# 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season

The 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season was the 109th season of the Sheffield Shield, the first-class Australian domestic cricket competition. The season began on 8 October 2010, and ended on 21 March 2011 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, with the Tasmanian Tigers winning their second shield.

## Teams

| Club | Home Ground | Captain |
| New South Wales Blues | Sydney Cricket Ground | Simon Katich |
| Queensland Bulls | Brisbane Cricket Ground | James Hopes |
| Southern Redbacks | Adelaide Oval | Michael Klinger |
| Tasmanian Tigers | Bellerive Oval | George Bailey |
| Victorian Bushrangers | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Cameron White |
| Western Warriors | WACA Ground | Marcus North |

## Table

The top two teams after each round is played will compete for the Sheffield Shield final. The match will be contested at the home ground of the side that finishes first. In the result of a draw, the team that finished on top of the ladder, and hence hosting the match will be awarded the title. For an explanation of how points are awarded, see Sheffield Shield Points System.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | Quot | For | For | Against | Against |
| Tasmania | 44 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1.287 | 142 | 4024 | 172 | 3786 |
| New South Wales | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.355 | 145 | 4916 | 180 | 4503 |
| Queensland | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.001 | 146 | 3987 | 142 | 3873 |
| Western Australia | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.901 | 171 | 4891 | 151 | 4795 |
| Victoria | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.914 | 165 | 4976 | 161 | 5312 |
| South Australia | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.722 | 187 | 4754 | 150 | 5279 |
Last Updated on 19 March 2011.

## Fixtures and results
### October

* 8–11 October 2010 Scorecard
* Match drawn Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* 10–13 October 2010 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 8 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Mick Martell and Bob Parry Player of the match: Darren Pattinson (Vic)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 11–14 October 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 10 wickets Adelaide Oval Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (NSW)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 October 2010 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 23 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Ian Lock and Paul Reiffel
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 October–1 November 2010 Scorecard
* Match drawn Adelaide Oval Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (SA)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 31 October–3 November 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by an innings and 91 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Mark Cameron (NSW)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

### November

* 10–13 November 2010 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 8 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Ian Lock Player of the match: Ryan Harris (Qld)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* 10–13 November 2010 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Bob Parry Player of the match: Andrew McDonald (Vic)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17–20 November 2010 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 5 wickets Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Ashley Barrow and David Orchard Player of the match: Chris Swan (Qld)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 November 2010 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 241 Runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Tony Ward and John Ward Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (WA)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 November 2010 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 1 wicket Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Luke Butterworth (Tas)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26–29 November 2010 Scorecard
* South Australia won by 43 Runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Bob Parry and John Ward Player of the match: Daniel Christian (SA)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26–29 November 2010 Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Barry Frost (NZ) and Ian Lock Player of the match: Chris Swan (Qld)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 November–1 December 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 199 Runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Gerald Abood and Tony Ward Player of the match: Nathan Hauritz (NSW)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

### December

* 7–10 December 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Nathan Hauritz (NSW)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10–13 December 2010 Scorecard
* Match drawn Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Gerald Abood and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Qld)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17–20 December 2010 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 10 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward Player of the match: James Faulkner (Tas)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 December 2010 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Simon Fry and Bob Parry Player of the match: Jon Holland (Vic)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18–21 December 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 133 Runs Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Andrew Robinson (Qld)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

### February

* 10–13 February 2011 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 129 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (WA)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11–14 February 2011 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 5 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Gerald Abood and Mick Martell Player of the match: George Bailey (Tas)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* 18–21 February 2011 Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Tony Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Phil Jaques (NSW)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21–24 February 2011 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 94 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Joe Burns (Qld)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21–24 February 2011 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by an innings and 129 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Johanes Cloete and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Luke Butterworth (Tas)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### March

* 3–6 March 2011 Scoreboard
* Tasmania won by an innings and 70 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Gerard Abood and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Nick Kruger (Tas)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 March 2011 Scoreboard
* Victoria won by 185 Runs MCG, Melbourne Umpires: Johanes Cloete and Bob Parry Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Vic)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 March 2011 Scoreboard
* Western Australia won by 7 wickets Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Umpires: Ian Lock and John Ward Player of the match: Marcus Harris (WA)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 10–13 March 2011 Scoreboard
* New South Wales won by 3 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Phillip Hughes (NSW)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10–13 March 2011 Scoreboard
* Queensland won by an innings and 3 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: Simon Fry and Mick Martell Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Qld)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* 10–13 March 2011 Scoreboard
* Tasmania won 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward Player of the match: Nick Kruger (Tas)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 17–21 March 2011 Scoreboard
* Tasmania won by 7 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Ed Cowan
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Mark Cosgrove | Tasmania | 11 | 18 | 806 | 53.73 | 159 | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Quiney | Victoria | 10 | 19 | 724 | 42.58 | 106 | 2 | 4 |
| Phil Jaques | New South Wales | 11 | 21 | 674 | 33.70 | 129 | 2 | 1 |
| Aaron Finch | Victoria | 10 | 20 | 645 | 33.94 | 84 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Lynn | Queensland | 9 | 15 | 641 | 49.80 | 172 | 2 | 2 |
Updated to end of competition

### Highest scores

| Runs | Balls | Player | Team | Opponent | Ground |
| 214 | 294 | Usman Khawaja | New South Wales | South Australia | Adelaide Oval |
| 172 | 287 | Chris Lynn | Queensland | Victoria | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
| 163 | 116 | Andrew McDonald | Victoria | Western Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth |
| 160* | 235 | George Bailey | Tasmania | Victoria | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 159 | 194 | Mark Cosgrove | Tasmania | Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Updated to end of competition

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
| Luke Butterworth | Tasmania | 10 | 301.5 | 45 | 17.53 | 6/51 | 2 |
| Trent Copeland | New South Wales | 10 | 451.0 | 45 | 24.68 | 6/51 | 1 |
| Adam Maher | Tasmania | 9 | 265.0 | 37 | 18.21 | 5/14 | 1 |
| James Faulkner | Tasmania | 9 | 206.0 | 36 | 17.72 | 5/5 | 2 |
| Ryan Duffield | Western Australia | 7 | 230.1 | 33 | 22.90 | 6/77 | 1 |
Updated to end of competition

### Best bowling

| Figures | Overs | Player | Team | Opponent | Ground |
| 8/35 | 15.3 | Darren Pattinson | Victoria | Western Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth |
| 7/75 | 24.1 | Chris Swan | Queensland | South Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
| 6/22 | 11.0 | Mark Cameron | New South Wales | Queensland | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
| 6/37 | 12.0 | Luke Feldman | Queensland | Victoria | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
| 6/50 | 22.0 | James Hopes | Queensland | South Australia | Adelaide Oval |
Updated to end of competition