2022–23 Sheffield Shield season
Dates | 3 October 2022 – 27 March 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Champions | Western Australia (17th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 31 |
Most runs | Cameron Bancroft (945) |
Most wickets | Will Sutherland (41) |
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
[edit]Pos | Team[4] | Pld | W | L | D | A | BP | DP | Pts |
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1 | Western Australia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.60 | 0 | 51.60 |
2 | Victoria | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13.71 | 0 | 46.71 |
3 | Queensland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13.69 | 0 | 41.69 |
4 | South Australia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14.88 | 2 | 28.88 |
5 | Tasmania | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12.30 | 0 | 28.30 |
6 | New South Wales | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13.31 | 2 | 16.31 |
Round-Robin stage
[edit]Round 1
[edit]3−6 October 2022 Scorecard |
v | ||
- 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
6−9 October 2022 Scorecard |
v | Queensland (H) | |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 7.82, Tasmania 0.4
6−9 October 2022 Scorecard |
v | South Australia (H) | |
- 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
[edit]16−19 October 2022 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia | v | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Tasmania 7.45, South Australia 1.27
17−20 October 2022 Scorecard |
v | Victoria (H) | |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Australia 2.45, Victoria 2.38
18−21 October 2022 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales | v | |
0/10 (2 overs) Matt Renshaw 7* (4) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 2.2, New South Wales 1.96
Round 3
[edit]29 October−1 November 2022 Scorecard |
v | Tasmania (H) | |
- 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
31 October−3 November 2022 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales | v | |
- 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
31 October−3 November 2022 Scorecard |
v | ||
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Australia 7, Queensland 1.11
Round 4
[edit]10−13 November 2022 Scorecard |
v | Queensland (H) | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Queensland 7.05, Victoria 1
11−14 November 2022 Scorecard |
v | ||
- 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
12−15 November 2022 Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania | v | |
- 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
[edit]20−23 November 2022 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia | v | |
- 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
22−25 November 2022 Scorecard |
v | New South Wales (H) | |
- 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
24−27 November 2022 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria | v | |
- 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
[edit]1−4 December 2022 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria | v | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Ruwantha Kellepotha and Matthew Short replaced Jon Holland and Sam Harper for Victoria on day 2 as COVID-19 substitutes.
- Jack Prestwidge replaced Sam Elliott for Victoria on day 3 as a concussion substitute, making his first-class debut in the process.
- Points: Victoria 7.09, New South Wales 1.6
1−3 December 2022 Scorecard |
v | Tasmania (H) | |
- 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
1−4 December 2022 Scorecard |
(H) Queensland | v | |
- 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
[edit]9−12 February 2023 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria | v | |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 7.94, Queensland 0.8
10−13 February 2023 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia | v | |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Australia 8.23, Western Australia 0.5
11−14 February 2023 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales | v | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New South Wales 2.71, Tasmania 1.56
Round 8
[edit]20−23 February 2023 Scorecard |
(H) Victoria | v | |
- 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
21−24 February 2023 Scorecard |
v | Tasmania (H) | |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Australia 8, Tasmania 1
21−24 February 2023 Scorecard |
v | Queensland (H) | |
- 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
[edit]2−5 March 2023 Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales | v | |
0/3 (2.2 overs) Travis Dean 3* (12) |
- 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
2−5 March 2023 Scorecard |
v | Queensland (H) | |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 7.89, South Australia 1.62
2−5 March 2023 Scorecard |
v | ||
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Australia 8.34, Tasmania 0.9
Round 10
[edit]14−17 March 2023 Scorecard |
Tasmania (H) | v | |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Iain Carlisle (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Points: Tasmania 3.3, Queensland 2.6
14−17 March 2023 Scorecard |
v | South Australia (H) | |
- 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
14−17 March 2023 Scorecard |
v | ||
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 7.98, Western Australia 1
Final
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]Player [8] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Bancroft | Western Australia | 11 | 20 | 4 | 945 | 59.06 | 176* | 4 | 1 |
Daniel Drew | South Australia | 8 | 16 | 1 | 656 | 43.73 | 208* | 1 | 3 |
Caleb Jewell | Tasmania | 10 | 19 | 2 | 652 | 38.35 | 121 | 2 | 3 |
Peter Handscomb | Victoria | 6 | 10 | 1 | 634 | 70.44 | 281* | 2 | 2 |
Hilton Cartwright | Western Australia | 11 | 18 | 2 | 629 | 39.31 | 82 | 0 | 7 |
Most wickets
[edit]Player[9] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will Sutherland | Victoria | 10 | 18 | 309.0 | 41 | 19.92 | 2.64 | 5/58 | 9/115 | 2 | 0 |
Michael Neser | Queensland | 8 | 15 | 271.3 | 40 | 16.67 | 2.45 | 5/36 | 9/70 | 2 | 0 |
Mark Steketee | Queensland | 9 | 16 | 265.5 | 38 | 18.86 | 2.69 | 6/38 | 7/104 | 2 | 0 |
Wes Agar | South Australia | 9 | 16 | 317.0 | 36 | 27.36 | 3.10 | 5/54 | 7/130 | 1 | 0 |
Matthew Kelly | Western Australia | 8 | 16 | 254.2 | 35 | 15.77 | 2.17 | 5/34 | 9/57 | 1 | 0 |
References
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- ^ "'Absolute domination': Western Australia secures 17th Sheffield Shield title after defeating Victoria in final". Fox Cricket. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Marsh Sheffield Shield 2022–23 Points table". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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