The 2012–13 Sheffield Shield season was the 111th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The competition was won by Tasmania. It was one of the most tightly contested seasons in many years, with all six teams having a chance to make the final heading into the last round of the regular season.
Table Team 10 4 1 0 3 2 30 1.3755 10 4 1 0 5 0 30 0.9896 10 4 3 0 2 1 29 1.1526 10 4 1 0 4 1 28 0.9453 10 4 0 0 5 1 28 0.8198 10 4 0 0 5 1 26 0.8533 Updated to completion of season.
Fixtures
September 2012
October 2012
November 2012
January 2013
February 2013
March 2013
Final
Statistics
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Not Out Runs HS Average 100s 50sRicky Ponting 9 16 4 911 200* 75.91 3 4Mark Cosgrove 11 20 0 784 104 39.20 1 7Chris Rogers 10 17 2 742 131 49.46 3 1Alex Doolan 10 18 1 715 149 42.05 1 4Phillip Hughes 6 12 0 673 158 56.08 2 3
High scores Player Team Runs Balls Opponent Ground DateRicky Ponting 200* 349 Hobart 6 February 2013Callum Ferguson 164 342 Adelaide 23 October 2012Ricky Ponting 162* 242 Melbourne 23 October 2012Moisés Henriques 161* 229 Sydney 26 September 2012Phillip Hughes 158 256 Melbourne 23 November 2012
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Runs Wickets Average BBIChadd Sayers 9 353.0 889 48 18.52 6/49Luke Butterworth 11 376.4 936 45 20.80 6/49James Faulkner 10 282.4 793 39 20.33 5/23Joe Mennie 6 234.0 727 33 22.03 6/43Michael Hogan 9 300.5 750 30 25.00 5/40
Best bowling Player Team Figures Overs Opponent Ground DateGary Putland 7/64 12.0 Melbourne 23 November 2012Jackson Bird 6/25 20.0 Hobart 25 November 2012James Pattinson 6/32 14.4 Brisbane 10 October 2012Joe Mennie 6/43 21.0 Adelaide 24 January 2013Luke Butterworth 6/49 21.0 Adelaide 9 October 2012
References
External links 2012–13 Sheffield Shield at ESPNcricinfo.com