# 2012–13 Sheffield Shield season

The 2012–13 Sheffield Shield season was the 111th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The competition was won by Tasmania. It was one of the most tightly contested seasons in many years, with all six teams having a chance to make the final heading into the last round of the regular season.

## Table

| Team | Pld | WO | WI | D | LO | LI | Pts | Quot |
| Tasmania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 1.3755 |
| Queensland | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0.9896 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1.1526 |
| Victoria | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0.9453 |
| Western Australia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0.8198 |
| South Australia | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0.8533 |
Updated to completion of season.

## Fixtures
### September 2012

* 18–20 September Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 8 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Western Australia Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Trent Copeland (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field
* Points: New South Wales 6, Western Australia 0
* 26–29 September Scorecard
* Match drawn Bankstown Oval, Sydney Umpires: Tony Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Moisés Henriques (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: New South Wales 2, Tasmania 0
* 30 September – 2 October Scorecard
* Victoria won by 10 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Western Australia Umpires: Damien Mealey and John Ward Player of the match: John Hastings (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Victoria 6, Western Australia 0

### October 2012

* 1–4 October Scorecard
* Queensland won by 191 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Ian Lock Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Queensland)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Queensland 6, South Australia 0
* 9–12 October Scorecard
* Tasmania won by an innings and 30 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Luke Butterworth (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: Tasmania 6, South Australia 0
* 10–13 October Scorecard
* Victoria won by 10 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: James Pattinson (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Victoria 6, Queensland 0
* 23–26 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Paul Reiffel and John Ward Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Tasmania)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Tasmania 2, Victoria 0
* 23–26 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: Queensland 2, South Australia 0

### November 2012

* 1–4 November Scorecard
* South Australia won by 15 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Ian Lock and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Daniel Christian (South Australia)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field
* Points: South Australia 6, Tasmania 2
* 1–4 November Scorecard
* Victoria won by 5 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Clint McKay (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Victoria 6, Western Australia 2
* 2–5 November Scorecard
* Queensland won by 6 wickets Allan Border Field, Albion, Brisbane Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Queensland 6, New South Wales 0
* 9–12 November Scorecard
* Queensland won by an innings and 123 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Simon Fry and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Queensland 6, Tasmania 0
* 12–15 November Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 110 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Western Australia Umpires: Mick Martell and John Ward Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Western Australia)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: Western Australia 6, South Australia 0
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward Player of the match: Chris Rogers (Victoria)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
* Rain reduced play on the final day to 5 overs
* Points: Victoria 2, New South Wales 0
* First class debut: Louis Cameron (Victoria)
* 23–26 November Scorecard
* South Australia won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Mick Martell and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Gary Putland (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Points: South Australia 6, Victoria 0
* 26–29 November Scorecard
* Tasmania won by an innings and 118 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Tony Ward Player of the match: Jackson Bird (Tasmania)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: Tasmania 6, Western Australia 0
* 27–30 November Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 3 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Derek Walker Player of the match: Brad Haddin (New South Wales)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: New South Wales 6, Queensland 0
* First class debut: Adam Zampa (New South Wales)

### January 2013

* 24–27 January Scorecard
* Match drawn Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Blacktown Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Stephen O'Keefe (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field
* Points: New South Wales 2, Western Australia 0
* First class debuts: Ashton Agar (Western Australia) and Hilton Cartwright (New South Wales)
* 24–27 January Scorecard
* South Australia won by 1 wicket Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ian Lock and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Joe Mennie (South Australia)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: South Australia 6, Victoria 2
* First class debut: James Muirhead (Victoria)

### February 2013

* 4–7 February Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 99 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Western Australia)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Western Australia 6, Queensland 2
* 6–9 February Scorecard
* Match drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Gerard Abood and Geoff Joshua
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: New South Wales 2, Tasmania 0
* 18–21 February Scorecard
* Victoria won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Ward Player of the match: Cameron White (Victoria)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: Victoria 6, Queensland 0
* First-class debuts: Ronan McDonald and Dominic Michael (Queensland); Clive Rose (Victoria)
* 19–22 February Scorecard
* South Australia won by 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Chadd Sayers (South Australia)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
* Points South Australia 6, New South Wales 0
* First-class debut: Alex Carey (South Australia)
* 21–24 February Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 2 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Western Australia Umpires: Ian Lock and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Sam Whiteman (Western Australia)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Western Australia 6, Tasmania 2

### March 2013

* 7–10 March Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 163 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Ian Lock Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Tasmania)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Tasmania 6, Queensland 2
* First-class debut: Jordan Silk (Tasmania)
* 7–10 March Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Damien Mealey and Tony Ward Player of the match: Gurinder Sandhu (New South Wales)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
* Points: New South Wales 6, Victoria 0
* First-class debut: Gurinder Sandhu (New South Wales)
* 7–10 March Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 1 wicket Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dennis Smith and John Ward Player of the match: Michael Hogan (Western Australia)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Western Australia 6, South Australia 2
* 14–17 March Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 111 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Gerard Abood and Dennis Smith Player of the match: Jordan Silk (Tasmania)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Tasmania 6, Victoria 0
* First-class debut: Ryan Sidebottom (Victoria)
* 14–17 March Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: Gurinder Sandhu (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field
* Points: New South Wales 6, South Australia 0
* First-class debut: Daniel Hughes (New South Wales)
* 14–17 March Scorecard
* Queensland won by 120 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, Western Australia Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ryan Harris (Queensland)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Points: Queensland 6, Western Australia 2

### Final

* 22–26 March Scorecard
* Match drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: James Faulkner
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Ricky Ponting | Tasmania | 9 | 16 | 4 | 911 | 200* | 75.91 | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Cosgrove | Tasmania | 11 | 20 | 0 | 784 | 104 | 39.20 | 1 | 7 |
| Chris Rogers | Victoria | 10 | 17 | 2 | 742 | 131 | 49.46 | 3 | 1 |
| Alex Doolan | Tasmania | 10 | 18 | 1 | 715 | 149 | 42.05 | 1 | 4 |
| Phillip Hughes | South Australia | 6 | 12 | 0 | 673 | 158 | 56.08 | 2 | 3 |

### High scores

| Player | Team | Runs | Balls | Opponent | Ground | Date |
| Ricky Ponting | Tasmania | 200* | 349 | New South Wales | Hobart | 6 February 2013 |
| Callum Ferguson | South Australia | 164 | 342 | Queensland | Adelaide | 23 October 2012 |
| Ricky Ponting | Tasmania | 162* | 242 | Victoria | Melbourne | 23 October 2012 |
| Moisés Henriques | New South Wales | 161* | 229 | Tasmania | Sydney | 26 September 2012 |
| Phillip Hughes | South Australia | 158 | 256 | Victoria | Melbourne | 23 November 2012 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | BBI |
| Chadd Sayers | South Australia | 9 | 353.0 | 889 | 48 | 18.52 | 6/49 |
| Luke Butterworth | Tasmania | 11 | 376.4 | 936 | 45 | 20.80 | 6/49 |
| James Faulkner | Tasmania | 10 | 282.4 | 793 | 39 | 20.33 | 5/23 |
| Joe Mennie | South Australia | 6 | 234.0 | 727 | 33 | 22.03 | 6/43 |
| Michael Hogan | Western Australia | 9 | 300.5 | 750 | 30 | 25.00 | 5/40 |

### Best bowling

| Player | Team | Figures | Overs | Opponent | Ground | Date |
| Gary Putland | South Australia | 7/64 | 12.0 | Victoria | Melbourne | 23 November 2012 |
| Jackson Bird | Tasmania | 6/25 | 20.0 | Western Australia | Hobart | 25 November 2012 |
| James Pattinson | Victoria | 6/32 | 14.4 | Queensland | Brisbane | 10 October 2012 |
| Joe Mennie | South Australia | 6/43 | 21.0 | Tasmania | Adelaide | 24 January 2013 |
| Luke Butterworth | Tasmania | 6/49 | 21.0 | South Australia | Adelaide | 9 October 2012 |