2020–21 Sheffield Shield season

The 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season is the 119th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia.[1] On 26 June 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed all the squads for the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[2][3] Cricket Australia also confirmed that the tournament would use the Kookaburra ball for all the matches,[4] after using the Duke ball since the 2016–17 season.[5] New South Wales are the defending champions.[6][7]

2020–21 Sheffield Shield
Dates10 October 2020 – 19 April 2021
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and final
Participants6
Matches played28

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first four rounds of the season are being played at four venues in Adelaide.[8] With further restrictions due to the pandemic in Australia, the first round match between New South Wales and Victoria was scheduled to take place from 17 November 2020,[9] because of extra measures for people travelling into South Australia from Victoria.[10] However, on 12 October 2020, Victoria's first two matches were postponed due to the extra quarantine restrictions.[11]

Round three of the tournament saw a new record partnership set in a Sheffield Shield match. Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski of Victoria scored 486 runs for the first wicket, in the match against South Australia.[12] The previous record was held by Mark and Steve Waugh, making 464 for New South Wales against Western Australia in the 1990–91 tournament.[13]

On 16 December 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the remaining schedule of the tournament.[14] The tournament was shortened by one round, with the final scheduled to start on 15 April 2021.[15]

Points table
Team[16] Pld W L D NR BP Pts
 Queensland 321006.4818.48
 New South Wales 320103.9916.99
 Western Australia 410305.3614.36
 Tasmania 402206.128.12
 Victoria 200204.686.68
 South Australia 402202.244.24

Round-Robin stage

Round 1
10–13 October 2020
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5/481d (129 overs)
Josh Inglis 153* (182)
Lloyd Pope 5/164 (27 overs)
314 (114 overs)
Jake Weatherald 105 (160)
Ashton Agar 5/103 (33 overs)
2/215d (45 overs)
Shaun Marsh 110* (111)
Chadd Sayers 2/56 (11 overs)
177 (82.3 overs)
Travis Head 54 (105)
Joel Paris 2/10 (10.3 overs)
Western Australia won by 205 runs
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lance Morris (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
  • Lloyd Pope (South Australia) became the first leg spinner in 50 years to take a five-wicket haul on the opening day of a Sheffield Shield season.[17]
  • Josh Inglis (Western Australia) scored his maiden first-class century.[18]
  • Ashton Agar (Western Australia) became the 28th player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Sheffield Shield match.[19]
10–13 October 2020
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250 (85.3 overs)
Ben McDermott 74 (156)
Michael Neser 5/32 (17 overs)
529 (156.3 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 167 (230)
Nathan Ellis 3/99 (32 overs)
210 (129.2 overs)
Jordan Silk 56 (201)
Mitchell Swepson 4/66 (45.2 overs)
Queensland won by an innings and 59 runs
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Darren Close
Player of the match: Michael Neser (Queensland)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Park 25 hosted its maiden first-class cricket match.[20]
  • Michael Neser (Queensland) scored his maiden first-class century.[21] Neser also became the 27th player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Sheffield Shield match.[19]
17–20 November 2020
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  • The match was postponed due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions.[22]

Round 2
19–22 October 2020
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195 (82.4 overs)
Harry Nielsen 64 (164)
Beau Webster 3/26 (12 overs)
8/493d (158 overs)
Jake Doran 112 (229)
Chadd Sayers 3/27 (29 overs)
5/347 (128 overs)
Travis Head 171* (256)
Jackson Bird 2/53 (23 overs)
Match drawn
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Travis Head (South Australia)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
19–22 October 2020
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6/443d (141 overs)
Moises Henriques 167 (276)
Ashton Agar 2/106 (40 overs)
534 (167.5 overs)
Cameron Green 197 (438)
Sean Abbott 6/89 (32.5 overs)
2/107 (34 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 48 (79)
Cameron Gannon 1/22 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Darren Close
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (New South Wales)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
22–25 October 2020
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  • The match was postponed due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions.[22]

Round 3
30 October–2 November 2020
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302 (89.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 115 (242)
Nathan Ellis 4/76 (17.1 overs)
432 (128.3 overs)
Ben McDermott 90 (220)
Lance Morris 5/94 (20.3 overs)
5/436d (100 overs)
Sam Whiteman 118 (192)
Nathan Ellis 2/108 (121)
2/117 (48 overs)
Matthew Wade 57* (143)
Matthew Kelly 1/10 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Gerard Abood
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Western Australia)
30 October–2 November 2020
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200 (80 overs)
Henry Hunt 50 (108)
Will Sutherland 3/26 (16 overs)
3/564d (139.1 overs)
Will Pucovski 255* (386)
Travis Head 1/53 (10.1 overs)
8/384 (160 overs)
Travis Head 151 (296)
Scott Boland 6/61 (33 overs)
Match drawn
ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Umpires: Rod Tucker and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Will Pucovski (Victoria)
30 October–2 November 2020
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298 (97.2 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 117 (203)
Mitchell Starc 4/76 (24 overs)
283 (81.1 overs)
Sean Abbott 66 (77)
Mitchell Swepson 5/97 (23 overs)
190 (63.5 overs)
Matt Renshaw 42 (115)
Trent Copeland 5/17 (18 overs)
9/206 (78.3 overs)
Daniel Solway 52 (129)
Mitchell Swepson 5/74 (29 overs)
New South Wales won by 1 wicket
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Queensland)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.

Round 4
8–11 November 2020
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4/414d (119 overs)
Will Pucovski 202 (348)
Matthew Kelly 3/84 (27 overs)
479 (139.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 135 (271)
Jon Holland 4/115 (42.1 overs)
4/199 (86 overs)
Marcus Harris 45 (150)
Aaron Hardie 2/19 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Will Pucovski (Victoria)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
8–11 November 2020
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64 (30.3 overs)
Mitchell Starc 18 (22)
Jackson Bird 4/14 (10.3 overs)
239 (94.1 overs)
Jordan Silk 106 (264)
Sean Abbott 4/33 (21.1 overs)
6/522d (139 overs)
Nick Larkin 161 (292)
Jackson Bird 2/84 (29 overs)
202 (80.5 overs)
Matthew Wade 59 (156)
Nathan Lyon 3/60 (25 overs)
New South Wales won by 145 runs
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (New South Wales)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
  • New South Wales made their third-lowest total in the Sheffield Shield.[25]
  • Sean Abbott (New South Wales) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[26]
8–11 November 2020
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5/496d (124 overs)
Matt Renshaw 168* (230)
Chadd Sayers 2/98 (29 overs)
154 (64.4 overs)
Will Bosisto 38 (139)
Mitchell Swepson 5/55 (25 overs)
3/105d (26 overs)
Usman Khawaja 46* (46)
Will Bosisto 2/45 (8 overs)
385 (158 overs)
Harry Nielsen 114 (260)
Mark Steketee 4/43 (28 overs)
Queensland won by 62 runs
ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Umpires: Rod Tucker and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jimmy Peirson (Queensland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[27]
  • Callum Ferguson (South Australia) played in his final first-class cricket match.[28]

Round 5
12–15 February 2021
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21–24 February 2021
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Round 6

Round 7
11–14 March 2021
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TBC

Round 8
20–23 March 2021
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Round 9

Final
15–19 April 2021
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TBC
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TBC
TBC

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