2018–19 Sheffield Shield season

The 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season was the 117th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The season started on 16 October 2018.^[1] For the first time in six seasons, the competition featured no day/night matches.^[2] The first five rounds took place prior to the international Test series against India, and in addition the season breaks for the Big Bash League.

2018–19 Sheffield Shield

Dates	16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) – 1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and final
Champions	Victoria (32nd title)
Participants	6
Matches	31
Player of the series	Scott Boland (Victoria)
Most runs	Marcus Harris (Victoria) (1188)
Most wickets	Trent Copeland (New South Wales) (52)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Queensland were the defending champions.^[3] The final will include the use of the bonus point system that is used during the rest of the competition, in the event that the match ends in a draw.^[4]

New South Wales faced Victoria in the Sheffield Shield final at Junction Oval in Melbourne. Victoria beat New South Wales by 177 runs to win their 32nd title.^[5]

Points table

Team[6]	Pld	W	L	D	NR	BP	Pts
Victoria	10	6	1	3	0	18.98	57.98
New South Wales	10	5	2	3	0	13.72	46.72
Western Australia	10	5	3	2	0	11.90	43.90
Queensland	10	3	5	2	0	11.82	31.82
Tasmania	10	3	5	2	0	11.59	30.59
South Australia	10	0	6	4	0	12.51	16.51

Round-Robin stage

Round 1

16–19 October 2018 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)
246 (76.1 overs) Daniel Hughes 60 (162) Joe Mennie 5/39 (20 overs)		273 (108.2 overs) Jake Lehmann 61 (123) Trent Copeland 6/86 (30 overs)
8/279d (86 overs) Peter Nevill 72* (147) Chadd Sayers 5/101 (25 overs)		6/103 (44.3 overs) Jake Lehmann 33* (126) Sean Abbott 3/29 (13.3 overs)

Match drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Shawn Craig and Simon Fry Player of the match: Trent Copeland (New South Wales)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• There was no play in the first two sessions of day 1 due to rain.
• There was no play in the first session of day 2 due to rain.
• Rain delayed the start of play on day 3.
• Rain delayed the start of the second session on day 4.
• Lloyd Pope (South Australia) and Jack Edwards (New South Wales) both made their first-class debuts.

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16–19 October 2018 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Queensland (H)
355 (116.3 overs) Alex Doolan 115 (193) Peter George 4/76 (30 overs)		148 (77 overs) Jimmy Peirson 42 (71) Jackson Bird 5/35 (19 overs)
132 (52.4 overs) Matthew Wade 51 (114) Mitchell Swepson 3/17 (10.4 overs)		93 (29.2 overs) Joe Burns 16 (21) Jackson Bird 5/42 (13 overs)

Tasmania won by 246 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Gerard Abood Player of the match: Jackson Bird (Tasmania)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain delayed the start of play on day 1.
• Rain delayed the start of the second session on day 2.
• Nathan McSweeney (Queensland) made his first-class debut.

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16–19 October 2018 Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	Victoria
208 (48.4 overs) Marcus Stoinis 80 (114) Chris Tremain 4/37 (14 overs)		504 (112 overs) Will Pucovski 243 (311) Marcus Stoinis 4/73 (17 overs)
251 (70.5 overs) Josh Philippe 104 (142) Chris Tremain 5/100 (22.5 overs)

Victoria won by an innings and 45 runs WACA, Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Will Pucovski (Victoria)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain delayed play in the first session on day 3.
• Tea was called early on day 3 due to rain.
• There was no play in the final session of day 3 due to rain.
• Usman Qadir (Western Australia) was substituted in for Matthew Kelly after he suffered a concussion.
• Josh Philippe (Western Australia) scored his first century in first-class cricket.
• Will Pucovski (Victoria) scored his first double century in first-class cricket.

Round 2

25–28 October 2018 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)
159 (61.4 overs) Kurtis Patterson 63 (147) Chris Tremain 5/47 (18 overs)		9/445d (147.2 overs) Marcus Harris 250* (403) Trent Copeland 3/74 (40.1 overs)
179 (86 overs) Nick Larkin 53 (79) Scott Boland 6/49 (26 overs)

Victoria won by an innings and 107 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: John Ward and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Victoria)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
• Marcus Harris (Victoria) scored his first double century in first-class cricket.

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25–28 October 2018 Scorecard

Queensland	v	South Australia (H)
231 (73.2 overs) Joe Burns 64 (108) Lloyd Pope 7/87 (22.2 overs)		505 (151.5 overs) Tom Cooper 178 (246) Brendan Doggett 4/82 (32 overs)
6/357 (138 overs) Sam Heazlett 118* (356) Joe Mennie 3/55 (24 overs)

Match drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Tom Cooper (South Australia)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lloyd Pope (South Australia) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket and became the youngest bowler to take seven wickets in a Sheffield Shield innings.

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25–28 October 2018 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Western Australia (H)
226 (64.1 overs) Alex Doolan 76 (135) Cameron Green 6/30 (11.1 overs)		243 (82.4 overs) Shaun Marsh 80 (140) Gabe Bell 3/45 (20 overs)
208 (82.3 overs) Jordan Silk 56 (140) Cameron Green 3/12 (14.3 overs)		3/195 (41 overs) Shaun Marsh 98 (92) Beau Webster 1/15 (3 overs)

Western Australia won by 7 wickets WACA, Perth Umpires: Greg Davidson and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Western Australia)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 3

3-6 November 2018 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria (H)
244 (67.4 overs) Tom Cooper 118 (159) Scott Boland 7/54 (17 overs)		351 (124.2 overs) Peter Handscomb 123 (216) Joe Mennie 4/92 (27.2 overs)
230 (74.2 overs) Conor McInerney 63 (146) James Pattinson 3/24 (9 overs)		2/22 (10 overs) Travis Dean 10* (27) Joe Mennie 2/4 (2 overs)

Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: David Shepard and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Scott Boland (Victoria)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
• There was no play on day 4 due to rain.

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3-6 November 2018 Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	Western Australia
9/448d (129.5 overs) Matt Renshaw 89 (215) Matthew Kelly 3/80 (28 overs)		540 (172.2 overs) William Bosisto 167* (377) Mark Steketee 3/84 (25.2 overs)
2/135 (28 overs) Joe Burns 80* (85) Mitchell Marsh 1/33 (7 overs)

Match drawn Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Shawn Craig and Donovan Koch Player of the match: William Bosisto (Western Australia)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to bat

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5-8 November 2018 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Tasmania
9/442d (144.4 overs) Jason Sangha 117 (223) Gabe Bell 3/75 (24.4 overs)		4/115d (49.3 overs) Alex Doolan 53 (108) Trent Copeland 4/27 (14.3 overs)
1/22d (4 overs) Daniel Hughes 21* (14)		7/264 (105.4 overs) Alex Doolan 90 (180) Nathan Lyon 4/88 (34.4 overs)

Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Jason Sangha (New South Wales)

• New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lunch was called early on day 3 due to rain.
• There was no play in the second session and final session of day 3 due to rain.

Round 4

16-19 November 2018 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Queensland
279 (80.2 overs) Moises Henriques 152 (178) Mark Steketee 4/38 (15.2 overs)		260 (88.4 overs) Marnus Labuschagne 52 (86) Nathan Lyon 4/83 (25.4 overs)
3/360d (91 overs) Nick Larkin 175* (290) Mitchell Swepson 2/133 (29 overs)		216 (59.3 overs) Jack Wildermuth 84 (91) Nathan Lyon 5/94 (25.3 overs)

New South Wales won by 163 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Greg Davidson and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Nick Larkin (New South Wales)

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

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16-19 November 2018 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Western Australia
251 (83 overs) Travis Head 87 (118) Jhye Richardson 5/47 (22 overs)		207 (66.4 overs) Jhye Richardson 53 (53) Daniel Worrall 7/64 (21.4 overs)
268 (85.5 overs) Harry Nielsen 82 (134) Matthew Kelly 5/61 (17.5 overs)		5/313 (99 overs) Shaun Marsh 163* (264) Daniel Worrall 3/84 (27 overs)

Western Australia won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: John Ward and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Western Australia)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

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17-20 November 2018 Scorecard

(H) Tasmania	v	Victoria
81 (29.5 overs) Jordan Silk 16 (22) Chris Tremain 5/13 (9.5 overs)		282 (94.4 overs) Cameron White 63 (121) Riley Meredith 4/61 (19.4 overs)
476 (147.1 overs) Matthew Wade 137 (194) Peter Siddle 4/100 (32.1 overs)		4/276 (83.1 overs) Marcus Harris 67 (145) Jackson Bird 2/65 (23.1 overs)

Victoria won by 6 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Tony Wilds and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Tasmania)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

Round 5

27-30 November 2018 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Queensland (H)
167 (57.2 overs) Peter Handscomb 81 (126) Mark Steketee 4/52 (13.2 overs)		271 (80.1 overs) Joe Burns 96 (118) Peter Siddle 4/62 (22.1 overs)
191 (58 overs) Marcus Harris 62 (80) Mark Steketee 4/49 (11 overs)		2/90 (29.1 overs) Charlie Hemphrey 26* (32) Scott Boland 1/14 (6 overs)

Queensland won by 8 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Joe Burns (Queensland)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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27-30 November 2018 Scorecard

(H) Tasmania	v	South Australia
185 (85.4 overs) Matthew Wade 43 (97) Daniel Worrall 4/42 (21.4 overs)		136 (51.2 overs) Travis Head 49 (100) Gabe Bell 4/29 (16.2 overs)
8/353d (123 overs) Jordan Silk 113 (253) Daniel Worrall 3/83 (29 overs)		213 (87.5 overs) Callum Ferguson 111 (246) Jackson Bird 4/65 (26 overs)

Tasmania won by 189 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Donovan Koch and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Jordan Silk (Tasmania)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Alex Pyecroft (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.

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27-30 November 2018 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Western Australia (H)
261 (88.3 overs) Kurtis Patterson 107* (221) Jhye Richardson 8/47 (20.3 overs)		198 (78.1 overs) Shaun Marsh 81 (193) Trent Copeland 4/52 (22.1 overs)
253 (81.1 overs) Moises Henriques 48 (76) Marcus Stoinis 3/43 (12 overs)		212 (51.3 overs) Marcus Stoinis 81 (96) Nathan Lyon 4/86 (22 overs)

New South Wales won by 104 runs Optus Stadium, Perth Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Kurtis Patterson (New South Wales)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Round 6

7-10 December 2018 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	Western Australia
9/424d (132.5 overs) Nic Maddinson 162 (293) David Moody 3/72 (27 overs)		296 (107.3 overs) Ashton Turner 80 (180) Jon Holland 5/65 (38.3 overs)
5/208d (57 overs) Travis Dean 68 (139) Matthew Kelly 3/65 (17 overs)		6/214 (72 overs) Marcus Stoinis 85 (130) Scott Boland 2/48 (15 overs)

Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Greg Davidson and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Victoria)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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7-10 December 2018 Scorecard

South Australia	v	New South Wales (H)
380 (113 overs) Alex Carey 110* (183) Greg West 3/88 (24 overs)		8/541d (165 overs) Daniel Hughes 134 (323) Jake Lehmann 2/17 (4 overs)
6/239 (95 overs) Jake Lehmann 67 (157) Steve O'Keefe 4/88 (34 overs)

Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Paul Wilson and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (New South Wales)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Greg West (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.

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7-10 December 2018 Scorecard

(H) Tasmania	v	Queensland
167 (55.4 overs) Matthew Wade 63 (106) Mark Steketee 3/35 (13 overs)		107 (36.4 overs) Michael Neser 27 (67) Alex Pyecroft 5/28 (11 overs)
353 (136.4 overs) George Bailey 109 (202) Mitchell Swepson 4/99 (28.4 overs)		6/414 (128.4 overs) Marnus Labuschagne 78 (150) Riley Meredith 3/70 (27 overs)

Queensland won by 4 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: John Ward and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Michael Neser (Queensland)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

Round 7

23-26 February 2019 Scorecard

Western Australia	v	New South Wales (H)
279 (127 overs) Cameron Bancroft 138* (358) Steve O'Keefe 4/78 (38 overs)		8/477d (150 overs) Kurtis Patterson 134 (229) Liam O'Connor 5/131 (38 overs)
147 (91.2 overs) Cameron Bancroft 86 (263) Steve O'Keefe 5/52 (33.2 overs)

New South Wales won by an innings and 51 runs Bankstown Oval, Sydney Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Gerard Abood Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (New South Wales)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bradley Hope and Liam O'Connor (Both Western Australia) made their first-class debuts.

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23-26 February 2019 Scorecard

Queensland	v	Victoria (H)
441 (134.4 overs) Charlie Hemphrey 93 (218) Chris Tremain 3/93 (30.4 overs)		344 (110.2 overs) Nic Maddinson 108 (169) Mark Steketee 3/61 (22 overs)
7/202d (51.4 overs) Joe Burns 80 (138) Jon Holland 5/72 (20.4 overs)		7/304 (73.2 overs) Marcus Harris 174 (197) Mitchell Swepson 4/107 (24.2 overs)

Victoria won by 3 wickets Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Shaun Haig and Simon Fry Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Victoria)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.

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23-26 February 2019 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Tasmania
257 (78.3 overs) Travis Head 50 (103) Jackson Bird 4/53 (18.3 overs)		467 (165.2 overs) Charlie Wakim 160 (333) Joe Mennie 3/53 (27.2 overs)
319 (90.5 overs) Jake Weatherald 150 (259) Jackson Bird 7/59 (24.5 overs)		4/110 (34.2 overs) Jordan Silk 36 (88) Travis Head 2/33 (10.2 overs)

Tasmania won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Anil Dandekar and John Ward Player of the match: Jackson Bird (Tasmania)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Charlie Wakim (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.

Round 8

3-6 March 2019 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Queensland (H)
150 (54.2 overs) Nick Larkin 31 (72) Luke Feldman 5/20 (11 overs)		185 (85.3 overs) James Peirson 41 (95) Trent Copeland 3/49 (29.3 overs)
298 (99.1 overs) Moises Henriques 78 (116) Michael Neser 3/73 (27 overs)		89 (42 overs) Matt Renshaw 31 (51) Sean Abbott 5/31 (13 overs)

New South Wales won by 174 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Moises Henriques (New South Wales)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

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3-6 March 2019 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Western Australia (H)
159 (62.3 overs) Conor McInerney 43 (144) Liam Guthrie 4/53 (15 overs)		157 (49.4 overs) Josh Philippe 47 (65) Nick Winter 4/23 (14 overs)
240 (67.4 overs) Travis Head 72 (118) Matthew Kelly 6/67 (18.4 overs)		4/243 (68 overs) Josh Philippe 53* (62) Joe Mennie 3/55 (20 overs)

Western Australia won by 6 wickets WACA, Perth Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Matthew Kelly (Western Australia)

• Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Luke Robins (South Australia) made his first-class debut.

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5-8 March 2019 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	Tasmania
454 (115 overs) Nic Maddinson 136 (197) Riley Meredith 4/86 (27 overs)		286 (88.5 overs) Matthew Wade 86 (128) Scott Boland 4/63 (20 overs)
3/307d (66 overs) Will Pucovski 131* (160) Riley Meredith 1/30 (8 overs)		5/197 (100 overs) Alex Doolan 88 (204) Jon Holland 2/42 (39 overs)

Match drawn Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Victoria)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 9

11-14 March 2019 Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	South Australia
115 (64 overs) Marnus Labuschagne 36 (70) Tom Andrews 6/40 (24 overs)		71 (27.2 overs) Jake Lehmann 23 (41) Luke Feldman 4/19 (8.2 overs)
130 (59.2 overs) Sam Heazlett 37 (108) Joe Mennie 3/16 (11 overs)		131 (53.5 overs) Jake Lehmann 42 (84) Mark Steketee 4/29 (13 overs)

Queensland won by 43 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Luke Feldman (Queensland)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Brad Davis (South Australia) made his first-class debut.

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12-15 March 2019 Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales (H)
106 (55.3 overs) Nic Maddinson 24 (65) Harry Conway 5/14 (13 overs)		135 (50.5 overs) Daniel Hughes 45 (70) Jon Holland 5/31 (16 overs)
194 (70.2 overs) Matthew Short 50 (111) Harry Conway 4/50 (20 overs)		102 (38.5 overs) Peter Nevill 26* (72) James Pattinson 5/25 (12 overs)

Victoria won by 63 runs Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: John Ward and Simon Fry Player of the match: Harry Conway (New South Wales)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
• As a result of this victory, Victoria qualified for a home final.

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12-15 March 2019 Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Tasmania (H)
367 (108.2 overs) Josh Philippe 76 (115) Jackson Bird 5/70 (30.2 overs)		197 (72.3 overs) Alex Doolan 46 (94) Mitchell Marsh 3/21 (12 overs)
8/283d (80 overs) Sam Whiteman 93 (192) Gabe Bell 3/72 (21 overs)		402 (107.1 overs) Matthew Wade 134 (201) Joel Paris 3/64 (24 overs)

Western Australia won by 51 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.

Round 10

20-23 March 2019 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Tasmania (H)
375 (110 overs) Nick Larkin 67 (153) Jackson Bird 3/85 (30 overs)		255 (97.4 overs) Alex Doolan 72 (166) Trent Copeland 6/88 (33.4 overs)
5/149d (49 overs) Moises Henriques 49 (69) Gabe Bell 2/22 (14 overs)		120 (35.4 overs) Matthew Wade 65 (76) Sean Abbott 7/45 (12.4 overs)

New South Wales won by 149 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Sean Abbott (New South Wales)

• Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
• Nicholas Bertus and Baxter Holt (New South Wales) both made their first-class debuts.

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20-23 March 2019 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria
260 (85.5 overs) Travis Head 67 (117) Chris Tremain 3/38 (12.5 overs)		286 (106.3 overs) Will Pucovski 82 (190) Chadd Sayers 3/50 (26 overs)
192 (69.4 overs) Brad Davis 52 (137) Chris Tremain 4/34 (12 overs)		3/167 (48.2 overs) Marcus Harris 65 (98) Tom Andrews 2/42 (13.2 overs)

Victoria won by 7 wickets Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Victoria)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

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20-23 March 2019 Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	Queensland
138 (57.1 overs) Sam Whiteman 38 (107) Michael Neser 5/15 (15 overs)		175 (56.4 overs) Sam Heazlett 68 (147) Aaron Hardie 4/29 (11.4 overs)
348 (107.1 overs) Mitchell Marsh 105 (161) Mark Steketee 4/65 (24 overs)		175 (54.4 overs) Matt Renshaw 73 (119) Aaron Hardie 4/33 (13 overs)

Western Australia won by 136 runs WACA, Perth Umpires: Greg Davidson and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Aaron Hardie (Western Australia)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
• Aaron Hardie (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.

Final

28 March–1 April 2019 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	New South Wales
289 (100.5 overs) Marcus Harris 141 (229) Trent Copeland 5/74 (34 overs)		121 (39 overs) Moises Henriques 35 (80) Peter Siddle 5/28 (14 overs)
219 (89.2 overs) Will Pucovski 51 (99) Sean Abbott 4/82 (23 overs)		210 (63.3 overs) Kurtis Patterson 76 (121) James Pattinson 4/41 (16 overs)

Victoria won by 177 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Victoria)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bonus Points: Victoria 1.88, New South Wales 0.90
• This was Victoria's 32nd Sheffield Shield win

Statistics

Most runs

Player [7]	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave	HS	100	50
Marcus Harris	Victoria	10	18	1	1188	69.88	250*	3	6
Matthew Wade	Tasmania	10	20	3	1021	60.05	137	2	8
Alex Doolan	Tasmania	10	20	0	761	38.05	115	1	6
Daniel Hughes	New South Wales	11	20	1	742	39.05	134	2	4
Kurtis Patterson	New South Wales	11	20	2	724	40.22	134	2	4

Most wickets

Player [8]	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Ave	SR	BBI	BBM	5	10
Trent Copeland	New South Wales	9	17	408.2	52	18.21	47.1	6/86	9/131	3	0
Jackson Bird	Tasmania	10	20	398.4	50	22.22	47.8	7/59	11/112	4	2
Scott Boland	Victoria	10	20	332.1	48	19.66	41.5	7/54	9/102	2	0
Chris Tremain	Victoria	10	20	326.0	45	22.42	43.4	5/13	9/137	3	0
Mark Steketee	Queensland	9	17	288.2	42	20.76	41.1	4/29	8/101	0	0

Broadcasting

All Sheffield Shield regular season matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with the final broadcast live on Fox Sports' new Fox Cricket channel.^[9]