Sheffield Shield
domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia
The Sheffield Shield (also known as the Marsh Sheffield Shield for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is played by six teams, each representing one of the six states.
| Countries |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Format | First-class |
| First Edition | 1892–93 |
| Latest Edition | 2022–23 |
| Next Edition | 2023–24 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin, then final |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion |  Western Australia (17th title) |
| Most successful |  New South Wales (47 titles) |
| Most runs | Darren Lehmann (South Australia and Victoria) 12,971 runs |
| Most wickets | Clarrie Grimmett (Victoria and South Australia) 513 wickets |
| TV | Cricket Network Kayo Sports Fox Cricket (selected matches) |
| Website | Cricket Australia |
 2023–24 Sheffield Shield season | |
The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, better known as Lord Sheffield.
Teams
change
Since 1977–78, all six states of Australia have fielded their own team. There is no team for any of the territories. Details of each team are set out below.
| Team name |
Team nickname | Home ground/s[a] | First season | Last title | Shield titles | Team captain/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales |
Blues[b] |
Drummoyne Oval |
1892–93 | 2019–20 | 47 | Kurtis Patterson | |
| Queensland |
Bulls[c] | 1926–27 | 2020–21 | 9 | Usman Khawaja | ||
| South Australia |
Redbacks | 1892–93 | 1995–96 | 13 | Travis Head | ||
| Tasmania |
Tigers | 1977–78 | 2012–13 | 3 | Matthew Wade | ||
| Victoria |
Bushrangers[d] | 1892–93 | 2018–19 | 32 | Peter Handscomb | ||
| Western Australia |
Warriors[e] | 1947–48 | 2022–23 | 17 | Mitchell Marsh |
- ↑ Each team has used several venues to host matches. For a full list, see list of cricket grounds in Australia.
- ↑ New South Wales was previously known as the "Blues" between 1995 and 2022.
- ↑ Before 1993, all states were known by their state name or cricket association title. Queensland were the first to adopt a nickname when they became known as the ‘Bulls’ from 1993. Following the success of the ‘Bulls’ name, other states followed suit and in 1995 gave their state team nicknames.
- ↑ Victoria was previously known as the "Victorian Bushrangers" between 1995 and 2018.[1]
- ↑ Western Australia was previously known as the "Western Warriors" between 1995 and 2019.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Victorian Cricket Team name update". Cricket Victoria. Cricket Victoria. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Domestic Cricket Changes". WA Cricket. WA Cricket. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.