2010–11 Sheffield Shield season

The 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season was the 109th season of the Sheffield Shield, the first-class Australian domestic cricket competition. The season began on 8 October 2010, and ended on 21 March 2011 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, with the Tasmanian Tigers winning their second shield.

2010–11 Sheffield Shield

Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Champions	Tasmania (2nd title)
Participants	6
Matches	30, plus final
Player of the series	James Hopes (Queensland)
Most runs	Mark Cosgrove (Tasmania) – 762 runs
Most wickets	Luke Butterworth (Tasmania) – 45 wickets
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Teams

Club	Home Ground	Captain
New South Wales Blues	Sydney Cricket Ground	Simon Katich
Queensland Bulls	Brisbane Cricket Ground	James Hopes
Southern Redbacks	Adelaide Oval	Michael Klinger
Tasmanian Tigers	Bellerive Oval	George Bailey
Victorian Bushrangers	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Cameron White
Western Warriors	WACA Ground	Marcus North

Table

The top two teams after each round is played will compete for the Sheffield Shield final. The match will be contested at the home ground of the side that finishes first. In the result of a draw, the team that finished on top of the ladder, and hence hosting the match will be awarded the title. For an explanation of how points are awarded, see Sheffield Shield Points System.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	Quot	For		Against
Tasmania	44	10	7	1	2	1.287	142	4024	172	3786
New South Wales	38	10	6	2	2	1.355	145	4916	180	4503
Queensland	26	10	4	3	3	1.001	146	3987	142	3873
Western Australia	22	10	3	2	5	0.901	171	4891	151	4795
Victoria	20	10	3	3	4	0.914	165	4976	161	5312
South Australia	12	10	1	1	8	0.722	187	4754	150	5279

Last Updated on 19 March 2011.^[1]

Fixtures and results

October

8–11 October 2010 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Queensland (H)
2/52 (31 overs) Ed Cowan 19 (69) Nathan Rimmington 1/18 (15)

Match drawn Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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10–13 October 2010 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Western Australia (H)
529 (129.3 overs) Andrew McDonald 163 (116) Ryan Duffield 3/92 (27)		190 (58.3 overs) Luke Pomersbach 54 (62) Darren Pattinson 8/35 (15.3)
2/64 (13 overs) Aaron Finch 26 (17) Michael Hogan 1/13 (5)		400 (125.2 overs) Michael Swart 104 (143) Damien Wright 2/38 (16)

Victoria won by 8 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Mick Martell and Bob Parry Player of the match: Darren Pattinson (Vic)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

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11–14 October 2010 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
6/529d (127 overs) Usman Khawaja 214 (294) Aaron O'Brien 2/107 (27)		255 (78 overs) Aiden Blizzard 96 (143) Moisés Henriques 4/53 (14.3)
0/6 (0.5 overs) Phil Jaques 5* (3) Daniel Christian 0/6 (0.5)		279 (89 overs) Chris Duval 87 (107) Steve O'Keefe 4/90 (31)

New South Wales won by 10 wickets Adelaide Oval Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (NSW)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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25–28 October 2010 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Victoria (H)
326 (99 overs) Mark Cosgrove 159 (194) Damien Wright 4/56 (20 overs)		276 (94.4 overs) Rob Quiney 62* (89) Xavier Doherty 5/83 (32 overs)
234 (92.2 overs) Travis Birt 68 (162) Peter Siddle 4/30 (15.2 overs)		261 (85 overs) Rob Quiney 102 (133) Luke Butterworth 5/41 (19 overs)

Tasmania won by 23 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Ian Lock and Paul Reiffel

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 October–1 November 2010 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Western Australia
8/452d (110 overs) Aiden Blizzard 141* (153) Mitchell Johnson 3/120 (27 overs)		295 (86.5 overs) Shaun Marsh 137 (240) Aaron O'Brien 4/74 (26 overs)
		311/6 (102 overs) Marcus North 101 (201) Peter George 4/64 (23 overs)

Match drawn Adelaide Oval Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (SA)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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31 October–3 November 2010 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Queensland (H)
262 (78.4 overs) Ben Rohrer 69 (140) Scott Walter 5/63 (16.4 overs)		75 (29.5 overs) Chris Lynn 11 (16) Mark Cameron 6/22 (11 overs)
		96 (33 overs) Scott Walter 15* (13) Mark Cameron 5/30 (99 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 91 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Mark Cameron (NSW)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

November

10–13 November 2010 Scorecard

(H) Tasmania	v	Queensland
196 (75.2 overs) Mark Cosgrove 50 (78) Ryan Harris 5/72 (23 overs)		254 (81.4 overs) James Hopes 73 (87) Adam Maher 3/53 (21 overs)
271 (90.3 overs) Tim Paine 74 (138) Ryan Harris 4/68 (21.3 overs)		2/214 (75.2 overs) Lee Carseldine 68* (121) Adam Maher 1/42 (13 overs)

Queensland won by 8 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Ian Lock Player of the match: Ryan Harris (Qld)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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10–13 November 2010 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
378 (99.4 overs) David Hussey 122 (162) Mark Cameron 3/91 (23 overs)		263 (93.1 overs) Michael Clarke 113 (244) Jon Holland 3/70 (23 overs)
8/275d (82 overs) Andrew McDonald 107* (174) Nathan Hauritz 3/67 (24 overs)		6/254 (94 overs) Brad Haddin 61* (138) Peter Siddle 2/42 (20 overs)

Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Bob Parry Player of the match: Andrew McDonald (Vic)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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17–20 November 2010 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Queensland (H)
223 (74.5 overs) Tom Cooper 63 (112) Chris Swan 6/69 (19.3 overs)		196 (53.1 overs) Ryan Broad 65 (106) Robert Cassell 6/53 (16.1 overs)
198 (58.1 overs) Graham Manou 116 (147) Chris Swan 7/75 (24.1 overs)		5/226 (52.2 overs) Chris Lynn 99 (102) Gary Putland 3/43 (16 overs)

Queensland won by 5 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Ashley Barrow and David Orchard Player of the match: Chris Swan (Qld)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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17–20 November 2010 Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Victoria (H)
368 (112 overs) Mitchell Johnson 121* (143) John Hastings 3/66 (28 overs)		141 (63 overs) Rob Quiney 54 (105) Mitchell Johnson 5/35 (16 overs)
3/222d (57.1 overs) Michael Hussey 118 (160) Damien Wright 2/42 (11 overs)		208 (103.1 overs) David Hussey 57 (152) Brett Dorey 3/33 (23 overs)

Western Australia won by 241 Runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Tony Ward and John Ward Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (WA)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

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17–20 November 2010 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Tasmania
97 (40.2 overs) Phil Jaques 28 (67) James Faulkner 5/33 (12.2 overs)		125 (43.4 overs) Luke Butterworth 39 (83) Trent Copeland 6/51 (20.4 overs)
190 (74 overs) Simon Katich 36 (76) Jason Krejza 2/30 (10 overs)		9/167 (52.5 overs) Luke Butterworth 44* (44) Shane Watson 5/39 (14 overs)

Tasmania won by 1 wicket Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Luke Butterworth (Tas)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–29 November 2010 Scorecard

(H) Tasmania	v	South Australia
251 (80.5 overs) Alex Doolan 68 (124) Peter George 4/65 (21.4 overs)		55 (32.5 overs) James Smith 17 (59) James Faulkner 5/5 (7 overs)
177 (51 overs) George Bailey 74 (104) Peter George 5/28 (15 overs)		416f/o (102.2 overs) Aiden Blizzard 115 (160) James Faulkner 3/92 (22 overs)

South Australia won by 43 Runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Bob Parry and John Ward Player of the match: Daniel Christian (SA)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.

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26–29 November 2010 Scorecard

Queensland	v	Victoria (H)
300 (109.1 overs) Chris Hartley 80 (190) Damien Wright 5/62 (32 overs)		9/152d (63.2 overs) David Hussey 38 (79) Ryan Harris 4/41 (21 overs)
2/190d (56 overs) Chris Lynn 77* (116) Damien Wright 1/12 (7 overs)		6/142 (55 overs) David Hussey 48 (65) Ryan Harris 2/27 (13 overs)

Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Barry Frost (NZ) and Ian Lock Player of the match: Chris Swan (Qld)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

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28 November–1 December 2010 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Western Australia (H)
291 (89.4 overs) Nic Maddinson 72 (153) Ryan Duffield 3/64 (21 overs)		205 (83.1 overs) Shaun Marsh 86 (199) Doug Bollinger 3/32 (20 overs)
278 (80 overs) Steve Smith 70 (113) Ryan Duffield 6/77 (19 overs)		165 (89.2 overs) Wes Robinson 39 (201) Nathan Hauritz 5/39 (27 overs)

New South Wales won by 199 Runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Gerald Abood and Tony Ward Player of the match: Nathan Hauritz (NSW)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

December

7–10 December 2010 Scorecard

South Australia	v	New South Wales (H)
188 (68.5 overs) Michael Klinger 59 (168) Moises Henriques 4/13 (9 overs)		8/461d (148 overs) Nathan Hauritz 146 (337) Ben Edmondson 2/77 (28 overs)
9/362d (111.1 overs) Callum Ferguson 131 (250) Steve Smith 4/112 (26 overs)		2/91 (23.1 overs) Steve Smith 46* (67) Aaron O'Brien 1/23 (9 overs)

New South Wales won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Nathan Hauritz (NSW)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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10–13 December 2010 Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Queensland (H)
331 (111.4 overs) Luke Ronchi 68 (77) Michael Neser 4/53 (20 overs)		150 (63.5 overs) Wade Townsend 47 (93) Michael Hogan 4/53 (19 overs)
		7/277 (111 overs) Chris Lynn 142* (290) Brett Dorey 3/62 (25 overs)

Match drawn Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Gerald Abood and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Qld)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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17–20 December 2010 Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Tasmania (H)
108 (31.4 overs) Ryan Duffield 29 (22) James Faulkner 3/15 (7 overs)		258 (74.3 overs) Mark Cosgrove 100 (153) Michael Hogan 6/70 (21.3 overs)
255 (92.4 overs) Wes Robinson 98 (175) Luke Butterworth 4/59 (21 overs)		0/106 (16.3 overs) Mark Cosgrove 86* (53)

Tasmania won by 10 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward Player of the match: James Faulkner (Tas)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.

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17–20 December 2010 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria
168 (53.5 overs) Tom Cooper 53 (68) John Hastings 4/37 (14.5 overs)		306 (90.5 overs) Aaron Finch 62 (124) Ben Edmondson 5/93 (22.5 overs)
218 (73.5 overs) Tom Cooper 53 (112) Jon Holland 4/61 (23.5 overs)		2/81 (12 overs) Michael Hill 28 (33) Ben Edmondson 1/18 (3 overs)

Victoria won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Simon Fry and Bob Parry Player of the match: Jon Holland (Vic)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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18–21 December 2010 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Queensland
9/458d (139 runs) Nic Maddinson 137 (335) Chris Swan 4/86 (32.1 overs)		213 (74.3 overs) Andrew Robinson 77 (145) Steve O'Keefe 3/23 (9 overs)
3/168d (45 overs) Usman Khawaja 78* (110) Cameron Gannon 2/28 (11 overs)		280 (98.1 overs) Wade Townsend 80 (192) Doug Bollinger 3/64 (20 overs)

New South Wales won by 133 Runs Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Andrew Robinson (Qld)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

February

10–13 February 2011 Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	South Australia
324 (82.2 overs) Luke Pomersbach 82 (130) Nathan Lyon 4/81 (26 overs)		271 (95.3 overs) Michael Klinger 100 (232) Ryan Duffield 4/56 (22 overs)
9/324d (105 overs) Tom Beaton 72* (117) Peter George 4/52 (22 overs)		248 (97.5 overs) Graham Manou 79 (211) Nathan Coulter-Nile 4/31 (20.5 overs)

Western Australia won by 129 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (WA)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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11–14 February 2011 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Tasmania (H)
233 (65.4 overs) Aaron Finch 83 (124) Ben Hilfenhaus 4/44 (19 overs)		266 (98.3 overs) Ed Cowan 101 (270) Peter Siddle 4/66 (25.3 overs)
351 (114.4 overs) Rob Quiney 106 (180) Adam Maher 3/59 (19 overs)		5/319 (94.5 overs) George Bailey 160* (235) Jon Holland 2/59 (25 overs)

Tasmania won by 5 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Gerald Abood and Mick Martell Player of the match: George Bailey (Tas)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.

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18–21 February 2011 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)
416 (126.2 overs) Phil Jaques 129 (193) Peter Siddle 6/89 (29.2 overs)		263 (80 overs) Rob Quiney 66 (93) Beau Casson 4/56 (14 overs)
5/296d (79 overs) Phil Jaques 125 (167) Peter Siddle 2/50 (11 overs)		4/252 (89 overs) Matthew Wade 77* (123) Trent Copeland 2/40 (27 overs)

Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Tony Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Phil Jaques (NSW)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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21–24 February 2011 Scorecard

Queensland	v	South Australia (H)
347 (89 overs) Joe Burns 140* (237) Kane Richardson 4/79 (17 overs)		294 (108.3 overs) Graham Manou 87 (172) Luke Feldman 4/66 (26.4 overs)
218 (75.2 overs) Chris Hartley 61 (132) Daniel Christian 3/20 (17.2 overs)		177 (62 overs) Daniel Harris 105 (178) James Hopes 6/50 (22 overs)

Queensland won by 94 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Joe Burns (Qld)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.

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21–24 February 2011 Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	Tasmania
160 (66.1 overs) Nathan Coulter-Nile 40 (87) Luke Butterworth 6/51 (15.1 overs)		426 (127.5 overs) Luke Butterworth 99 (169) Ryan Duffield 4/98 (26.5 overs)
137 (57.3 overs) Michael Hogan 24 (20) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/24 (11 overs)

Tasmania won by an innings and 129 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Johanes Cloete and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Luke Butterworth (Tas)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

March

3–6 March 2011 Scoreboard

New South Wales	v	Tasmania (H)
74 (36.1 overs) Peter Nevill 24 (65) Adam Maher 5/19 (9.1 overs)		353 (105 overs) Nick Kruger 150 (242) Scott Coyte 3/82 (18 overs)
209 (72.1 overs) Steve O'Keefe 46 (78) Luke Butterworth 3/33 (13 overs)

Tasmania won by an innings and 70 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Gerard Abood and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Nick Kruger (Tas)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.

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3–6 March 2011 Scoreboard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia
345 (98.1 overs) Aaron Finch 84 (132) Ben Edmondson 3/51 (15.1 overs)		260 (75 overs) Daniel Harris 67 (93) Steve Gilmour 3/66 (13 overs)
6/294d (94.3 overs) Glenn Maxwell 103* (118) Kane Richardson 2/37 (15.3 overs)		194 (62.4 overs) Daniel Harris 96 (156) Peter Siddle 4/33 (16 overs)

Victoria won by 185 Runs MCG, Melbourne Umpires: Johanes Cloete and Bob Parry Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Vic)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.

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3–6 March 2011 Scoreboard

Queensland	v	Western Australia (H)
250 (85.4 overs) James Hopes 80 (104) Ryan Duffield 4/57 (20.4 overs)		397 (165.3 overs) Marcus Harris 157 (411) James Hopes 4/65 (40 overs)
273 (89.4 overs) James Hopes 68 (86) Nathan Coulter-Nile 557 (24 overs)		3/127 (33 overs) Wes Robinson 41 (28) James Hopes 1/10 (7 overs)

Western Australia won by 7 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Ian Lock and John Ward Player of the match: Marcus Harris (WA)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

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10–13 March 2011 Scoreboard

Western Australia	v	New South Wales (H)
382 (127.2 overs) Marcus North 158 (321) Patrick Cummins 3/111 (33 overs)		9/322d (84.1 overs) David Warner 114 (169) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/85 (20 overs)
190 (54.2 overs) Adam Voges 97* (138) Trent Copeland 4/61 (19.2 overs)		7/251 (90 overs) Phillip Hughes 115 (243) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/75 (26 overs)

New South Wales won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Phillip Hughes (NSW)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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10–13 March 2011 Scoreboard

Victoria	v	Queensland (H)
119 (35.3 overs) Glenn Maxwell 38 (41) Luke Feldman 6/37 (12 overs)		428 (122 overs) Chris Lynn 172 (287) James Pattinson 4/128 (32 overs)
306 (103.5 overs) Matthew Wade 113* (201) James Hopes 6/89 (27 overs)

Queensland won by an innings and 3 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Simon Fry and Mick Martell Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Qld)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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10–13 March 2011 Scoreboard

(H) South Australia	v	Tasmania
298 (115.3 overs) Graham Manou 82 (149) Adam Maher 3/40 (23 overs)		124 (45 overs) Mark Cosgrove 29 (38) Gary Putland 5/28 (12 overs)
198 (82.1 overs) Cullen Bailey 79 (204) Adam Maher 3/23 (13 overs)		6/373 (114.2 overs) Nick Kruger 147 (242) Cullen Bailey 2/98 (26.2 overs)

Tasmania won 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward Player of the match: Nick Kruger (Tas)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

17–21 March 2011 Scoreboard

New South Wales	v	Tasmania (H)
440 (121.5 overs) Phillip Hughes 136 (278) Xavier Doherty 3/67 (20.5 overs)		453 (178.2 overs) Ed Cowan 133 (329) Trent Copeland 4/124 (56.2 overs)
5/215d (63.5 overs) Phil Jaques 94 (156) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/32 (13 overs)		3/203 (74 overs) Alex Doolan 65* (177) Trent Copeland 1/53 (23 overs)

Tasmania won by 7 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Ed Cowan

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Mark Cosgrove	Tasmania	11	18	806	53.73	159	2	3
Rob Quiney	Victoria	10	19	724	42.58	106	2	4
Phil Jaques	New South Wales	11	21	674	33.70	129	2	1
Aaron Finch	Victoria	10	20	645	33.94	84	0	5
Chris Lynn	Queensland	9	15	641	49.80	172	2	2

Updated to end of competition^[2]

Highest scores

Runs	Balls	Player	Team	Opponent	Ground
214	294	Usman Khawaja	New South Wales	South Australia	Adelaide Oval
172	287	Chris Lynn	Queensland	Victoria	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
163	116	Andrew McDonald	Victoria	Western Australia	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
160*	235	George Bailey	Tasmania	Victoria	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
159	194	Mark Cosgrove	Tasmania	Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground

Updated to end of competition^[3]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W
Luke Butterworth	Tasmania	10	301.5	45	17.53	6/51	2
Trent Copeland	New South Wales	10	451.0	45	24.68	6/51	1
Adam Maher	Tasmania	9	265.0	37	18.21	5/14	1
James Faulkner	Tasmania	9	206.0	36	17.72	5/5	2
Ryan Duffield	Western Australia	7	230.1	33	22.90	6/77	1

Updated to end of competition^[4]

Best bowling

Figures	Overs	Player	Team	Opponent	Ground
8/35	15.3	Darren Pattinson	Victoria	Western Australia	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
7/75	24.1	Chris Swan	Queensland	South Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
6/22	11.0	Mark Cameron	New South Wales	Queensland	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
6/37	12.0	Luke Feldman	Queensland	Victoria	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
6/50	22.0	James Hopes	Queensland	South Australia	Adelaide Oval

Updated to end of competition^[5]

See also

• 2010–11 Australian cricket season