Sheffield Shield

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Updated On : 06 May, 2019

Full Name
Sheffield Shield

Type
domestic

Location
Australia

Disabled
No

Conducted
Annually

Gender
Male

Trivia

The title of the "Player of the Year" of the tournament has been conferred to South Australian batsman Matthew Elliott for the most number of times.

The Sheffield Shield is the official domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia, founded by the Australian Cricket Board in the year 1892. The first match was played between Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia where Victoria emerged as champions. So far, the team which holds the record for the highest number of titles is New South Wales with a record of 46 titles. Currently, six teams are playing in the tournament. Before the Sheffield Shield, some Intercolonial matches were played. After that, the Shield donated by Lord Sheffield was contested between Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia and thus, this led to the establishment of the Sheffield Shield. The player with the highest number of runs is Darren Lehman, with a total of 12,971 runs and the player with the most number of wickets is Clarrie Grimmett with a total of 513 wickets. Both played for Victoria and South Australia.

Competition Format

Each of the sides plays home and away match every season. However, there were a few exceptions. The top two teams after playing the ten home and away matches met in the final, and this has been in practice since the season 1982-83.
The team with the most points hosts the final against the second-ranked team.
The final match of the tournament is of five days, whereas all the other matches are of four days; this is also a part of the format of the competition.