# 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season

The 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season was the 116th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. It started on 26 October 2017 and finished on 27 March 2018. The opening round of matches were played as day/night fixtures and the first three rounds of matches took place before the Ashes series. Victoria were the defending champions.
In round two of the competition, Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in each innings of a first-class cricket match in Australia. He became the second Australian, and the eighth bowler overall, to do so in a first-class match.
In the final round of fixtures, Tasmania beat the defending champions, Victoria, by 156 runs to advance to their first Sheffield Shield final since the 2012–13 season. They faced Queensland at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. In the final, Queensland beat Tasmania by nine wickets to win their eighth title and their first since 2012. This was also the final season for Doug Bollinger, Ed Cowan, Ben Cutting and Michael Klinger.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
| Queensland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16.00 | 55.00 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15.55 | 47.55 |
| Victoria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16.91 | 39.91 |
| Western Australia | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17.09 | 37.09 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.37 | 34.37 |
| South Australia | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15.04 | 29.04 |

## Round-Robin stage
### Round 1

* 26–29 October 2017 (D/N) Scorecard
* Queensland won by 110 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Brendan Doggett (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
* 26–29 October 2017 (D/N) Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 301 runs WACA, Perth Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Western Australia)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* Matthew Kelly (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
* Tasmania's second innings total of 63 was their lowest in the Sheffield Shield.
* 27–30 October 2017 (D/N) Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Sam Nogajski and John Ward Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (New South Wales)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mitchell Starc (New South Wales) picked up his best first-class bowling figures with 8/73.

### Round 2

* 4–7 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Jake Lehmann (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–7 November 2017 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 171 runs Hurstville Oval, Hurstville Umpires: Shawn Craig and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (New South Wales)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Play on Day 1 was suspended early due to bad light.
* Mitchell Starc (New South Wales) took a hat-trick in Western Australia's first innings dismissing Jason Behrendorff, David Moody and Simon Mackin in consecutive deliveries.
* Mitchell Starc also took a hat-trick in Western Australia's second innings, dismissing Jason Behrendorff, David Moody and Jonathan Wells in consecutive deliveries. He became the first bowler to take two hat-tricks in the same match in the Sheffield Shield and the eighth to achieve this feat in first-class cricket.
* 4–7 November 2017 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and John Ward Player of the match: Michael Neser (Queensland)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tom Rogers (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.

### Round 3

* 13–16 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Alex Doolan (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* Only 23 overs were played on Day 4 due to rain
* Riley Meredith (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
* Jake Doran (Tasmania) became the first batsman to be an on-field substitute in a Sheffield Shield match, after Jordan Silk had a concussion.
* 13–16 November 2017 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 6 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (New South Wales)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 November 2017 Scorecard
* South Australia won by 5 wickets WACA, Perth Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Jake Weatherald (South Australia)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Andrew Holder (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
* Cameron Bancroft (Western Australia) and Jake Weatherald (South Australia) both made their highest scores in first-class cricket.
* Western Australia made the highest total in the first innings in a losing cause in a Sheffield Shield match since the 2009–10 season.

### Round 4

* 23–26 November 2017 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 142 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Jackson Bird (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jake Doran (Tasmania) scored his maiden first-class century.
* 24–27 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn North Sydney Oval, North Sydney Umpires: Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Glenn Maxwell (Victoria) made his highest score in first-class cricket.
* 24–27 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn WACA, Perth Umpires: Greg Davidson and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Queensland)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 5

* 3–6 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Shawn Craig and Shaun Haig Player of the match: William Bosisto (Western Australia)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3–6 December 2017 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 10 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jackson Bird (Tasmania)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
* 3–6 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Joe Burns (Queensland)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Alex Carey (South Australia) scored his maiden first-class century.
* Joe Burns (Queensland) scored his maiden first-class double century.

### Round 6

* 8–11 February 2018 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 206 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Shawn Craig and Brad White Player of the match: Luke Feldman (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Lachlan Pfeffer (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
* 8–11 February 2018 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and John Ward Player of the match: Cameron White (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Nicholas Winter (South Australia) and Eamonn Vines (Victoria) made their first-class debuts.
* Harry Nielsen (South Australia) scored his maiden first-class century.
* Nicholas Winter (South Australia) took his maiden first-class five-wicket-haul.
* 8–11 February 2018 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 4 wickets WACA, Perth Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Simon Mackin (Western Australia)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Alex Bevilaqua (Western Australia) and Mickey Edwards (New South Wales) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 7

* 16–19 February 2018 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by an innings and 87 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Greg Davidson and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Tasmania)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Josh Philippe, Clint Hinchliffe and Liam Guthrie (Western Australia) all made their first-class debuts.
* 16–19 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Will Pucovski (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* 16–19 February 2018 Scorecard
* South Australia won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Brad White Player of the match: Nicholas Winter (South Australia)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nicholas Winter (South Australia) took his maiden first-class ten-wicket-haul in the match.

### Round 8

* 24–27 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Sam Nogajski and John Ward Player of the match: Beau Webster (Tasmania)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jarrod Freeman (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
* 24–27 February 2018 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 255 runs WACA, Perth Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chris Tremain (Victoria) took his maiden first-class ten-wicket haul.
* 25–28 February 2018 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 118 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Shawn Craig and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Matt Renshaw (Queensland)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Brendan Doggett (Queensland) took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul.

### Round 9

* 3–6 March 2018 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 23 runs Junction Oval, St Kilda Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (New South Wales)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Param Uppal (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
* Will Pucovski was substituted out of the match following a hit to the head by a bouncer off the bowling of Sean Abbott. He was replaced in the match by Daniel Christian.
* 5–8 March 2018 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 16 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Tony Wilds and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Travis Head (South Australia)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* Conor McInerney (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
* 6–9 March 2018 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 211 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Charlie Hemphrey (Queensland)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Luke Feldman (Queensland) took his 200th wicket in first-class cricket.

### Round 10

* 14–17 March 2018 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 156 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Andrew Fekete (Tasmania)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–17 March 2018 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 36 runs North Dalton Park, Wollongong Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Queensland)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–17 March 2018 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 241 runs Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Hilton Cartwright (Western Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.

## Final

* 23–27 March 2018 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 9 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* Day 1 of the match was abandoned due to an unsafe outfield.

## Squads
### New South Wales

New South Wales named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 3 | Daniel Hughes | (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Kurtis Patterson | (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 18 | Param Uppal | (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Rookie contract |
| 19 | Steve Smith | (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract, captain |
| 22 | Ryan Gibson | (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 27 | Ed Cowan | (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 42) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 31 | David Warner | (1986-10-27) 27 October 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 36 | Nick Larkin | (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | — | |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| – | Jordan Gauci | (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | — | Rookie contract |
| – | Jason Sangha | (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 14 | Ben Dwarshuis | (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 21 | Moises Henriques | (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-captain |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 20 | Peter Nevill | (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | — | Cricket Australia contract |
| 70 | Jay Lenton | (1990-08-10) 10 August 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | — | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 5 | Harry Conway | (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 8 | Josh Hazlewood | (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| 9 | Trent Copeland | (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 12 | Arjun Nair | (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 24 | William Somerville | (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 25 | Charlie Stobo | (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 28 | Gurinder Sandhu | (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 30 | Pat Cummins | (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 42 | Daniel Fallins | (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Rookie contract |
| 56 | Mitchell Starc | (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 67 | Nathan Lyon | (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 72 | Steve O'Keefe | (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 77 | Sean Abbott | (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 78 | Mickey Edwards | (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Liam Hatcher | (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Henry Thornton | (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |

### Queensland

Queensland named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 4 | Usman Khawaja | (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia contract, Captain |
| 9 | Marnus Labuschagne | (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 15 | Joe Burns | (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| 25 | Sam Truloff | (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 44 | Charlie Hemphrey | (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 47 | Sam Heazlett | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm off break | |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 66 | Peter Forrest | (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 94 | Matt Renshaw | (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Bryce Street | – | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 20 | Michael Neser | (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 24 | Jack Wildermuth | (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting | (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 52 | Jason Floros | (1990-11-24) 24 November 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | James Bazley | (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Max Bryant | (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Harry Wood | – | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 33 | Lachlan Pfeffer | (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | — | |
| 59 | Jimmy Peirson | (1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 14 | Peter George | (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 16 | Mark Steketee | (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 21 | Cameron Gannon | (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 22 | Mitchell Swepson | (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 35 | Brendan Doggett | (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 58 | Luke Feldman | (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 64 | Billy Stanlake | (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Xavier Bartlett | (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Matthew Kuhnemann | (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Rookie contract |
| – | Jack Prestwidge | – | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |

### South Australia

South Australia named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 7 | Johnathan Dalton | (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 12 | Callum Ferguson | (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Kelvin Smith | (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 26 | Tom Cooper | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 28 | Jake Weatherald | (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) | Left-Handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 33 | Jake Lehmann | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 34 | Travis Head | (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain Cricket Australia contract |
| 39 | Conor McInerney | (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 49 | Alex Ross | (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Patrick Page | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Jake Winter | (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 3 | Cameron Valente | (1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Daniel Drew | – | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Rookie contract |
| – | Ben Pengelley | (1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 4 | Harry Nielsen | (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 5 | Alex Carey | (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | — | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 1 | Daniel Worrall | (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 15 | Joe Mennie | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 17 | Michael Cormack | (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Rookie contract |
| 21 | Spencer Johnson | (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 27 | Chadd Sayers | (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 29 | Tom Andrews | (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 30 | Nick Benton | (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 44 | Nick Winter | (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 55 | Kane Richardson | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 63 | Adam Zampa | (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | David Grant | (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Lloyd Pope | (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |

### Tasmania

Tasmania named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 2 | Jake Doran | (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 9 | Charlie Wakim | (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 10 | George Bailey | (1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia contract, captain |
| 21 | Jordan Silk | (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 28 | Ben McDermott | (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 64 | Alex Doolan | (1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Vice-captain |
| – | Jake Hancock | (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| – | Caleb Jewell | (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Corey Murfet | (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 15 | Simon Milenko | (1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 19 | Jarrod Freeman | (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Not contracted |
| 20 | Beau Webster | (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 25 | James Faulkner | (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Liam Devlin | — | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| – | Mac Wright | (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 31 | Matthew Wade | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia Contract |
| 36 | Tim Paine | (1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | — | |
| 51 | Ben Dunk | (1987-11-03) 3 November 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 3 | Cameron Stevenson | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 5 | Gabe Bell | (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 6 | Tom Rogers | (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 12 | Riley Meredith | (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 13 | Cameron Boyce | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 16 | Nick Buchanan | (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 17 | Andrew Fekete | (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 22 | Jackson Bird | (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 43 | Sam Rainbird | (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Andrew Perrin | (1990-06-23) 23 June 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Hamish Kingston | (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Not contracted |
| – | Aaron Summers | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Rookie contract |

### Victoria

Victoria named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 5 | Aaron Finch | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Left-arm off break | Vice Captain, Cricket Australia contract |
| 8 | Blake Thomson | (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 9 | Cameron White | (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 10 | Will Pucovski | (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 14 | Marcus Harris | (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 22 | Eamonn Vines | (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | — | |
| 29 | Travis Dean | (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | |
| 36 | Seb Gotch | (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | — | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 2 | Matthew Short | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 12 | Will Sutherland | (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 45 | Daniel Christian | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Guy Walker | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 7 | Sam Harper | (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 54 | Peter Handscomb | (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | — | Captain, Cricket Australia contract |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 3 | Jackson Coleman | (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 17 | James Muirhead | (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 18 | Jon Holland | (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 19 | James Pattinson | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 20 | Peter Siddle | (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 24 | Scott Boland | (1989-03-11) 11 March 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 26 | Xavier Crone | (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 34 | Jake Reed | (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 80 | Fawad Ahmed | (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 99 | Chris Tremain | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Wes Agar | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | JLT Cup contract |
| – | Zak Evans | – | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Rookie contract |
| – | Sam Grimwade | (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Rookie contract |
| – | Jackson Koop | (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Tom O'Donnell | (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| – | Mitch Perry | – | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |

### Western Australia

Western Australia named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Contract Type & Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 4 | Cameron Bancroft | (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | — | Occasional Wicket-keeper |
| 8 | Jonathan Wells | (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Shaun Marsh | (1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 41) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 27 | Josh Philippe | (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Not contracted |
| 39 | Will Bosisto | (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Jake Carder | (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 10 | Mitchell Marsh | (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Captain |
| 16 | Marcus Stoinis | (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Ashton Turner | (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 23 | D'Arcy Short | (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | |
| 24 | Clint Hinchcliffe | (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Rookie contract |
| 35 | Hilton Cartwright | (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Matthew Spoors | – | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg break | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 9 | Sam Whiteman | (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | — | |
| 95 | Josh Inglis | (1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers |||||||
| 2 | Jhye Richardson | (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 3 | Joel Paris | (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 5 | Jason Behrendorff | (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 6 | Liam Guthrie | (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Not contracted |
| 12 | Matt Kelly | (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| 13 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 15 | David Moody | (1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 18 | Ashton Agar | (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 29 | Alex Bevilaqua | (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 33 | Simon Mackin | (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 36 | Andrew Holder | (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Not contracted |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Kyle Gardiner | (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| – | Cameron Green | (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |

## Debutants

The following players made their first-class debuts throughout the competition.
| Date | Name | Role | Batting | Bowling | Team | Against |
| 26 October 2017 | Brendan Doggett | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Queensland | South Australia |
| 26 October 2017 | Matthew Kelly | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Western Australia | Tasmania |
| 4 November 2017 | Tom Rogers | Bowler | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Tasmania | Queensland |
| 13 November 2017 | Riley Meredith | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Tasmania | Victoria |
| 13 November 2017 | Andrew Holder | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Western Australia | South Australia |
| 8 February 2018 | Lachlan Pfeffer | Batsman | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Queensland | Tasmania |
| 8 February 2018 | Nicholas Winter | Bowler | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | South Australia | Victoria |
| 8 February 2018 | Eamonn Vines | Batsman | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Victoria | South Australia |
| 8 February 2018 | Alex Bevilaqua | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Western Australia | New South Wales |
| 8 February 2018 | Mickey Edwards | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | New South Wales | Western Australia |
| 16 February 2018 | Liam Guthrie | Bowler | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Western Australia | Tasmania |
| 16 February 2018 | Clint Hinchliffe | All-rounder | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Western Australia | Tasmania |
| 16 February 2018 | Josh Philippe | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Western Australia | Tasmania |
| 24 February 2018 | Jarrod Freeman | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Tasmania | New South Wales |
| 3 March 2018 | Param Uppal | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | New South Wales | Victoria |
| 5 March 2018 | Conor McInerney | Batsman | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | South Australia | Tasmania |

## Broadcasting

All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with the final broadcast live on ABC Radio Grandstand radio.