# 2009–10 Sheffield Shield season

The 2009–10 Sheffield Shield season is the 108th season of official first-class domestic cricket in Australia. The season began on 13 October 2009. The Victorian Bushrangers were the winners of the competition, defeating the Queensland Bulls by 459 runs in the final held from 17 to 21 March 2010 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

## 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 | For | For | Against | Against | Quo |
| Victoria | 41 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 5245 | 164 | 5148 | 1.19 |
| Queensland | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 159 | 4801 | 154 | 4647 | 1.00 |
| New South Wales | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 5620 | 159 | 5096 | 1.39 |
| Western Australia | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 160 | 5011 | 152 | 4836 | 0.98 |
| Tasmania | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 168 | 4819 | 136 | 5390 | 0.74 |
| South Australia | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 142 | 4852 | 131 | 5331 | 0.84 |
Last Updated on 15 March 2010.

## Teams

| Club | Home Ground | Captain |
| New South Wales Blues | Sydney Cricket Ground | Simon Katich |
| Queensland Bulls | Brisbane Cricket Ground | Chris Simpson |
| Southern Redbacks | Adelaide Oval | Graham Manou |
| Tasmanian Tigers | Bellerive Oval | Daniel Marsh |
| Victorian Bushrangers | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Cameron White |
| Western Warriors | WACA Ground | Marcus North |

## Fixtures and results
### October

* 13–16 Oct 2009 Scorecard Bulletin
* South Australia won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Gerard Abood & Simon Fry Player of the match: James Smith
* 13–16 Oct 2009 Scorecard Bulletin
* Match Drawn WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Ian Lock & Mick Martel Player of the match: Ryan Broad
* 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2009 Scorecard Bulletin
* Match Drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Geoff Joshua & Rod Tucker Player of the match: Brad Hodge

### November

* 1–4 Nov 2009 Scorecard Bulletin
* Queensland won by an innings and 7 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Umpires: Paul Reiffel & Tony Ward Player of the match: Ben Cutting
* 3–6 Nov 2009 Scorecard Bulletin
* Match Drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Jeff Brookes & Bob Parry Player of the match: Wes Robinson
* 8–11 Nov 2009 Scorecard Bulletin
* Match Drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Mick Martell & John Ward Player of the match: Cameron Borgas
* 17–20 Nov 2009 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Simon Fry and Bob Parry Player of the match: Daniel Marsh
* 17–20 Nov 2009 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Ian Lock and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Chris Rogers
* 24–27 Nov 2009 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Mick Martell and John Ward Player of the match: Ed Cowan
* 27–30 Nov 2009 Scorecard
* Victoria won by an innings and 50 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Steve Davis and Tony Ward Player of the match: David Hussey
* 27–30 Nov 2009 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 8 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Doug Bollinger

### December

* 8–11 Dec 2009 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 1 wicket Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Jeff Brookes and Ian Lock Player of the match: Ed Cowan
* 10–13 Dec 2009 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bob Parry Player of the match: Michael Klinger
* 11–14 Dec 2009 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 9 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Chris Hartley
* 18–21 Dec 2009 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle Umpires: Mick Martell and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Phillip Hughes
* No play possible on first day due to rain.
* 18–21 Dec 2009 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 104 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Shaun Marsh

### Mid Season Break

There is a break in the regular schedule of first class games to allow for the 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.

### January

* 29 Jan – 1 Feb 2010 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Steven John and Ian Lock Player of the match: Damien Wright
* 29 Jan – 1 Feb 2010 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 168 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward Player of the match: Luke Feldman

### February

* 8–11 Feb 2010 Scorecard Bulletin
* Match Drawn Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Steven John and Rod Tucker Player of the match: Chris Hartley
* 8–11 Feb 2010 Scorecard Bulletin
* South Australia won by 2 Wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Ian Lock and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Daniel Christian
* 12–15 Feb 2010 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Mick Martell Player of the match: Andrew McDonald
* 19–22 Feb 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by an innings and 174 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Jeff Brookes & Tony Ward Player of the match: Phillip Hughes
* 19–22 Feb 2010 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 70 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Bob Parry Player of the match: Ed Cowan
* 22–25 Feb 2010 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 1 wicket Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Simon Fry Player of the match: Chris Hartley

### March

* 3–6 Mar 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 216 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Bob Parry and John Ward Player of the match: Steve Smith
* 3–6 Mar 2010 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 94 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Umpires: Mick Martel and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Luke Feldman
* 3–6 Mar 2010 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 54 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Simon Fry and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Damien Wright
* 10–13 Mar 2010 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by an innings and 39 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Ian Lock and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Steve Smith
* 10–13 Mar 2010 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 3 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Umpires: Simon Fry and Bob Parry Player of the match: Steve Magoffin
* 10–13 Mar 2010 Scorecard
* Victoria won by an innings and 46 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Paul Reiffel and John Ward Player of the match: Damien Wright

### Final

* 19–23 Mar 2010 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 457 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Simon Fry and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Matthew Wade
* Rain delayed the start of play on day 3, but no time was lost.

## Statistics
### Most Runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| David Hussey | Victoria | 10 | 17 | 970 | 57.05 | 174 | 3 | 5 |
| Ed Cowan | Tasmania | 10 | 19 | 957 | 53.16 | 225 | 3 | 3 |
| Phillip Hughes | New South Wales | 10 | 17 | 953 | 56.05 | 192 | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Klinger | South Australia | 10 | 19 | 886 | 63.28 | 207* | 2 | 5 |
| Chris Hartley | Queensland | 11 | 19 | 827 | 48.64 | 125 | 2 | 4 |
Last Updated on 22 March 2010

### Most Wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
| Ben Cutting | Queensland | 11 | 335.3 | 46 | 23.91 | 6/37 | 3 |
| John Hastings | Victoria | 11 | 337.2 | 36 | 26.13 | 4/30 | 0 |
| Peter George | South Australia | 10 | 364.5 | 36 | 30.44 | 8/84 | 1 |
| Damien Wright | Victoria | 6 | 218.3 | 35 | 14.34 | 5/37 | 2 |
| Trent Copeland | New South Wales | 5 | 234.1 | 35 | 17.57 | 8/92 | 3 |
Last Updated on 22 March 2010