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. For the first time in six seasons, the competition featured no day/night matches. 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.
Queensland were the defending champions. 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.
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.
Points table Team 10 6 1 3 0 18.98 57.98 10 5 2 3 0 13.72 46.72 10 5 3 2 0 11.90 43.90 10 3 5 2 0 11.82 31.82 10 3 5 2 0 11.59 30.59 10 0 6 4 0 12.51 16.51
Fixtures Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Final
Statistics
Most runs Player TeamRunsMarcus Harris10181118869.88250*36Matthew Wade10203102160.0513728Alex Doolan1020076138.0511516Daniel Hughes1120174239.0513424Kurtis Patterson1120272440.2213424
Most wickets Player TeamOversTrent Copeland917408.25218.2147.16/869/13130Jackson Bird1020398.45022.2247.87/5911/11242Scott Boland1020332.14819.6641.57/549/10220Chris Tremain1020326.04522.4243.45/139/13730Mark Steketee917288.24220.7641.14/298/10100
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.
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo