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 | 31 |
Player of the series | Moises Henriques (NSW) & Nic Maddinson (Vic) |
Most runs | Nic Maddinson (780) |
Most wickets | Cameron Gannon (38) |
The 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. 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]
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] It was the 47th time that New South Wales had won the title. [10] On 25 March 2020, Cricket Australia named Moises Henriques and Nic Maddinson as the joint winners of player of the season. [11]
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9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.76 | 50.76 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15.53 | 38.53 |
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.91 | 36.91 |
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.29 | 32.29 |
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9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.37 | 31.37 |
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9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.54 | 28.54 |
10–13 October 2019
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2–5 November 2019
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11–14 November 2019
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New South Wales
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11–14 November 2019
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12–15 November 2019
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29 November–2 December 2019
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Nick Larkin 68 * (185) |
29 November–2 December 2019
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Tasmania
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0/18 (5.3 overs)
Matt Renshaw 10 * (14) |
29 November–2 December 2019
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7–10 December 2019
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14–17 February 2020
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24–27 February 2020
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17–20 March 2020
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Player [28] | 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 |
Player [29] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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Cameron Gannon | ![]() |
8 | 16 | 295.0 | 38 | 20.92 | 2.69 | 5/94 | 8/118 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Neser | ![]() |
6 | 12 | 238.2 | 33 | 17.30 | 2.39 | 5/56 | 7/66 | 1 | 0 |
Wes Agar | ![]() |
8 | 16 | 291.0 | 33 | 24.21 | 2.74 | 5/53 | 8/121 | 1 | 0 |
Peter Siddle | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 278.2 | 32 | 19.87 | 2.28 | 5/49 | 7/119 | 1 | 0 |
Chadd Sayers | ![]() |
8 | 16 | 332.3 | 31 | 28.41 | 2.64 | 8/64 | 13/131 | 2 | 1 |
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. [30]
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 | 31 |
Player of the series | Moises Henriques (NSW) & Nic Maddinson (Vic) |
Most runs | Nic Maddinson (780) |
Most wickets | Cameron Gannon (38) |
The 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. 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]
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] It was the 47th time that New South Wales had won the title. [10] On 25 March 2020, Cricket Australia named Moises Henriques and Nic Maddinson as the joint winners of player of the season. [11]
Team [12] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.76 | 50.76 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15.53 | 38.53 |
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.91 | 36.91 |
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.29 | 32.29 |
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9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.37 | 31.37 |
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9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.54 | 28.54 |
10–13 October 2019
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1–4 November 2019
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11–14 November 2019
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0/129 (60 overs)
Nick Larkin 68 * (185) |
29 November–2 December 2019
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Tasmania
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0/18 (5.3 overs)
Matt Renshaw 10 * (14) |
29 November–2 December 2019
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7–10 December 2019
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14–17 February 2020
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24–27 February 2020
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Player [28] | 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 |
Player [29] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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Cameron Gannon | ![]() |
8 | 16 | 295.0 | 38 | 20.92 | 2.69 | 5/94 | 8/118 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Neser | ![]() |
6 | 12 | 238.2 | 33 | 17.30 | 2.39 | 5/56 | 7/66 | 1 | 0 |
Wes Agar | ![]() |
8 | 16 | 291.0 | 33 | 24.21 | 2.74 | 5/53 | 8/121 | 1 | 0 |
Peter Siddle | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 278.2 | 32 | 19.87 | 2.28 | 5/49 | 7/119 | 1 | 0 |
Chadd Sayers | ![]() |
8 | 16 | 332.3 | 31 | 28.41 | 2.64 | 8/64 | 13/131 | 2 | 1 |
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. [30]