but without playing Sheffield Shield games for all three β Neil Hawke (SA, Tas, WA); Walter McDonald (Qld, Tas, Vic); Percy McDonnell (NSW, Qld, Vic); Karl Quist (NSW, SA, WA); Greg Rowell (NSW, Qld, Tas); Wal Walmsley (NSW, Qld, Tas), Dan Christian (NSW, SA, Vic).
Team recordsβ»
Team resultsβ»
Rank | Team | Entered | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | % Won |
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1 | ![]() |
1892β93 | 900 | 378 | 257 | 264 | 1 | 42 |
2 | ![]() |
1892β93 | 896 | 347 | 253 | 295 | 1 | 38.72 |
3 | ![]() |
1947β48 | 665 | 237 | 205 | 223 | 0 | 35.63 |
4 | ![]() |
1926β27 | 786 | 250 | 269 | 266 | 1 | 31.8 |
5 | ![]() |
1892β93 | 885 | 241 | 406 | 237 | 1 | 27.23 |
6 | ![]() |
1977β78 | 438 | 109 | 172 | 157 | 0 | 24.88 |
Source: β». Last updated: 26 March 2023. |
Highest team totalsβ»
Rank | Total | Team | Opponent | Venue | Season |
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1 | 1107 | ![]() |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1926β27 |
2 | 918 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1900β01 |
3 | 900/6d | ![]() |
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Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | 2005β06 |
4 | 821/7d | ![]() |
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1939β40 |
5 | 815 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1908β09 |
Source: β». Last updated: 31 March 2019. |
Lowest team totalsβ»
Rank | Total | Team | Opponent | Venue | Season |
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1 | 27 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1955β56 |
2 | 29 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2004β05 |
3 | 31 | ![]() |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1906β07 |
4 | 32 | ![]() |
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Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2020β21 |
5 | 35 | ![]() |
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Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1926β27 |
Source: β». Last updated: 31 March 2019. |
Batting recordsβ»
Highest individual scoresβ»
Rank | Runs | Player | Match | Venue | Season |
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1 | 452* | Don Bradman (NSW) | New South Wales v Queensland | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1929β30 |
2 | 437 | Bill Ponsford (Vic) | Victoria v Queensland | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1927β28 |
3 | 365* | Clem Hill (SA) | South Australia v New South Wales | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1900β01 |
4 | 359 | Bob Simpson (NSW) | New South Wales v Queensland | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | 1963β64 |
5 | 357 | Don Bradman (SA) | South Australia v Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1935β36 |
Source: β». Last updated: 31 March 2019. |
Most career runsβ»
Rank | Runs | Player | Career |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 13,635 (266 inns.) | Darren Lehmann (SA/Vic) | 1987β88 to 2007β08 |
2 | 10,821 (295 inns.) | Jamie Cox (Tas) | 1987β88 to 2005β06 |
3 | 10,643 (259 inns.) | Jamie Siddons (Vic/SA) | 1984β85 to 1999β2000 |
4 | 10,621 (211 inns.) | Michael Bevan (SA/NSW/Tas) | 1989β90 to 2006β07 |
5 | 10,474 (254 inns.) | Brad Hodge (Vic) | 1993β94 to 2009β10 |
Source: β». Last updated: 25 March 2015. |
Most runs in a seasonβ»
Rank | Runs | Player | Average | Season |
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1 | 1,506 (17 inns.) | Simon Katich (NSW) | 94.12 | 2007β08 |
2 | 1,464 (18 inns.) | Michael Bevan (Tas) | 97.60 | 2004β05 |
3 | 1,381 (20 inns.) | Matthew Elliott (Vic) | 81.23 | 2003β04 |
4 | 1,358 (20 inns.) | Adam Voges (WA) | 104.46 | 2014β15 |
5 | 1,254 (18 inns.) | Graham Yallop (Vic) | 69.66 | 1982β83 |
Source: β». Last updated: 31 March 2019. |
Highest batting averagesβ»
Rank | Average | Player | Career |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 110.19 (96 inns.) | Don Bradman (NSW/SA) | 1927β28 to 1948β49 |
2 | 100.09 (12 inns.) | Barry Richards (SA) | 1970β71 |
3 | 83.27 (70 inns.) | Bill Ponsford (Vic) | 1920β21 to 1933β34 |
4 | 70.88 (95 inns.) | Alan Kippax (NSW) | 1918β19 to 1935β36 |
5 | 68.00 (81 inns.) | Monty Noble (NSW) | 1893β94 to 1919β20 |
6 | 67.03 (64 inns.) | Bill Woodfull (Vic) | 1921β22 to 1933β34 |
Qualification: 10 innings.
Source: β». Last updated: 26 January 2020. |
Most centuriesβ»
Rank | Centuries | Player | Matches |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 45 | Darren Lehmann (SA/Vic) | 147 |
2 | 42 | Michael Bevan (SA/NSW/Tas) | 118 |
3 | 36 | Don Bradman (NSW/SA) | 62 |
4 | 33 | Chris Rogers (WA/Vic) | 120 |
5 | 32 | Matthew Elliott (Vic/SA) | 122 |
Source: β». Last updated: 25 March 2015. |
Bowling recordsβ»
Most career wicketsβ»
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 513 | Clarrie Grimmett (Vic/SA) | 79 | 25.29 |
2 | 441 | Michael Kasprowicz (Qld) | 101 | 24.56 |
3 | 430 | Andy Bichel (Qld) | 89 | 23.24 |
4 | 419 | Jo Angel (WA) | 105 | 24.86 |
5 | 384 | Terry Alderman (WA) | 97 | 24.21 |
Source: β». Last updated: 22 March 2012. |
Most wickets in a seasonβ»
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Season |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 67 | Colin Miller (Tas) | 11 | 1997β98 |
2 | 65 | Shaun Tait (SA) | 10 | 2004β05 |
3 | 62 | Chadd Sayers (SA) | 11 | 2016β17 |
4 | 60 | Chuck Fleetwood-Smith (Vic) | 6 | 1934β35 |
5 | 60 | Andy Bichel (Qld) | 11 | 2004β05 |
6 | 60 | Ben Hilfenhaus (Tas) | 11 | 2006β07 |
Source: β». Last updated: 31 March 2019. |
Best career averageβ»
Rank | Average | Player | Balls | Wickets |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17.10 | Bill O'Reilly (NSW) | 10,740 | 203 |
2 | 17.74 | Joel Garner (SA) | 2,419 | 55 |
3 | 17.87 | Geff Noblet (SA) | 11,156 | 190 |
4 | 18.09 | Pat Crawford (NSW) | 2,517 | 61 |
5 | 19.08 | Charles Turner (NSW) | 3,920 | 73 |
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled.
Source: β». Last updated: 31 March 2019. |
Hat-tricksβ»
Many bowlers have taken a hat-trick in the Sheffield Shield. Mitchell Starc is the only bowler to take two hat-tricks in a Sheffield Shield match. In round two of the 2017β18 competition, Starc became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in each innings of a first-class cricket match in Australia. He became the second Australian, and the eighth bowler overall, to take a two hat-tricks in each innings of a first-class match. In a match from 4β7 November 2017, New South Wales played against Western Australia at Hurstville Oval. In Western Australia's first innings, Starc dismissed Jason Behrendorff, David Moody and Simon Mackin in consecutive deliveries; in the second innings he dismissed Behrendorff, Moody and Jonathan Wells in consecutive deliveries.
Wicket-keeping recordsβ»
Most dismissalsβ»
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 546 (499 c. 47 st.) | Darren Berry (SA/Vic) | 139 |
2 | 545 (530 c. 15 st.) | Chris Hartley (Qld) | 128 |
3 | 488 (474 c. 14 st.) | Wade Seccombe (Qld) | 101 |
4 | 350 (322 c. 28 st.) | Tim Zoehrer (WA) | 107 |
5 | 343 (310 c. 33 st.) | Rod Marsh (WA) | 86 |
Source: β». Last updated: 26 January 2020. |
Most dismissals in a seasonβ»
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Season |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 59 (57 c. 2 st.) | Alex Carey (SA) | 2016β17 |
2 | 58 (57 c. 1 st.) | Wade Seccombe (Qld) | 2000β01 |
3 | 58 (56 c. 2 st.) | Chris Hartley (Qld) | 2011β12 |
4 | 57 (57 c. 0 st.) | Matthew Wade (Vic) | 2008β09 |
5 | 54 (52 c. 2 st.) | Wade Seccombe (Qld) | 1995β96 |
6 | 54 (52 c. 2 st.) | Adam Gilchrist (WA) | 1996β97 |
7 | 54 (52 c. 2 st.) | Darren Berry (Vic) | 1999β2000 |
8 | 54 (50 c. 4 st.) | Adam Gilchrist (WA) | 1995β96 |
9 | 54 (52 c. 2 st.) | Chris Hartley (Qld) | 2008β09 |
10 | 54 (54 c. 0 st.) | Wade Seccombe (Qld) | 1999β2000 |
Source: β». Last updated: 26 January 2020. |
See alsoβ»
Further readingβ»
- The History of the Sheffield Shield, Chris Harte
- A Century of Summers: 100 years of Sheffield Shield cricket, Geoff Armstrong
- A History of Australian Cricket 1993, Chris Harte
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