2015–16 Sheffield Shield season
Dates | 28 October 2015 | – 30 March 2016
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Champions | Victoria (30th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 31 |
Player of the series | Travis Head |
Most runs | Ben Dunk (838) |
Most wickets | Joe Mennie (51) |
The 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season was the 114th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. The season began after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, and included a break halfway through to allow for the Big Bash League. Trials for day/night Tests with a pink ball continued, having been introduced during the previous season. All of the matches for rounds one and seven of the tournament were played as day/night games.[1] Victoria won their second consecutive title, defeating South Australia by 7 wickets in the final at Gliderol Stadium. Travis Head was named player of the series for his 721 runs and 9 wickets during the season. Ben Dunk of Tasmania was the leading run-scorer, while Joe Mennie from South Australia took the most wickets.
Points table[]
Team[2] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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South Australia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19.63 | 49.63 |
Victoria | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17.13 | 49.13 |
New South Wales | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14.57 | 47.57 |
Queensland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | 46.66 |
Western Australia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.00 | 44.00 |
Tasmania | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17.19 | 27.19 |
Round-Robin stage[]
Visitor team → | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
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Home team ↓ | ||||||
New South Wales | NSW 7 wickets | NSW 5 wickets | Tasmania 223 runs | Victoria Forfeited | Match drawn | |
Queensland | NSW 3 wickets | Queensland Inns & 14 runs | Queensland 7 wickets | Queensland 100 runs | WA Inns & 6 runs | |
South Australia | NSW 215 runs | Queensland 173 runs | SA Inns & 78 runs | Victoria 218 runs | SA 1 wicket | |
Tasmania | NSW 7 wickets | Queensland 3 wickets | SA 302 runs | Tasmania Inns & 136 runs | WA 162 runs | |
Victoria | Match drawn | Victoria 9 wickets | SA 8 wickets | Victoria 7 wickets | Match drawn | |
Western Australia | Match drawn | WA 24 runs | SA 1 wicket | WA 9 wickets | Victoria 356 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[]
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South Australia (H)
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9/262d (87.1 overs)
Steve Smith 67 (121) Travis Head 3/42 (16 overs) |
120 (39.3 overs)
Travis Head 37 (61) Mitchell Starc 5/28 (11.3 overs) | |
1/291d (67 overs)
Steve Smith 152* (192) Joe Mennie 1/64 (18 overs) |
218 (74.4 overs)
Callum Ferguson 96 (211) Josh Hazlewood 3/23 (15 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.50, New South Wales 2.10
Queensland
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Victoria (H)
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444 (138.3 overs)
Scott Henry 141 (249) John Hastings 4/59 (34 overs) |
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103 (32.3 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 27 (65) Peter Siddle 3/21 (8 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Travis Dean (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
- Travis Dean became the first player in Shield history to score two centuries on debut, and the first player in first-class cricket to score two unbeaten centuries on debut.[3]
- Bonus Points: Victoria 1.70, Queensland 1.10
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Tasmania (H)
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8/432d (144.1 overs)
Michael Klinger 202* (401) Jackson Bird 3/83 (31 overs) |
189 (89.4 overs)
George Bailey 63 (202) Simon Mackin 3/30 (15.4 overs) | |
4/136d (32 overs)
Michael Klinger 50* (58) Andrew Fekete 2/21 (9 overs) |
217 (94.4 overs)
George Bailey 68 (169) Mitchell Marsh 3/30 (18 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Jake Doran (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 0.50, Western Australia 2.20
Round 2[]
6 – 9 November
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(H) New South Wales
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1/88 (34.2 overs)
Ed Cowan 48* (96) Peter Siddle 1/23 (11 overs) |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play was reduced to just 10 overs on Day 1 and just 24 overs on Day 2 due to rain and a wet outfield.
- The match was abandoned on Day 3 due to unsafe playing conditions. Under Law 7.2 in the Cricket Playing Conditions, Cricket Australia ruled that New South Wales had forfeited the match, and Victoria was awarded the 6 points for a win.[4]
- Jay Lenton (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
6 – 9 November
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South Australia (H)
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211 (84.5 overs)
Sam Whiteman 45 (84) Joe Mennie 4/50 (19.5 overs) |
191 (82.2 overs)
Callum Ferguson 40 (124) Jason Behrendorff 4/55 (21.2 overs) | |
295 (108.4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 111 (258) Kane Richardson 3/54 (23.4 overs) |
9/317 (86.5 overs)
Travis Head 114 (150) Michael Hogan 3/58 (19.5 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.50, Western Australia 1.60
6 – 9 November
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(H) Tasmania
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Queensland
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8/433d (133.3 overs)
George Bailey 148* (190) Peter George 3/82 (31.3 overs) |
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168 (44 overs)
Jake Doran 68 (113) Mark Steketee 4/52 (16 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Heazlett (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
- Sam Heazlett scored his maiden first-class century.[5]
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.50, Queensland 0.40
Round 3[]
14 – 17 November
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South Australia
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Queensland (H)
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452 (145.4 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 112 (184) Joe Mennie 3/66 (33 overs) | ||
235 (84.2 overs)
Mark Cosgrove 65 (112) James Hopes 4/33 (21.2 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Billy Stanlake (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
- The start of play on Day 1 was delayed by 90 minutes due to rain and ended early due to bad light.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 2.50, South Australia 0.50
14 – 17 November
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(H) Victoria
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7/423d (110 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 98 (111) David Moody 4/106 (24 overs) |
272 (107.3 overs)
Michael Klinger 70 (140) Fawad Ahmed 5/105 (32 overs) | |
7/238d (56 overs)
Rob Quiney 79 (106) Andrew Tye 3/58 (14 overs) |
8/282 (106 overs)
Will Bosisto 108 (288) James Pattinson 3/39 (19 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aaron Ayre (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.70, Western Australia 0.49
14 – 17 November
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Tasmania
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New South Wales (H)
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215 (77.2 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 86 (179) Sam Rainbird 3/38 (17 overs) | ||
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- With the previous Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground being abandoned because of an unsafe pitch, the fixture was moved to the Bankstown Oval.[6]
- The start of play on Day 1 was delayed by 75 minutes and ended after just 36 overs due to rain.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.68, Tasmania 2.40
Round 4[]
27 – 30 November
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322 (82.4 overs)
Peter Handscomb 98 (158) Joel Paris 4/68 (17.4 overs) |
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7/322d (78.5 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 110 (161) Joel Paris 2/52 (17 overs) |
102 (28.2 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 16 (39) Scott Boland 7/31 (11.2 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Joel Paris (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.50, Victoria 2.80
27 – 30 November
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South Australia
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Tasmania (H)
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7/600d (124 overs)
Callum Ferguson 213 (295) Andrew Fekete 4/151 (28 overs) |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 0.90, South Australia 4.00
27 – 30 November
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Queensland
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New South Wales (H)
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303 (88.5 overs)
Nic Maddinson 112 (151) James Hopes 4/47 (23 overs) | ||
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 2.03, Queensland 1.82
Round 5[]
6 – 9 December
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(H) Victoria
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South Australia
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180 (46 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 62 (55) Daniel Worrall 5/69 (17 overs) |
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163 (62 overs)
Travis Dean 33 (82) Joe Mennie 4/55 (20 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed play by 90 minutes after tea and ended play early on Day 2.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 1.50, South Australia 1.50
6 – 9 December
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Tasmania
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261 (89.5 overs)
Tom Triffitt 66 (131) Michael Hogan 4/48 (23.5 overs) |
415 (133.2 overs)
Ashton Agar 106 (128) Andrew Fekete 5/77 (25.2 overs) | |
1/52 (14.2 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 32* (41) Jackson Bird 1/8 (6 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Day 1 to just 76 overs of play.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 2.30, Tasmania 1.60
6 – 9 December
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(H) Queensland
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342 (136.4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 170 (395) William Somerville 5/110 (38 overs) |
260 (125.2 overs)
Ben Rohrer 56 (130) Luke Feldman 4/45 (19.2 overs) | |
7/131d (51.3 overs)
Scott Henry 38 (130) William Somerville 2/24 (12.3 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 0.68, New South Wales -0.03
Round 6[]
3 – 6 February
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Tasmania
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Victoria (H)
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271 (82.1 overs)
Daniel Christian 95 (136) Sam Rainbird 4/66 (21 overs) | ||
228 (82.4 overs)
Ben McDermott 79* (150) Chris Tremain 4/37 (16.4 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Day 1 to just 71 overs of play.
- Sam Harper and Ian Holland (both Victoria) made their first-class debuts.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.21, Tasmania 1.91
3 – 6 February
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(H) New South Wales
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402 (125.3 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 75 (155) David Moody 3/91 (20 overs) |
491 (147.5 overs)
Adam Voges 149 (307) Doug Bollinger 3/107 (26 overs) | |
5/155 (87 overs)
Peter Nevill 69 (210) Joel Paris 4/37 (18 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first game in Australian domestic cricket history to be played outside of Australia.[7]
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.57, Western Australia 1.57
3 – 6 February
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Queensland
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South Australia (H)
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6/474d (118 overs)
Matt Renshaw 146 (244) Tom Andrews 3/106 (20 overs) |
315 (89.5 overs)
Jake Lehmann 126 (121) Peter George 3/50 (17.5 overs) | |
244 (74.2 overs)
Joe Mennie 43 (86) Mitchell Swepson 3/110 (24.2 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.65, Queensland 3.23
Round 7[]
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316 (108.3 overs)
Daniel Hughes 124 (237) Joel Paris 4/61 (25.3 overs) |
8/511d (136 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 144 (340) Gurinder Sandhu 3/110 (24 overs) | |
5/303 (112 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 129* (289) Hilton Cartwright 1/16 (5 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.86, New South Wales 0.94
Tasmania
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Queensland (H)
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233 (100.4 overs)
Tom Triffitt 57 (86) Jack Wildermuth 3/31 (21 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Hartley (Queensland) broke the record for the most catches taken by a wicket-keeper in Sheffield Shield history (500).[8]
- Bonus Points: Queensland 3.23, Tasmania 2.39
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South Australia (H)
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9/325d (80.2 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 79 (78) Joe Mennie 3/73 (21 overs) |
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5/306d (92 overs)
Peter Handscomb 102 (151) Adam Zampa 2/54 (15 overs) |
189 (57.2 overs)
Travis Head 59 (88) Fawad Ahmed 5/24 (12.2 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cameron Valente (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.74, Victoria 2.75
Round 8[]
25 – 28 February
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South Australia
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New South Wales (H)
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298 (79.2 overs)
Jake Lehmann 122 (148) Nic Maddinson 2/10 (4 overs) |
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177 (51.3 overs)
Travis Head 44 (55) Trent Copeland 5/62 (17.3 overs) |
5/267 (81 overs)
Ben Rohrer 109* (179) Joe Mennie 2/56 (21 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Arjun Nair (New South Wales) and Jake Weatherald (South Australia) both made their first-class debuts.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.61, South Australia 2.48
25 – 28 February
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Queensland
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6/436d (123.5 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 171 (339) Mark Steketee 3/64 (22 overs) |
8/446d (130.5 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 103 (267) Michael Hogan 3/59 (24 overs) | |
5/291d (57 overs)
Shaun Marsh 109 (119) Jack Wildermuth 3/38 (10 overs) |
257 (58.5 overs)
Charlie Hemphrey 102 (144) Joel Paris 4/78 (17.5 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.28, Queensland 1.18
25 – 28 February
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Tasmania (H)
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265 (84.1 overs)
Cameron White 106 (128) Evan Gulbis 4/45 (19 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 3.09, Victoria 0.50
Round 9[]
5 – 8 March
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(H) Tasmania
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271 (89.1 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 100 (195) Jackson Bird 7/45 (20.1 overs) | ||
177 (46.4 overs)
Evan Gulbis 62 (49) Trent Copeland 7/58 (23 overs) |
3/150 (23.4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 100* (89) Jackson Bird 3/47 (9 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Harry Conway (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.92, New South Wales 2.21
5 – 8 March
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(H) Queensland
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147 (53.1 overs)
Scott Boland 33 (45) Jack Wildermuth 4/27 (9.1 overs) | ||
184 (59 overs)
Chris Hartley 55* (88) Chris Tremain 4/40 (17 overs) |
127 (56.3 overs)
Rob Quiney 53 (107) James Hopes 4/43 (16 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Bad light ended play early on Day 1.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 1.50, Victoria 1.50
5 – 8 March
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South Australia
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311 (106.2 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 139 (222) Daniel Worrall 5/91 (30 overs) |
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192 (67.1 overs)
Adam Voges 89 (193) Joe Mennie 3/47 (18 overs) |
9/275 (60 overs)
Travis Head 134 (141) Joel Paris 5/87 (20 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Nicholas (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 2.35, South Australia 1.80
Round 10[]
15 – 18 March
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(H) Queensland
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147 (61.1 overs)
Mark Steketee 32* (45) Michael Hogan 4/29 (16.1 overs) |
380 (137 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 92 (176) James Hopes 3/60 (29 overs) | |
227 (52.4 overs)
Chris Lynn 80 (46) Michael Hogan 4/58 (18 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Jhye Richardson (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 1.00, Western Australia 1.82
15 – 18 March
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Tasmania
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South Australia (H)
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346 (74.2 overs)
Travis Head 192 (176) Jackson Bird 5/81 (22 overs) | ||
177 (62.1 overs)
Alex Doolan 67 (134) Daniel Worrall 4/71 (16.1 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Elliot Opie (South Australia) and Caleb Jewell (Tasmania) both made their first-class debuts.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 2.96, Tasmania 1.50
15 – 18 March
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Victoria (H)
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251 (90 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 107 (199) Sean Abbott 3/60 (18 overs) | ||
178 (63.4 overs)
Trent Copeland 47 (84) Daniel Christian 5/40 (16.4 overs) |
7/234 (110.4 overs)
Cameron White 97* (253) Trent Copeland 3/59 (31 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 1.51, New South Wales 2.44
Final[]
26 – 30 March
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(H) South Australia
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399 (121.2 overs)
Peter Handscomb 112 (201) Daniel Worrall 6/96 (34.2 overs) | ||
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Victoria became the first visiting team to win a Sheffield Shield final since New South Wales in 2004-05.[9]
Statistics[]
Most runs[]
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Ben Dunk | Tasmania | 10 | 19 | 1 | 837 | 46.55 | 190 | 4 | 2 |
Travis Dean | Victoria | 11 | 20 | 2 | 807 | 44.83 | 154* | 3 | 4 |
Peter Handscomb | Victoria | 11 | 19 | 1 | 784 | 43.55 | 137 | 3 | 4 |
George Bailey | Tasmania | 9 | 17 | 1 | 761 | 47.56 | 148* | 3 | 3 |
Matt Renshaw | Queensland | 9 | 17 | 3 | 738 | 52.71 | 129* | 2 | 4 |
Most wickets[]
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | BBI | SR |
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Joe Mennie | South Australia | 11 | 21 | 429.5 | 51 | 21.21 | 4/50 | 50.50 |
Daniel Worrall | South Australia | 9 | 18 | 357.5 | 44 | 26.18 | 6/96 | 48.70 |
Jackson Bird | Tasmania | 8 | 15 | 276.2 | 40 | 19.50 | 7/45 | 41.40 |
Michael Hogan | Western Australia | 9 | 18 | 342.5 | 37 | 24.64 | 4/29 | 55.50 |
Chris Tremain | Victoria | 9 | 15 | 228.1 | 36 | 21.05 | 5/52 | 38.00 |
References[]
- ^ "CA adds another day-night Sheffield Shield round". ESPNCricinfo. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 2015/16 / Points table". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ McKay, Ben (31 October 2015). "Dean leads Vics to historic Shield win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Vics handed win for abandoned SCG clash". CricketAustralia. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Heazlett hits debut ton but Tasmania ahead". ESPNCricinfo. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "SCG stripped of next Shield match". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "History to be made in NZ on Wednesday". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Hartley breaks record with catch No.500". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/146281.html[bare URL]
- ^ "Sheffield Shield, 2015/16 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com".
External links[]
- 2015–16 Australian cricket season
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2015–16
- Sheffield Shield seasons