2014–15 Sheffield Shield season
Dates | 31 October 2014 | – 25 March 2015
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Champions | Victoria (29th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 31 |
Player of the series | Adam Voges |
Most runs | Adam Voges (1,358) |
Most wickets | Fawad Ahmed (48) |
The 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season was the 113th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. It was held after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup and included a break halfway through for the entirety of the Big Bash League. Trials for day/night Tests with the pink ball continued from the previous season. This season introduced a new bonus point system based on the runs scored and wickets taken in the first 100 overs of both teams' first innings.[1] Due to Australia and New Zealand hosting the 2015 Cricket World Cup, several matches in the later rounds could not be held at the usual home grounds of the teams. The final was contested between Victoria and Western Australia. Due to the final of the World Cup being held at the MCG, Victoria, who earned the right to host the final by finishing on top of the ladder, had to choose an alternative ground. They opted for Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The final was drawn, meaning Victoria won their 29th title by finishing on top of the table. Adam Voges was the leading run-scorer and was named man of the series, while Fawad Ahmed took the most wickets of the season. Round 4 was marred by the death of Phillip Hughes on 27 November 2014 after he got hit in the neck by a bouncer two days earlier.
Points table[]
Team[2] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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Victoria | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.43 | 57.43 |
Western Australia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15.84 | 49.84 |
New South Wales | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15.26 | 47.26 |
Queensland | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14.49 | 39.49 |
Tasmania | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13.61 | 27.61 |
South Australia | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10.91 | 24.91 |
Round-Robin stage[]
Visitor team → | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
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Home team ↓ | ||||||
New South Wales | NSW Inns & 78 runs | Match abandoned | NSW 10 wickets | NSW 156 runs | WA 7 wickets | |
Queensland | Queensland 188 runs | Queensland 5 wickets | Match abandoned | Queensland Inns & 13 runs | WA 95 runs | |
South Australia | NSW 168 runs | SA 8 wickets | SA 5 wickets | Victoria Inns & 46 runs | Match drawn | |
Tasmania | NSW Inns & 91 runs | Queensland Inns & 50 runs | Tasmania 313 runs | Tasmania 8 wickets | Match drawn | |
Victoria | Victoria 9 wickets | Victoria Inns & 14 runs | Victoria Inns & 1 run | Victoria 400 runs | Match abandoned | |
Western Australia | Match drawn | WA 8 wickets | WA 8 wickets | WA 7 wickets | Victoria 117 runs |
Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Round 1[]
31 October – 3 November
Scorecard |
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Victoria (H)
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366 (120.5 overs)
Peter Nevill 87 (140) Scott Boland 6/67 (28 overs) |
5/507d (122 overs)
David Hussey 129 (169) Gurinder Sandhu 3/96 (28 overs) | |
1/131 (21.2 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 84* (63) Josh Hazlewood 1/40 (9 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.85, New South Wales 1.26
- First-class debuts: David King (Vic), Nick Larkin and Patrick Jackson (NSW)
31 October – 3 November
Scorecard |
Queensland
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v
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South Australia (H)
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2/228 (50.2 overs)
Mark Cosgrove 78 (95) James Hopes 1/24 (12 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 1.24, South Australia 1.12
- Chadd Sayers took a hat-trick in Queensland's first innings
- First-class debuts: Marnus Labuschagne and Ben McDermott (Qld)
31 October – 3 November
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Tasmania
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215 (86.2 overs)
Xavier Doherty 37 (38) Nathan Rimmington 5/38 (17 overs) |
353 (105.1 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 129 (271) Andrew Fekete 5/80 (27.1 overs) | |
242 (79.5 overs)
Ed Cowan 100 (167) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/34 (14 overs) |
3/105 (27.5 overs)
Michael Klinger 56* (70) Sam Rainbird 2/3 (5 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Western Australia 2.67, Tasmania 1.15
- First-class debuts: Hamish Kingston (Tas)
Round 2[]
v
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Tasmania (H)
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279 (91.1 overs)
Peter Handscomb 96 (139) Andrew Fekete 4/70 (28 overs) |
253 (65.5 overs)
Ed Cowan 105 (120) Daniel Christian 3/28 (11 overs) | |
173 (60.5 overs)
Daniel Christian 46 (48) Sam Rainbird 2/22 (6 overs) |
2/200 (55.1 overs)
Jordan Silk 97* (164) Fawad Ahmed 1/38 (9.1 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.29, Tasmania 2.03
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South Australia (H)
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5/392d (104 overs)
Scott Henry 142 (229) Johan Botha 3/93 (30 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: New South Wales 1.77, South Australia 2.43
Queensland
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163 (64.4 overs)
Chris Hartley 48 (128) Nathan Rimmington 5/27 (14 overs) |
357 (132 overs)
Shaun Marsh 111 (196) James Hopes 5/60 (38 overs) | |
2/18 (9.4 overs)
Marcus Harris 10* (27) James Hopes 2/10 (5 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 0, Western Australia 2.12
Round 3[]
16–19 November
Scorecard |
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Tasmania (H)
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301 (124.4 overs)
Michael Klinger 100 (279) Andrew Fekete 3/67 (25.4 overs) |
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6/270d (92 overs)
Adam Voges 109* (261) James Faulkner 2/50 (22 overs) |
8/215 (71 overs)
James Faulkner 63* (119) Simon Mackin 4/36 (16 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Western Australia 1.85, Tasmania 0.47
16–19 November
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(H) Queensland
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9/472d (123.4 overs)
Joe Burns 183 (255) Sean Abbott 3/113 (25.4 overs) |
302 (89.5 overs)
Nic Maddinson 118 (161) Luke Feldman 5/83 (23 overs) | |
8/200d (40.4 overs)
James Hopes 69* (62) Sean Abbott 3/60 (11.4 overs) |
182 (59.4 overs)
Peter Nevill 66* (140) Ryan Harris 4/59 (14 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 2.86, New South Wales 1.02
16–19 November
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(H) South Australia
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8/431d (118.5 overs)
Callum Ferguson 140 (283) Peter Siddle 2/54 (23 overs) |
7/607d (182 overs)
Peter Handscomb 134 (205) Joe Mennie 3/102 (36 overs) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: South Australia 1.19, Victoria 1.24
Round 4[]
The match between South Australia and New South Wales was abandoned after a hit to the head left Phillip Hughes in critical condition. The other matches in this round were abandoned before play on Day 2 as Hughes' condition remained unchanged.[3] Hughes died on 27 November.[1]
25–28 November
Scorecard |
South Australia
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v
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New South Wales (H)
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2/136 (48.3 overs)
Phillip Hughes 63* (161) Shane Watson 1/7 (4 overs) |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- On Day 1, Phillip Hughes was hit in the head by a bouncer while batting and taken to hospital in a critical condition.[4] The remainder of the day's play was immediately suspended and the match abandoned the following day.[5] Hughes died two days later.[1] His final score was initially recorded as "63 retired hurt" but Cricket Australia retrospectively amended the scorecard to "63 not out".[6]
25–28 November
Scorecard |
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Victoria (H)
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5/287 (96 overs)
Shaun Marsh 134* (216) John Hastings 2/34 (20 overs) |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 November
Scorecard |
Tasmania
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v
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Queensland (H)
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217 (78.1 overs)
Jonathan Wells 47 (67) James Hopes 4/14 (20 overs) |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5[]
Matches were originally scheduled for 5 to 8 December.[7]
9–12 December
Scorecard |
Queensland
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v
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New South Wales (H)
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268 (83.5 overs)
James Hopes 85 (106) Mitchell Starc 3/52 (16 overs) |
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99 (43.2 overs)
Joe Burns 27 (53) Sean Abbott 6/14 (7 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 0.68, New South Wales 2.07
9–12 December
Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania
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v
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South Australia
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302 (92.2 overs)
Mark Cosgrove 79 (164) Andrew Fekete 3/58 (19 overs) | ||
8/298d (71 overs)
Ed Cowan 158 (199) Johan Botha 3/51 (9 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Tasmania 2.73, South Australia 2.02
9–12 December
Scorecard |
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350 (112.5 overs)
Rob Quiney 92 (192) Simon Mackin 3/55 (25 overs) |
287 (88.5 overs)
Adam Voges 101 (167) Scott Boland 3/43 (18.5 overs) | |
341/3d (58.4 overs)
Daniel Christian 105* (99) Simon Mackin 2/81 (10.4 overs) |
287 (83 overs)
Adam Voges 139* (215) Daniel Christian 3/18 (8 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.83, Western Australia 1.37
Round 6[]
7–10 February
Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania
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v
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272 (83.3 overs)
Ed Cowan 76 (118) Sean Abbott 3/74 (15 overs) |
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213 (87.4 overs)
Jordan Silk 71 (146) Doug Bollinger 5/56 (19 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.72, New South Wales 2.91
7–10 February
Scorecard |
v
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Queensland (H)
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512 (120.4 overs)
Chris Lynn 250 (329) James Pattinson 4/96 (24.4 overs) | ||
239 (89.1 overs)
Chris Rogers 69 (149) Simon Milenko 3/29 (11 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 3.56, Victoria 1.10. Michael Philipson (Qld) made his first-class debut.
7–10 February
Scorecard |
South Australia
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328 (85 overs)
Mark Cosgrove 89 (112) Adam Voges 2/15 (8 overs) |
9/467d (137.2 overs)
Michael Klinger 190 (301) Kane Richardson 3/92 (30 overs) | |
260 (86.4 overs)
Callum Ferguson 84 (172) Michael Hogan 4/64 (21.4 overs) |
2/122 (27 overs)
Michael Klinger 51* (58) Kane Richardson 2/17 (6 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 3.14, South Australia 1.28
Round 7[]
15–18 February
Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales
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206 (86.2 overs)
Nic Maddinson 49 (116) Peter Siddle 2/37 (19 overs) |
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233 (47.3 overs)
Nic Maddinson 93 (85) Scott Boland 3/41 (10 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
- Phillip Gillespie made his first-class debut as an umpire.[8]
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.56, Victoria 1.50
- Doug Bollinger (NSW) took a hat-trick in Victoria's first innings dismissing Peter Siddle, Chris Tremain and Scott Boland in consecutive deliveries
16–19 February
Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania
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v
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Queensland
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320 (81.2 overs)
James Hopes 98 (79) Jackson Bird 4/55 (18.2 overs) | ||
121 (36.1 overs)
Tim Paine 41 (62) Simon Milenko 5/15 (10.1 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field
- Play delayed by 75 minutes at the start of Day 2 due to rain and lunch taken early also due to rain on Day 2
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.50, Queensland 2.70
16–19 February
Scorecard |
(H) South Australia
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v
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633 (159.3 overs)
Adam Voges 249 (366) Adam Zampa 3/222 (51.3 overs) | ||
238 (78.3 overs)
Adam Zampa 74 (113) Ashton Agar 5/81 (30.5 overs) |
4/72 (8 overs)
Shaun Marsh 44* (29) Daniel Worrall 1/29 (4 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.21, Western Australia 1.79
Round 8[]
24–27 February
Scorecard |
Tasmania
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v
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South Australia (H)
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364 (122.3 overs)
Dom Michael 97 (215) Daniel Worrall 3/62 (28.3 overs) |
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5/291 (79 overs)
Callum Ferguson 117* (192) Jackson Bird 1/46 (17 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.36, Tasmania 2.14
25–28 February
Scorecard |
Queensland
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v
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Victoria (H)
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207 (98 overs)
Joe Burns 86 (199) Fawad Ahmed 5/50 (27 overs) |
389 (118 overs)
Rob Quiney 111 (165) Michael Philipson 7/107 (30 overs) | |
168 (58.4 overs)
Peter Forrest 82* (147) Peter Siddle 3/28 (13 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.68, Queensland 1.57
25–28 February
Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales
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345 (116 overs)
Peter Nevill 112 (248) David Moody 4/60 (20 overs) |
300 (131.1 overs)
Adam Voges 87 (217) Nathan Lyon 3/73 (30.1 overs) | |
97 (54 overs)
Scott Henry 43 (114) Ashton Agar 4/22 (20 overs) |
3/143 (52 overs)
Adam Voges 54* (110) Sean Abbott 2/34 (11 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
- Rain reduced Day 1 to 75 overs.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.42, Western Australia 2.27
Round 9[]
5–8 March
Scorecard |
Tasmania
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v
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New South Wales (H)
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394 (143 overs)
Gurinder Sandhu 97* (179) Clive Rose 3/110 (40 overs) | ||
0/27 (11 overs)
Scott Henry 16* (32) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.81, Tasmania 1.37
5–8 March
Scorecard |
v
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Queensland (H)
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7/417d (146.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 164* (296) James Hopes 2/54 (28.5 overs) |
7/279d (94 overs)
Chris Lynn 85 (142) Nathan Rimmington 2/36 (17 overs) | |
173 (50.5 overs)
Adam Voges 59 (112) Peter George 4/31 (12.5 overs) |
216 (69.3 overs)
Chris Lynn 52 (69) Ashton Agar 3/41 (12.3 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 0.79, Western Australia 1.27
5–8 March
Scorecard |
(H) Victoria
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v
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South Australia
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6/534d (143 overs)
David Hussey 142 (170) Adam Zampa 3/145 (29 overs) |
175 (57 overs)
Jake Lehmann 54 (105) Peter Siddle 8/54 (18 overs) | |
358f/o (125.2 overs)
Travis Head 85 (233) Marcus Stoinis 3/27 (12 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 3.05, South Australia 0
Round 10[]
13–16 March
Scorecard |
South Australia
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v
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Queensland (H)
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230 (65.1 overs)
Adam Zampa 67 (97) James Hopes 4/38 (16.1 overs) |
390 (132 overs)
Charlie Hemphrey 118 (268) Nick Benton 4/95 (39 overs) | |
5/301 (63.4 overs)
Joe Burns 135* (187) Joe Mennie 2/87 (19 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 2.09, South Australia 0.80
13–16 March
Scorecard |
(H) Victoria
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v
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Tasmania
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449 (128.3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 104 (168) Andrew Fekete 5/66 (27 overs) |
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2/230d (49 overs)
Chris Rogers 69 (79) Andrew Fekete 1/40 (10 overs) |
134 (53.5 overs)
Tim Paine 32 (55) Fawad Ahmed 5/35 (11.5 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.89, Tasmania 0.50
13–16 March
Scorecard |
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407 (113.4 overs)
Moises Henriques 145 (211) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/58 (21.4 overs) |
4/483d (206.1 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 211 (567) Doug Bollinger 2/60 (29 overs) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light and rain reduced Day 1 to 64 overs and ended Day 2 early.
- Cameron Bancroft and Michael Klinger's partnership of 324 is the highest 2nd-wicket partnership in WA's history.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 0.36, New South Wales 1.44
Final[]
21–25 March
Scorecard |
v
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Victoria (H)
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421 (134 overs)
Adam Voges 107 (153) Fawad Ahmed 8/89 (40 overs) |
381 (153.5 overs)
Chris Rogers 112 (178) Ashton Agar 3/100 (44 overs) | |
2/293d (55 overs)
Marcus Harris 158* (153) Peter Siddle 1/67 (16 overs) |
4/158 (95 overs)
Rob Quiney 53 (163) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/31 (18 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced Day 3 to 61 overs.
- Fawad Ahmed (Vic) took the best bowling figures in Sheffield Shield final history (8/89).
Statistics[]
Most runs[]
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 | ||
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Adam Voges | Western Australia | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1358 | 104.46 | 249 | 6 | 5 | ||
Michael Klinger | Western Australia | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1046 | 58.11 | 190 | 4 | 3 | ||
Cameron Bancroft | Western Australia | 11 | 19 | 0 | 896 | 47.15 | 211 | 3 | 3 | ||
Callum Ferguson | South Australia | 10 | 19 | 3 | 836 | 52.25 | 140 | 4 | 3 | ||
Ed Cowan | Tasmania | 9 | 17 | 0 | 815 | 47.94 | 158 | 4 | 2 | ||
[9] |
Most wickets[]
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | BBI | SR |
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Fawad Ahmed | Victoria | 11 | 20 | 359 | 48 | 24.85 | 8/89 | 44.80 |
Andrew Fekete | Tasmania | 10 | 17 | 296.5 | 37 | 24.10 | 5/66 | 48.10 |
Nathan Rimmington | Western Australia | 10 | 17 | 300.2 | 35 | 24.22 | 5/27 | 51.40 |
Ashton Agar | Western Australia | 9 | 15 | 318.1 | 31 | 30.48 | 5/81 | 61.50 |
James Hopes | Queensland | 9 | 15 | 302.4 | 30 | 21.96 | 5/60 | 60.50 |
[10] |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Phillip Hughes death: the news the country dreaded". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 / Points table". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Smith, Martin (26 November 2014). "Sheffield Shield round abandoned". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ Brettig, Daniel (25 November 2014). "Hughes in critical condition after being hit by bouncer". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Brettig, Daniel (25 November 2014). "Distraught players offered counselling for Hughes blow". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Smith, Martin (30 November 2014). "It's official: Hughes will be 63 not out forever". Cricket Australia.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield delayed, BBL matches rescheduled". Cricinfo. ESPN. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "List of first-class matches umpired by Phillip Gillespie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com".
External links[]
- 2014–15 Australian cricket season
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2014–15
- Sheffield Shield seasons