2019–20 Sheffield Shield season
The 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. It began on 10 October 2019 and was scheduled to finish on 31 March 2020.[1] The first four rounds took place prior to the international Test series against Pakistan, and in addition the season breaks for the Big Bash League. Victoria were the defending champions.[2]
Dates | 10 October 2019 – 31 March 2020 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Champions | New South Wales (47th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 31 |
Player of the series | Moises Henriques (NSW) & Nic Maddinson (Vic) |
Most runs | Nic Maddinson (780) |
Most wickets | Cameron Gannon (38) |
In December 2019, during the sixth round match between Victoria and Western Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, play was suspended after 40 overs on the first day due to a dangerous pitch.[3] Following another inspection on the second day, the match was called off.[4] During the same round, the match at the Sydney Cricket Ground between New South Wales and Queensland was played under a smoke cloud from the Australian bushfires.[5][6]
The final round of matches and the final were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The title was subsequently awarded to New South Wales, who finished on top of the points table after the nine rounds that were played.[8][9] On 25 March 2020, Cricket Australia named Moises Henriques and Nic Maddinson as the joint winners of player of the season.[10]
Points table
Team[11] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.76 | 50.76 | |
9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15.53 | 38.53 | |
9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.91 | 36.91 | |
9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.29 | 32.29 | |
9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.37 | 31.37 | |
9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.54 | 28.54 |
Round-Robin stage
Round 1
10–13 October 2019 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
- Henry Hunt (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
10–13 October 2019 Scorecard |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lawrence Neil-Smith (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
18–21 October 2019 Scorecard |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Bryce Street, Xavier Bartlett (Queensland) and Wes Agar (South Australia) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
1–4 November 2019 Scorecard |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Gilkes and Daniel Solway (New South Wales) made their first-class debuts.
- Daniel Solway scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[12]
2–5 November 2019 Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bryce Street (Queensland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]
- Cameron Green (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[14]
Round 4
11–14 November 2019 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
11–14 November 2019 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Henry Hunt (South Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[15]
- Henry Hunt and Jake Weatherald set a new record for the highest opening partnership for South Australia in first-class cricket, with 293 runs.[16]
- Alex Doolan became the seventh batsman for Tasmania to score a century in each innings in a first-class match.[17]
12–15 November 2019 Scorecard |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Jake Fraser-McGurk, Will Sutherland (Victoria) and Blake Edwards (Queensland) all made their first-class debuts.
- Mitchell Swepson (Queensland) took a hat-trick in the first innings.[18]
Round 5
29 November–2 December 2019 Scorecard |
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0/129 (60 overs) Nick Larkin 68* (185) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
29 November–2 December 2019 Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Macalister Wright (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Mark Steketee (Queensland) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[19]
29 November–2 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Scott (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
7–10 December 2019 Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Daniel Drew (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Simon Milenko (Tasmania) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[22]
Round 7
14–17 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wil Parker (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
- Seb Gotch (Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[23]
14–17 February 2020 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
14–17 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Tasmania’s first-innings total of 78 was their third-lowest first-class score.[24]
Round 8
24–27 February 2020 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan Ellis (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
24–27 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Max Bryant (Queensland) and Jonathan Merlo (Victoria) both made their first-class debuts.
- Will Sutherland (Victoria) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[25]
Round 9
6–9 March 2020 Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Hardie (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[26]
Final
27–31 March 2020 Scorecard |
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Statistics
Most runs
Player[27] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Nic Maddinson | 7 | 10 | 1 | 780 | 86.67 | 224 | 2 | 5 | |
Tom Cooper | 8 | 15 | 1 | 765 | 54.64 | 271* | 1 | 4 | |
Shaun Marsh | 9 | 17 | 2 | 724 | 48.27 | 214 | 2 | 3 | |
Cameron Green | 8 | 15 | 4 | 699 | 63.55 | 158* | 3 | 1 | |
Daniel Hughes | 9 | 18 | 3 | 665 | 44.33 | 136 | 2 | 3 |
Most wickets
Player[28] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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Cameron Gannon | 7 | 14 | 243.0 | 31 | 20.48 | 2.61 | 5/94 | 8/118 | 1 | 0 | |
Chadd Sayers | 7 | 14 | 295.3 | 30 | 25.26 | 2.56 | 8/64 | 13/131 | 2 | 1 | |
Peter Siddle | 7 | 12 | 253.2 | 29 | 20.41 | 2.33 | 5/49 | 7/119 | 1 | 0 | |
Jackson Bird | 6 | 12 | 221.5 | 28 | 22.35 | 2.82 | 5/78 | 8/129 | 1 | 0 | |
Wes Agar | 7 | 14 | 257.5 | 28 | 24.07 | 2.61 | 5/53 | 8/121 | 1 | 0 |
Broadcasting
All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with Fox Cricket originally scheduled to show the final.[29]
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