2022–23 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season was the 121st of the Australian inter-state domestic first-class cricket competition. In June 2022 Cricket Australia revealed the return of the traditional home and away format after two seasons disrupted by the pandemic.[1] The tournament started in October 2022 with Western Australia the defending champions.[2] Finishing the regular season atop the standings, Western Australia hosted the final at the WACA Ground in Perth , defeating Victoria by nine wickets on March 26, 2023, to retain the title.[3]
Points table
Round-Robin stage
Round 1
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Ben Dwarshuis (New South Wales) and Sam Fanning (Western Australia) both made their first-class debuts.
Teague Wyllie (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[5]
Points: Western Australia 7.48, New South Wales 0.7
Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Queensland 7.82, Tasmania 0.4
South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Fergus O'Neill (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
Points: Victoria 3.1, South Australia 2.3
Round 2
South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Tasmania 7.45, South Australia 1.27
Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Western Australia 2.45, Victoria 2.38
Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Queensland 2.2, New South Wales 1.96
Round 3
Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
Ashley Chandrasinghe (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
Ashley Chandrasinghe (Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[6]
Points: Tasmania 2.46, Victoria 1.83
New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Both teams were penalised 2 points for slow over rates.
Points: South Australia 0.51, New South Wales 0.46
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Western Australia 7, Queensland 1.11
Round 4
Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Queensland 7.05, Victoria 1
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Ben Manenti (South Australia) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[7]
Points: Western Australia 7.59, South Australia 0.9
New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
Only 8 overs of play were possible on day 2 due to rain.
No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
Points: Tasmania 3.03, New South Wales 2.16
Round 5
Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
Only 52.5 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain.
Points: Queensland 2.24, South Australia 1.97
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Chris Green and Toby Gray (New South Wales) both made their first-class debut.
Chris Green took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Points: Western Australia 7.33, New South Wales 1
Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
Campbell Kellaway and Sam Elliott (Victoria) both made their first-class debut.
Points: Tasmania 7.2, Victoria 1
Round 6
Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
Nathan McSweeney scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Points: South Australia 8.29, Tasmania 1
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
Points: Queensland 1.94, Western Australia 1.91
Round 7
Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Victoria 7.94, Queensland 0.8
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Points: South Australia 8.23, Western Australia 0.5
New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: New South Wales 2.71, Tasmania 1.56
Round 8
Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Harry Matthias and Spencer Johnson (South Australia) both made their first-class debut.
Points: Victoria 7, South Australia 1
Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Western Australia 8, Tasmania 1
Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
Aryan Jain and Jack Sinfield (Queensland) both made their first-class debuts.
Points: Queensland 8.04, New South Wales 2.2
Round 9
Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
Oliver Davies (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
Points: Victoria 7.39, New South Wales 0.63
Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Queensland 7.89, South Australia 1.62
Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Western Australia 8.34, Tasmania 0.9
Round 10
Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
Iain Carlisle (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Points: Tasmania 3.3, Queensland 2.6
v
3/247
d (49 overs)
Ryan Hackney 102 (123) Ben Manenti 2/74 (15 overs)
7/290 (86.4 overs)
Daniel Drew 84 (139)Ryan Hadley 2/44 (14 overs)
South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Blake MacDonald and Ryan Hadley (New South Wales) both made their first-class debuts.
Points: New South Wales 2.89, South Australia 2.79
Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Victoria 7.98, Western Australia 1
Final
Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
References
External links
Teams
National State-level
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Australian Capital Territory
Cricket Australia XI (2015–18)
New Zealand (1969–75)
Notes
Italics indicate that the team no longer competes in state cricket.
BBL/WBBL
Adelaide Strikers
Brisbane Heat
Hobart Hurricanes
Melbourne Renegades
Melbourne Stars
Perth Scorchers
Sydney Sixers
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First-class
List A
Twenty20
Domestic cricket in 2022–23
First-class List A Twenty20