# 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season

The 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. It began on 10 October 2019 and was scheduled to finish on 31 March 2020. The first four rounds took place prior to the international Test series against Pakistan, and in addition the season breaks for the Big Bash League. Victoria were the defending champions.
In December 2019, during the sixth round match between Victoria and Western Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, play was suspended after 40 overs on the first day due to a dangerous pitch. Following another inspection on the second day, the match was called off. During the same round, the match at the Sydney Cricket Ground between New South Wales and Queensland was played under a smoke cloud from the Australian bushfires.
The final round of matches and the final were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The title was subsequently awarded to New South Wales, who finished on top of the points table after the nine rounds that were played. It was the 47th time that New South Wales had won the title. On 25 March 2020, Cricket Australia named Moises Henriques and Nic Maddinson as the joint winners of player of the season.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
| New South Wales | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.76 | 50.76 |
| Victoria | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15.53 | 38.53 |
| Queensland | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.91 | 36.91 |
| Tasmania | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.29 | 32.29 |
| Western Australia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.37 | 31.37 |
| South Australia | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.54 | 28.54 |

## Round-Robin stage
### Round 1

* 10–13 October 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Geoff Joshua, Simon Fry Player of the match: Tom Cooper (South Australia)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
* Henry Hunt (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
* 10–13 October 2019 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 5 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Gerard Abood, Donovan Koch Player of the match: Harry Conway (New South Wales)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
* 10–13 October 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn WACA, Perth Umpires: Paul Wilson and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Jackson Bird (Tasmania)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lawrence Neil-Smith (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.

### Round 2

* 18–21 October 2019 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 8 wickets Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (New South Wales)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18–21 October 2019 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 4 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Greg Davidson and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Queensland)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* Bryce Street, Xavier Bartlett (Queensland) and Wes Agar (South Australia) all made their first-class debuts.
* 18–21 October 2019 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 9 wickets WACA, Perth Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Western Australia)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 3

* 31 October–3 November 2019 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 6 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* 1–4 November 2019 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 96 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Chadd Sayers (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Matthew Gilkes and Daniel Solway (New South Wales) made their first-class debuts.
* Daniel Solway scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* 2–5 November 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Simon Fry Player of the match: Cameron Green (Western Australia)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Bryce Street (Queensland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* Cameron Green (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

### Round 4

* 11–14 November 2019 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 223 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Moises Henriques (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11–14 November 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alex Doolan (Tasmania)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Henry Hunt (South Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* Henry Hunt and Jake Weatherald set a new record for the highest opening partnership for South Australia in first-class cricket, with 293 runs.
* Alex Doolan became the seventh batsman for Tasmania to score a century in each innings in a first-class match.
* 12–15 November 2019 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 59 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Queensland)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Jake Fraser-McGurk, Will Sutherland (Victoria) and Blake Edwards (Queensland) all made their first-class debuts.
* Mitchell Swepson (Queensland) took a hat-trick in the first innings.

### Round 5

* 29 November–2 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (New South Wales)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 November–2 December 2019 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 10 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Sam Heazlett (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Macalister Wright (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
* Mark Steketee (Queensland) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* 29 November–2 December 2019 Scorecard
* Western Australia won by 36 runs WACA, Perth Umpires: Simon Fry and Donovan Koch
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Liam Scott (South Australia) made his first-class debut.

### Round 6

* 7–10 December 2019 Scorecard
* No result Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Play was suspended after 40 overs on day 1 due to a dangerous pitch.
* Umpires called off the match on day 2 due to the dangerous conditions of the pitch.
* 7–10 December 2019 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Greg Davidson and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Moises Henriques (New South Wales)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–10 December 2019 Scorecard
* South Australia won by 6 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Wes Agar (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Daniel Drew (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
* Simon Milenko (Tasmania) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

### Round 7

* 14–17 February 2020 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 112 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Stephen Harris and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Wil Parker (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
* Seb Gotch (Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* 14–17 February 2020 Scorecard
* South Australia won by 109 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Daniel Worrall (South Australia)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–17 February 2020 Scorecard
* Queensland won by 10 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: John Ward and Ashley Mehrotra Player of the match: Michael Neser (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Tasmania’s first-innings total of 78 was their third-lowest first-class score.

### Round 8

* 24–27 February 2020 Scorecard
* New South Wales won by 133 runs Bankstown Oval, Sydney Umpires: Shawn Craig and Simon Fry Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24–27 February 2020 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 5 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Stephen Harris Player of the match: Beau Webster (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* Nathan Ellis (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
* 24–27 February 2020 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 44 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Seb Gotch (Victoria)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Max Bryant (Queensland) and Jonathan Merlo (Victoria) both made their first-class debuts.
* Will Sutherland (Victoria) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

### Round 9

* 6–9 March 2020 Scorecard
* Tasmania won by 9 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: John Ward and Simon Fry Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–9 March 2020 Scorecard
* Victoria won by 182 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Will Sutherland (Victoria)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–9 March 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn WACA, Perth Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Sam Whiteman (Western Australia)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Aaron Hardie (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

### Round 10

* 17–20 March 2020 Scorecard
* Cancelled Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
* 17–20 March 2020 Scorecard
* Cancelled WACA, Perth
* 19–22 March 2020 Scorecard
* Cancelled Junction Oval, Melbourne

### Final

* 27–31 March 2020 Scorecard
* Cancelled North Dalton Park, Wollongong

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Nic Maddinson | Victoria | 7 | 10 | 1 | 780 | 86.67 | 224 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Cooper | South Australia | 8 | 15 | 1 | 765 | 54.64 | 271* | 1 | 4 |
| Shaun Marsh | Western Australia | 9 | 17 | 2 | 724 | 48.27 | 214 | 2 | 3 |
| Cameron Green | Western Australia | 8 | 15 | 4 | 699 | 63.55 | 158* | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Hughes | New South Wales | 9 | 18 | 3 | 665 | 44.33 | 136 | 2 | 3 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| Cameron Gannon | Queensland | 8 | 16 | 295.0 | 38 | 20.92 | 2.69 | 5/94 | 8/118 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | Queensland | 6 | 12 | 238.2 | 33 | 17.30 | 2.39 | 5/56 | 7/66 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Agar | South Australia | 8 | 16 | 291.0 | 33 | 24.21 | 2.74 | 5/53 | 8/121 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | Victoria | 8 | 14 | 278.2 | 32 | 19.87 | 2.28 | 5/49 | 7/119 | 1 | 0 |
| Chadd Sayers | South Australia | 8 | 16 | 332.3 | 31 | 28.41 | 2.64 | 8/64 | 13/131 | 2 | 1 |

## Broadcasting

All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with Fox Cricket originally scheduled to show the final.