2016–17 Sheffield Shield season

2016–17 Sheffield Shield
Dates	25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) – 29 March 2017 (2017-03-29)
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and final
Participants	6
Matches played	31

The 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season is the 124th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. It started on 25 October 2016 and is scheduled to finish on 29 March 2017.^[1] There will be a break between December and January for the Big Bash League.^[1] The first round of matches were played as day/night games in preparation for Australia's day/night Test match against Pakistan on 15 December 2016.^[2] A second day/night round of fixtures will take place in round five of the tournament.^[3]^[4]

Points table

Team^[5]	Pld	W	L	D	BP	Pts
Victoria	4	4	0	0	9.39	33.39
South Australia	4	2	2	0	10.27	22.27
New South Wales	4	2	1	1	6.26	19.26
Queensland	4	2	2	0	7.09	19.09
Tasmania	4	1	2	1	4.02	11.02
Western Australia	4	0	4	0	5.34	5.34

Round-Robin stage

Visitor team →	NSW	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA
Home team ↓	NSW	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA
New South Wales		Match 19	Match 25	Match 22	Victoria 198 runs	NSW 3 wickets
Queensland	NSW 225 runs		Queensland 128 runs	Match 18	Match 29	Queensland 97 runs
South Australia	Match 14	Match 23		SA Inns & 94 runs	Match 21	Match 17
Tasmania	Match drawn	Match 26	Match 28		Match 13	Match 20
Victoria	Match 16	Victoria Inns & 81 runs	Victoria 5 wickets	Victoria 113 runs		Match 27
Western Australia	Match 30	Match 15	SA 10 wickets	Tasmania 9 wickets	Match 24

Home team won	Visitor team won

Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

Round 1

25–28 October (D/N)
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Queensland
7/327d (78 overs) Steve Smith 117 (164) Luke Feldman 5/68 (17 overs)		6/330d (93 overs) Joe Burns 129 (232) Josh Hazlewood 4/70 (22 overs)
7/367d (93 overs) David Warner 134 (160) Michael Neser 2/63 (13 overs)		139 (47.2 overs) Joe Burns 30 (46) Doug Bollinger 4/32 (12 overs)

New South Wales won by 225 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: David Warner (New South Wales)

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Bonus Points: Queensland 2.00, New South Wales 1.87

25–28 October (D/N)
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Western Australia	v	South Australia
9/271d (79.4 overs) Shaun Marsh 73 (151) Joe Mennie 3/56 (19 overs)		9/505d (106 overs) Tom Cooper 138 (154) Jason Behrendorff 3/70 (20 overs)
302 (78.2 overs) Shaun Marsh 110 (165) Chadd Sayers 4/57 (17 overs)		0/69 (23.3 overs) Jake Weatherald 37* (61)

South Australia won by 10 wickets
WACA, Perth
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ashley Barrow
Player of the match: Chadd Sayers (South Australia)

South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.51, South Australia 3.61

25–28 October (D/N)
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Victoria	v	Tasmania
415 (117.2 overs) Marcus Harris 115 (144) Jackson Bird 3/75 (30 overs)		255 (97.3 overs) George Bailey 64 (172) Daniel Christian 4/35 (20.3 overs)
9/204d (44 overs) Marcus Harris 77 (88) Beau Webster 3/25 (6 overs)		251 (83.3 overs) James Faulkner 78 (156) Chris Tremain 3/60 (16.3 overs)

Victoria won by 113 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Geoff Davidson and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Victoria)

Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
Bonus Points: Victoria 2.73, Tasmania 0.95

Round 2

4–7 November
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Queensland	v	Victoria
137 (47.4 overs) Sam Heazlett 51 (78) Jon Holland 4/32 (11.4 overs)		417 (113.2 overs) Cameron White 104* (226) Jack Wildermuth 3/51 (16 overs)
199 (65.1 overs) Marnus Labuschagne 70 (132) Jon Holland 4/46 (13 overs)

Victoria won by an innings and 81 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward
Player of the match: Jon Holland (Victoria)

Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
Bonus points: Victoria 2.61, Queensland 0.70

4–7 November
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Western Australia	v	New South Wales
216 (84.3 overs) Ashton Turner 81 (102) Steve O'Keefe 5/65 (28.3 overs)		298 (94 overs) Nic Maddinson 116 (200) Ashton Agar 6/110 (36 overs)
177 (102.3 overs) Michael Klinger 50 (164) William Somerville 5/65 (39 overs)		7/96 (35.3 overs) Ed Cowan 25 (56) Ashton Agar 4/31 (14.3 overs)

New South Wales won by 3 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Geoff Davidson and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: William Somerville (New South Wales)

Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Ryan Gibson (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.98, Western Australia 1.16

4–7 November
Scorecard

Tasmania	v	South Australia
98 (43.4 overs) Dom Michael 17 (30) Chadd Sayers 6/32 (16 overs)		481 (116 overs) Jake Weatherald 135 (177) Cameron Stevenson 4/110 (26 overs)
289 (80.3 overs) George Bailey 142* (209) Chadd Sayers 5/44 (19.3 overs)

South Australia won by an innings and 94 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Chadd Sayers (South Australia)

Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
Cameron Stevenson (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Bonus Points: South Australia 2.98, Tasmania 0.80

Round 3

17–20 November
Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales
6/510d (160 overs) Peter Handscomb 215 (356) Doug Bollinger 2/67 (27 overs)		225 (89 overs) Kurtis Patterson 55 (122) Chris Tremain 4/22 (18 overs)
2/105d (23 overs) Marcus Harris 62* (67) Steve O'Keefe 2/6 (3 overs)		192 (81.5 overs) Daniel Hughes 54 (153) Chris Tremain 3/31 (15 overs)

Victoria won by 198 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Peter Handscomb (Victoria)

Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Bonus Points: New South Wales 0.55, Victoria 1.94

17–20 November
Scorecard

Queensland	v	South Australia
7/475d (122 overs) Matt Renshaw 108 (202) Adam Zampa 4/141 (31 overs)		258 (73 overs) Alex Carey 76 (140) Luke Feldman 3/56 (15 overs)
7/228d (54 overs) Sam Heazlett 63 (92) Travis Head 2/42 (9 overs)		317 (121 overs) Jake Weatherald 73 (183) Ben Cutting 3/60 (20 overs)

Queensland won by 128 runs
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Umpires: Tony Wilds and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Matt Renshaw (Queensland)

South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Bonus Points: Queensland 2.43, South Australia 1.08

17–20 November
Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Tasmania
262 (64.2 overs) Ashton Turner 110 (144) Simon Milenko 2/49 (11 overs)		402 (124.5 overs) Alex Doolan 202 (311) Jason Behrendorff 5/80 (34.5 overs)
345 (110.1 overs) Jonathan Wells 120 (270) Jackson Bird 3/69 (25.1 overs)		1/209 (50.5 overs) Jordan Silk 77* (149) D'Arcy Short 1/36 (7.5 overs)

Tasmania won by 9 wickets
WACA, Perth
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and John Ward
Player of the match: Alex Doolan (Tasmania)

Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
D'Arcy Short (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.22, Tasmania 1.90

Round 4

26–29 November
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South Australia	v	Victoria
405 (111.3 overs) Travis Head 130 (188) Chris Tremain 4/91 (29.3 overs)		367 (105.5 overs) Aaron Finch 102 (151) Joe Mennie 4/64 (25.5 overs)
162 (46.3 overs) Travis Head 52 (97) Jon Holland 4/25 (7 overs)		5/201 (60.1 overs) Cameron White 40* (71) Kane Richardson 3/36 (13 overs)

Victoria won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Damien Mealey
Player of the match: Jon Holland (Victoria)

Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
Bonus Points: Victoria 2.11, South Australia 2.60

26–29 November
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Tasmania
5/495d (145 overs) Peter Nevill 179* (331) James Faulkner 2/35 (15 overs)		209 (100.2 overs) Jake Doran 66 (202) Trent Copeland 6/54 (33 overs)
1/128d (26 overs) Ed Cowan 66* (73) James Faulkner 1/26 (4 overs)		4/266 (104.4 overs) James Faulkner 100* (222) Trent Copeland 2/65 (25 overs)

Match drawn
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Peter Nevill (New South Wales)

Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
Bonus Points: Tasmania 0.37, New South Wales 1.86

26–29 November
Scorecard

Queensland	v	Western Australia
422 (117.3 overs) Jack Wildermuth 93 (154) Simon Mackin 3/100 (26 overs)		6/340d (116.5 overs) Cameron Bancroft 103 (243) Michael Neser 2/50 (20 overs)
6/252d (63 overs) Michael Neser 53* (44) Mitchell Marsh 4/38 (11 overs)		237 (66.4 overs) Michael Klinger 65 (116) Ben Cutting 3/48 (14.4 overs)

Queensland won by 97 runs
Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Michael Neser (Queensland)

Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
Sam Truloff (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
Bonus Points: Queensland 1.96, Western Australia 1.45

Round 5

5–8 December (D/N)
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Tasmania	v	Victoria

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

5–8 December (D/N)
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South Australia	v	New South Wales

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

5–8 December (D/N)
Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Queensland

WACA, Perth

Round 6

1–4 February
Scorecard

Victoria	v	New South Wales

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

1–4 February
Scorecard

South Australia	v	Western Australia

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

1–4 February
Scorecard

Queensland	v	Tasmania

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

Round 7

10–13 February
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Queensland

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

10–13 February
Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Western Australia

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

10–13 February
Scorecard

South Australia	v	Victoria

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Round 8

25–28 February
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Tasmania

North Dalton Park, Wollongong

25–28 February
Scorecard

South Australia	v	Queensland

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

25–28 February
Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Victoria

WACA, Perth

Round 9

7–10 March
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia

Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

7–10 March
Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Queensland

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

8–11 March
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Victoria	v	Western Australia

Traeger Park, Alice Springs

Round 10

16–19 March
Scorecard

Tasmania	v	South Australia

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

16–19 March
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Queensland	v	Victoria

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

16–19 March
Scorecard

Western Australia	v	New South Wales

WACA, Perth

Final

26–30 March
Scorecard

TBD	v	TBD

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave	HS	100	50
Peter Handscomb	Victoria	3	4	0	363	90.75	215	1	2
Marcus Harris	Victoria	3	5	1	357	89.25	115	1	3
George Bailey	Tasmania	3	6	2	341	85.25	142*	1	2
Kurtis Patterson	New South Wales	3	6	0	278	46.33	111	1	2
Tom Cooper	South Australia	3	4	0	254	63.50	138	1	1

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Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Ave	BBI	SR
Chadd Sayers	South Australia	3	6	112.3	19	16.10	6/32	35.50
Chris Tremain	Victoria	3	6	95.4	16	14.56	4/22	35.80
Jon Holland	Victoria	3	6	109.4	15	19.60	4/32	43.80
Scott Boland	Victoria	3	6	106.5	14	20.57	3/39	45.70
Ashton Agar	Western Australia	2	4	75	13	17.92	6/110	34.60

References

1 2 "Matador Cup expands to Perth and Brisbane". ESPNCricinfo. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Sheffield Shield schedule revealed". Cricket Australia. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Cricket Australia announce 2016–17 domestic fixtures". Cric Buzz. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Australia's Test cricket players to get a shot at pink-ball in Sheffield Shield day-nighters". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Sheffield Shield 2016–17". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
↑ "Cricket Records – Records – Sheffield Shield, 2016/17 – Most runs – ESPN Cricinfo". Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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