2018–19 Sheffield Shield season

2018–19 Sheffield Shield
Dates 16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)–1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)
Administrator(s) Cricket Australia
Cricket format First-class
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and final
Participants 6
Matches played 31

The 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season is the 117th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. It is scheduled to begin on 16 October 2018 and finish on 1 April 2019.[1] For the first time in six seasons, the entire season will be played as day fixtures, and feature no day/night fixtures.[2] The first five rounds will take place prior to the international Test series against India. Queensland are the defending champions.[3]

Points table

Team[4] Pld W L D NR BP Pts
 Queensland 000000.000.00
 Tasmania 000000.000.00
 Victoria 000000.000.00
 Western Australia 000000.000.00
 New South Wales 000000.000.00
 South Australia 000000.000.00

Round-Robin stage

Round 1

16–19 October 2018
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16–19 October 2018
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Round 2

25–28 October 2018
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Round 3

Round 4

17-20 November 2018
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Round 5

27-30 November 2018
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Round 6

Round 7

23-26 February 2019
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TBC
23-26 February 2019
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Round 8

Round 9

11-14 March 2019
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Round 10

20-23 March 2019
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Final

28 March-1 April 2019
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Broadcasting

All Sheffield Shield matches will be exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with the final broadcast live on Fox Sports' new Fox Cricket channel.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "JLT Sheffield Shield 2018-19 Fixtures". Cricket Australia. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Domestic schedule revealed for 18-19". Cricket Australia. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Renshaw steers Queensland to eighth Shield title". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "JLT Sheffield Shield 2018–19". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Foxtel and Fox Sports Announce Cricket Broadcasting Rights For The Next Six Years". Fox Sports. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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