Dates | 10 October 2020 β 19 April 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Champions | Queensland (9th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 25 |
Player of the series | Nathan Lyon (NSW) |
Most runs | Cameron Green (922) |
Most wickets | Nathan Lyon (42) |
The 2020β21 Sheffield Shield season was the 119th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. [1] On 26 June 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed all the squads for the 2020β21 domestic cricket season. [2] [3] Cricket Australia also confirmed that the tournament would use the Kookaburra ball for all the matches, [4] after using the Duke ball since the 2016β17 season. [5] New South Wales were the defending champions. [6] [7]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first four rounds of the season are being played at four venues in Adelaide. [8] With further restrictions due to the pandemic in Australia, the first round match between New South Wales and Victoria was scheduled to take place from 17 November 2020, [9] because of extra measures for people travelling into South Australia from Victoria. [10] However, on 12 October 2020, Victoria's first two matches were postponed due to the extra quarantine restrictions. [11]
Round three of the tournament saw a new record partnership set in a Sheffield Shield match. Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski of Victoria scored 486 runs for the first wicket, in the match against South Australia. [12] The previous record was held by Mark and Steve Waugh, making 464 for New South Wales against Western Australia in the 1990β91 tournament. [13]
On 16 December 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the remaining schedule of the tournament, [14] when the tournament was shortened by one round. [15] On 10 February 2021, the tournament was shortened further by one round, [16] with the final starting on 15 April 2021. [17] Queensland won the tournament, beating New South Wales by an innings and 33 runs in the final. [18]
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8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11.17 | 33.17 |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10.51 | 31.51 |
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11.37 | 28.37 |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.11 | 28.11 |
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9.76 | 21.76 |
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8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7.82 | 12.82 |
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Player [37] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Cameron Green | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 2 | 922 | 76.83 | 251 | 3 | 2 |
Travis Head | ![]() |
7 | 14 | 1 | 893 | 68.69 | 223 | 3 | 3 |
Marnus Labuschagne | ![]() |
8 | 10 | 0 | 821 | 82.1 | 192 | 4 | 2 |
Shaun Marsh | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 1 | 734 | 54.46 | 135 | 3 | 3 |
Marcus Harris | ![]() |
8 | 13 | 2 | 695 | 63.18 | 239 | 2 | 1 |
Player [38] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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9 | 15 | 412.3 | 42 | 25.97 | 2.64 | 6/21 | 10/78 | 3 | 1 |
Jackson Bird | ![]() |
8 | 15 | 298.4 | 35 | 22.17 | 2.59 | 7/18 | 8/73 | 1 | 0 |
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5 | 10 | 288.4 | 32 | 23.14 | 2.59 | 5/55 | 10/173 | 3 | 1 |
Scott Boland | ![]() |
8 | 12 | 265.1 | 30 | 24 | 2.71 | 6/61 | 8/113 | 1 | 0 |
Jon Holland | ![]() |
8 | 12 | 296.2 | 27 | 28.85 | 2.62 | 5/82 | 9/172 | 1 | 0 |
Dates | 10 October 2020 β 19 April 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Champions | Queensland (9th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 25 |
Player of the series | Nathan Lyon (NSW) |
Most runs | Cameron Green (922) |
Most wickets | Nathan Lyon (42) |
The 2020β21 Sheffield Shield season was the 119th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. [1] On 26 June 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed all the squads for the 2020β21 domestic cricket season. [2] [3] Cricket Australia also confirmed that the tournament would use the Kookaburra ball for all the matches, [4] after using the Duke ball since the 2016β17 season. [5] New South Wales were the defending champions. [6] [7]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first four rounds of the season are being played at four venues in Adelaide. [8] With further restrictions due to the pandemic in Australia, the first round match between New South Wales and Victoria was scheduled to take place from 17 November 2020, [9] because of extra measures for people travelling into South Australia from Victoria. [10] However, on 12 October 2020, Victoria's first two matches were postponed due to the extra quarantine restrictions. [11]
Round three of the tournament saw a new record partnership set in a Sheffield Shield match. Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski of Victoria scored 486 runs for the first wicket, in the match against South Australia. [12] The previous record was held by Mark and Steve Waugh, making 464 for New South Wales against Western Australia in the 1990β91 tournament. [13]
On 16 December 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the remaining schedule of the tournament, [14] when the tournament was shortened by one round. [15] On 10 February 2021, the tournament was shortened further by one round, [16] with the final starting on 15 April 2021. [17] Queensland won the tournament, beating New South Wales by an innings and 33 runs in the final. [18]
Team [19] | Pld | W | L | D | MA | BP | Pts |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11.17 | 33.17 |
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10.51 | 31.51 |
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11.37 | 28.37 |
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.11 | 28.11 |
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9.76 | 21.76 |
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8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7.82 | 12.82 |
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Player [37] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Cameron Green | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 2 | 922 | 76.83 | 251 | 3 | 2 |
Travis Head | ![]() |
7 | 14 | 1 | 893 | 68.69 | 223 | 3 | 3 |
Marnus Labuschagne | ![]() |
8 | 10 | 0 | 821 | 82.1 | 192 | 4 | 2 |
Shaun Marsh | ![]() |
8 | 14 | 1 | 734 | 54.46 | 135 | 3 | 3 |
Marcus Harris | ![]() |
8 | 13 | 2 | 695 | 63.18 | 239 | 2 | 1 |
Player [38] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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Nathan Lyon | ![]() |
9 | 15 | 412.3 | 42 | 25.97 | 2.64 | 6/21 | 10/78 | 3 | 1 |
Jackson Bird | ![]() |
8 | 15 | 298.4 | 35 | 22.17 | 2.59 | 7/18 | 8/73 | 1 | 0 |
Mitchell Swepson | ![]() |
5 | 10 | 288.4 | 32 | 23.14 | 2.59 | 5/55 | 10/173 | 3 | 1 |
Scott Boland | ![]() |
8 | 12 | 265.1 | 30 | 24 | 2.71 | 6/61 | 8/113 | 1 | 0 |
Jon Holland | ![]() |
8 | 12 | 296.2 | 27 | 28.85 | 2.62 | 5/82 | 9/172 | 1 | 0 |