| Dates | 10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) – 31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New South Wales
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9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.76 | 50.76 |
 Victoria
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9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15.53 | 38.53 |
 Queensland
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.91 | 36.91 |
 Tasmania
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.29 | 32.29 |
 Western Australia
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9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.37 | 31.37 |
 South Australia
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9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.54 | 28.54 |
10–13 October 2019 |
(H) Victoria |
v |
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6/616d (150 overs) |
6/671 (186 overs) | |
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Match drawn |
10–13 October 2019 |
(H) Queensland |
v |
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153 (71 overs) |
9/288d (88 overs) | |
268 (91.5 overs) |
5/134 (41.5 overs) |
New South Wales won by 5 wickets |
10–13 October 2019 |
v |
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337 (85.5 overs) |
397 (142 overs) | |
9/383d (113 overs) |
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Match drawn |
18–21 October 2019 |
v |
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268 (101.3 overs) |
364 (117.4 overs) | |
140 (62.5 overs) |
2/46 (8.2 overs) |
New South Wales won by 8 wickets |
18–21 October 2019 |
v |
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221 (66.2 overs) |
264 (98.4 overs) | |
192 (61.4 overs) |
6/150 (39.4 overs) |
Queensland won by 4 wickets |
18–21 October 2019 |
v |
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341 (114.3 overs) |
9/519d (152.3 overs) | |
186 (73.1 overs) |
1/9 (3.2 overs) |
Western Australia won by 9 wickets |
31 October–3 November 2019 |
v |
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127 (41.5 overs) |
226 (82.5 overs) | |
237 (85.2 overs) |
4/144 (45.2 overs) |
Tasmania won by 6 wickets |
1–4 November 2019 |
v |
| |
289 (104.3 overs) |
245 (100.2 overs) | |
253 (72.2 overs) |
201 (67.4 overs) |
New South Wales won by 96 runs |
2–5 November 2019 |
v |
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332 (121.4 overs) |
411 (135.2 overs) | |
9/246 (100 overs) |
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Match drawn |
11–14 November 2019 |
(H) New South Wales |
v |
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8/444d (152 overs) |
191 (95.4 overs) | |
0/98d (17 overs) |
128 (64.3 overs) |
New South Wales won by 223 runs |
11–14 November 2019 |
(H) South Australia |
v |
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6/490d (124 overs) |
5/345d (136 overs) | |
5/191d (30 overs) |
8/308 (90 overs) |
Match drawn |
12–15 November 2019 |
v |
| |
183 (75 overs) |
9/300d (111.5 overs) | |
306 (117 overs) |
130 (73.5 overs) |
Queensland won by 59 runs |
29 November–2 December 2019 |
v |
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294 (120.2 overs) |
7/307d (115 overs) | |
0/129 (60 overs) |
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Match drawn |
29 November–2 December 2019 |
(H) Tasmania |
v |
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107 (40.5 overs) |
240 (81.3 overs) | |
150 (55.3 overs) |
0/18 (5.3 overs) |
Queensland won by 10 wickets |
29 November–2 December 2019 |
v |
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8/492d (145.1 overs) |
353 (99 overs) | |
6/205d (58 overs) |
308 (68.5 overs) |
Western Australia won by 36 runs |
7–10 December 2019 |
v |
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3/89 (39.4 overs) |
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No result |
7–10 December 2019 |
v |
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240 (90 overs) |
375 (138.5 overs) | |
176 (74.5 overs) |
1/42 (11.3 overs) |
New South Wales won by 9 wickets |
7–10 December 2019 |
(H) Tasmania |
v |
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254 (79.2 overs) |
346 (96 overs) | |
261 (107.3 overs) |
4/170 (48.5 overs) |
South Australia won by 6 wickets |
14–17 February 2020 |
v |
| |
7/431d (123 overs) |
310 (116.2 overs) | |
1/168d (30 overs) |
177 (65.5 overs) |
Victoria won by 112 runs |
14–17 February 2020 |
(H) South Australia |
v |
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389 (101.3 overs) |
254 (130.4 overs) | |
5/196d (48 overs) |
222 (67 overs) |
South Australia won by 109 runs |
14–17 February 2020 |
v |
| |
78 (37.2 overs) |
257 (111.5 overs) | |
236 (89 overs) |
Queensland won by 10 wickets |
24–27 February 2020 |
(H) New South Wales |
v |
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373 (121.4 overs) |
207 (91.1 overs) | |
2/236d (51 overs) |
269 (95 overs) |
New South Wales won by 133 runs |
24–27 February 2020 |
v |
| |
371 (114.4 overs) |
390 (112.4 overs) | |
253 (82.5 overs) |
5/235 (60 overs) |
Tasmania won by 5 wickets |
24–27 February 2020 |
v |
| |
9/330d (76.2 overs) |
184 (76.5 overs) | |
8/208d (72 overs) |
310 (115.1 overs) |
Victoria won by 44 runs |
6–9 March 2020 |
v |
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195 (68.4 overs) |
270 (82.4 overs) | |
203 (68.3 overs) |
1/132 (40.3 overs) |
Tasmania won by 9 wickets |
6–9 March 2020 |
v |
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292 (88.4 overs) |
214 (67.2 overs) | |
6/320d (89.1 overs) |
216 (71.4 overs) |
Victoria won by 182 runs |
6–9 March 2020 |
v |
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277 (86.2 overs) |
496 (139.2 overs) | |
347 (121.5 overs) |
5/54 (16 overs) |
Match drawn |
17–20 March 2020 |
(H) South Australia |
v |
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Cancelled |
17–20 March 2020 |
v |
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19–22 March 2020 |
(H) Victoria |
v |
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Cancelled |
27–31 March 2020 |
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v |
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Cancelled |
| Player[28] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Maddinson | Victoria
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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
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9 | 17 | 2 | 724 | 48.27 | 214 | 2 | 3 |
| Cameron Green | Western Australia
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8 | 15 | 4 | 699 | 63.55 | 158* | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Hughes | New South Wales
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9 | 18 | 3 | 665 | 44.33 | 136 | 2 | 3 |
| Player[29] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Gannon | Queensland
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8 | 16 | 295.0 | 38 | 20.92 | 2.69 | 5/94 | 8/118 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | Queensland
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6 | 12 | 238.2 | 33 | 17.30 | 2.39 | 5/56 | 7/66 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Agar | South Australia
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8 | 16 | 291.0 | 33 | 24.21 | 2.74 | 5/53 | 8/121 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | Victoria
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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 |
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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