2019–20 Sheffield Shield season
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 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]
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]
Points table[]
Team[12] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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New South Wales | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.76 | 50.76 |
Victoria | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15.53 | 38.53 |
Queensland | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.91 | 36.91 |
Tasmania | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.29 | 32.29 |
Western Australia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.37 | 31.37 |
South Australia | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.54 | 28.54 |
Round-Robin stage[]
Round 1[]
10–13 October 2019
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(H) Victoria
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South Australia
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6/616d (150 overs)
Nic Maddinson 224 (328) Tom Andrews 2/130 (34 overs) |
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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
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(H) Queensland
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153 (71 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 69 (140) Harry Conway 5/17 (13 overs) |
9/288d (88 overs)
David Warner 125 (221) Cameron Gannon 5/94 (25 overs) | |
268 (91.5 overs)
Joe Burns 52 (105) Harry Conway 5/39 (17.5 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
10–13 October 2019
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Tasmania
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337 (85.5 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 61 (101) Jackson Bird 3/51 (21 overs) |
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9/383d (113 overs)
Shaun Marsh 85 (168) Jackson Bird 5/78 (27 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lawrence Neil-Smith (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Round 2[]
18–21 October 2019
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Tasmania
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v
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New South Wales (H)
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2/46 (8.2 overs)
Daniel Hughes 25 (23) Alex Pyecroft 2/9 (2.2 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
18–21 October 2019
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South Australia
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v
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Queensland (H)
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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.
18–21 October 2019
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9/519d (152.3 overs)
Shaun Marsh 214 (436) James Pattinson 4/117 (31 overs) | ||
186 (73.1 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 57 (76) Marcus Stoinis 3/33 (12 overs) |
1/9 (3.2 overs)
Sam Whiteman 6* (12) Scott Boland 1/4 (2 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3[]
31 October–3 November 2019
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Tasmania (H)
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127 (41.5 overs)
Nic Maddinson 69 (68) Alex Pyecroft 3/16 (8 overs) |
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237 (85.2 overs)
Marcus Harris 60 (97) Jackson Bird 4/65 (27 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
1–4 November 2019
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v
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South Australia (H)
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245 (100.2 overs)
Travis Head 109 (214) Harry Conway 3/55 (19 overs) | ||
- 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.[13]
2–5 November 2019
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Queensland (H)
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332 (121.4 overs)
Cameron Green 87* (167) Cameron Gannon 4/79 (25 overs) |
411 (135.2 overs)
Bryce Street 115 (308) Marcus Stoinis 3/50 (21.2 overs) | |
9/246 (100 overs)
Cameron Green 121* (172) Cameron Gannon 4/39 (27 overs) |
Round 4[]
11–14 November 2019
Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales
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0/98d (17 overs)
Daniel Hughes 53* (48) |
128 (64.3 overs)
Josh Inglis 46 (104) Mitchell Starc 4/57 (17 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
11–14 November 2019
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(H) South Australia
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v
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Tasmania
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6/490d (124 overs)
Jake Weatherald 198 (282) Sam Rainbird 2/95 (24 overs) |
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5/191d (30 overs)
Callum Ferguson 82 (84) Alex Pyecroft 2/29 (4 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Henry Hunt (South Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[16]
- Henry Hunt and Jake Weatherald set a new record for the highest opening partnership for South Australia in first-class cricket, with 293 runs.[17]
- Alex Doolan became the seventh batsman for Tasmania to score a century in each innings in a first-class match.[18]
12–15 November 2019
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Queensland
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v
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Victoria (H)
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9/300d (111.5 overs)
Peter Handscomb 92 (199) Mitchell Swepson 4/75 (25.5 overs) | ||
306 (117 overs)
Mark Steketee 52 (76) James Pattinson 4/66 (28 overs) |
130 (73.5 overs)
Matthew Short 27 (55) Mitchell Swepson 3/17 (17.5 overs) |
- 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.[19]
Round 5[]
29 November–2 December 2019
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v
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Victoria (H)
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294 (120.2 overs)
Sean Abbott 54 (118) Peter Siddle 3/52 (26 overs) |
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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
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(H) Tasmania
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v
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Queensland
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107 (40.5 overs)
Alex Doolan 34 (85) Mark Steketee 5/19 (14 overs) |
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150 (55.3 overs)
George Bailey 82 (157) Mark Steketee 4/32 (13 overs) |
0/18 (5.3 overs)
Matt Renshaw 10* (14) |
- 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.[20]
29 November–2 December 2019
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v
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South Australia
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8/492d (145.1 overs)
Cameron Green 126 (194) Adam Zampa 3/121 (30.1 overs) |
353 (99 overs)
Alex Carey 143 (200) Marcus Stoinis 3/42 (21 overs) | |
308 (68.5 overs)
Callum Ferguson 123 (154) Matthew Kelly 6/69 (18.5 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Scott (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
Round 6[]
7–10 December 2019
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v
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Victoria (H)
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3/89 (39.4 overs)
Jake Carder 44 (103) Peter Siddle 3/21 (14 overs) |
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7–10 December 2019
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Queensland
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v
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New South Wales (H)
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240 (90 overs)
Bryce Street 58 (200) Harry Conway 5/15 (15 overs) |
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1/42 (11.3 overs)
Daniel Hughes 27 (44) Mitchell Swepson 1/27 (6 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
7–10 December 2019
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(H) Tasmania
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v
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South Australia
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346 (96 overs)
Jake Weatherald 126 (228) Jackson Bird 4/70 (27 overs) | ||
4/170 (48.5 overs)
Harry Nielsen 86* (109) Gabe Bell 2/32 (14 overs) |
- 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.[23]
Round 7[]
14–17 February 2020
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v
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New South Wales (H)
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310 (116.2 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 54 (107) Wil Parker 3/54 (25 overs) | ||
1/168d (30 overs)
Nic Maddinson 105* (90) Harry Conway 1/33 (7 overs) |
177 (65.5 overs)
Daniel Solway 66 (153) Peter Siddle 5/49 (18 overs) |
14–17 February 2020
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(H) South Australia
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5/196d (48 overs)
Travis Head 49 (50) Matthew Kelly 3/44 (12 overs) |
222 (67 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 60 (84) Daniel Worrall 5/31 (18 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
14–17 February 2020
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Tasmania
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v
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Queensland (H)
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0/58 (10 overs)
Joe Burns 46* (35) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Tasmania’s first-innings total of 78 was their third-lowest first-class score.[25]
Round 8[]
24–27 February 2020
Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales
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v
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South Australia
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373 (121.4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 103 (191) Joe Mennie 6/103 (31 overs) |
207 (91.1 overs)
Callum Ferguson 44 (94) Trent Copeland 5/63 (25 overs) | |
269 (95 overs)
Callum Ferguson 82 (193) Trent Copeland 4/60 (28 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 February 2020
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v
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Tasmania (H)
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371 (114.4 overs)
Cameron Green 158* (283) Sam Rainbird 5/77 (30 overs) |
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253 (82.5 overs)
Joel Paris 93 (163) Nathan Ellis 6/86 (26.5 overs) |
5/235 (60 overs)
Jake Doran 63 (103) Joel Paris 2/58 (17 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan Ellis (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
24–27 February 2020
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v
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Queensland (H)
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8/208d (72 overs)
Travis Dean 96 (196) Cameron Gannon 4/40 (18 overs) |
310 (115.1 overs)
Joe Burns 135 (197) Scott Boland 4/62 (29.1 overs) |
- 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.[26]
Round 9[]
6–9 March 2020
Scorecard |
v
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Tasmania (H)
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270 (82.4 overs)
Charlie Wakim 78 (145) Sean Abbott 4/52 (23 overs) | ||
203 (68.3 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 46 (97) Nathan Ellis 3/52 (19 overs) |
1/132 (40.3 overs)
Jordan Silk 67* (129) Nathan Lyon 1/25 (6.3 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
6–9 March 2020
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v
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South Australia (H)
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292 (88.4 overs)
Nic Maddinson 66 (114) Joe Mennie 4/54 (20.4 overs) |
214 (67.2 overs)
Jake Weatherald 67 (146) Peter Siddle 3/27 (13 overs) | |
216 (71.4 overs)
Travis Head 60 (101) Will Sutherland 6/67 (17.4 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
6–9 March 2020
Scorecard |
v
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Queensland
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277 (86.2 overs)
Sam Whiteman 51 (129) Cameron Gannon 4/65 (18 overs) |
496 (139.2 overs)
Bryce Street 115 (281) Matthew Kelly 5/85 (31.2 overs) | |
5/54 (16 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 17* (33) Matthew Kelly 3/11 (7 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Hardie (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[27]
Round 10[]
17–20 March 2020
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(H) South Australia
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v
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Queensland
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17–20 March 2020
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v
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Final[]
27–31 March 2020
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Statistics[]
Most runs[]
Player[28] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Nic Maddinson | Victoria | 7 | 10 | 1 | 780 | 86.67 | 224 | 2 | 5 |
Tom Cooper | South Australia | 8 | 15 | 1 | 765 | 54.64 | 271* | 1 | 4 |
Shaun Marsh | Western Australia | 9 | 17 | 2 | 724 | 48.27 | 214 | 2 | 3 |
Cameron Green | Western Australia | 8 | 15 | 4 | 699 | 63.55 | 158* | 3 | 1 |
Daniel Hughes | New South Wales | 9 | 18 | 3 | 665 | 44.33 | 136 | 2 | 3 |
Most wickets[]
Player[29] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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Cameron Gannon | Queensland | 8 | 16 | 295.0 | 38 | 20.92 | 2.69 | 5/94 | 8/118 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Neser | Queensland | 6 | 12 | 238.2 | 33 | 17.30 | 2.39 | 5/56 | 7/66 | 1 | 0 |
Wes Agar | South Australia | 8 | 16 | 291.0 | 33 | 24.21 | 2.74 | 5/53 | 8/121 | 1 | 0 |
Peter Siddle | Victoria | 8 | 14 | 278.2 | 32 | 19.87 | 2.28 | 5/49 | 7/119 | 1 | 0 |
Chadd Sayers | South Australia | 8 | 16 | 332.3 | 31 | 28.41 | 2.64 | 8/64 | 13/131 | 2 | 1 |
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.[30]
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External links[]
- 2019–20 Australian cricket season
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2019–20
- Sheffield Shield seasons
- Cricket events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Cricket events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic