The 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season was the 114th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The season began after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, and included a break halfway through to allow for the Big Bash League. Trials for day/night Tests with a pink ball continued, having been introduced during the previous season. All of the matches for rounds one and seven of the tournament were played as day/night games. Victoria won their second consecutive title, defeating South Australia by 7 wickets in the final at Gliderol Stadium. Travis Head was named player of the series for his 721 runs and 9 wickets during the season. Ben Dunk of Tasmania was the leading run-scorer, while Joe Mennie from South Australia took the most wickets.
Points table Team 10 5 5 0 0 19.63 49.63 10 5 3 2 0 17.13 49.13 10 5 2 3 0 14.57 47.57 10 5 5 0 0 16.66 46.66 10 4 3 3 0 17.00 44.00 10 2 8 0 0 17.19 27.19
Round-Robin stage
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Final
Statistics
Most runs PlayerTeamRunsBen Dunk1019183746.5519042Travis Dean1120280744.83154*34Peter Handscomb1119178443.5513734George Bailey917176147.56148*33Matt Renshaw917373852.71129*24
Most wickets PlayerTeamOversJoe Mennie1121429.55121.214/5050.50Daniel Worrall918357.54426.186/9648.70Jackson Bird815276.24019.507/4541.40Michael Hogan918342.53724.644/2955.50Chris Tremain915228.13621.055/5238.00
References
External links 2015-16 Sheffield Shield on ESPN Cricinfo 2015-16Sheffield Shield on Cricket Australia