Sheffield Shield 1585656 226174897 2008-07-17T04:20:12Z Moondyne 28190 /* Sponsorship and name change */ ce {{Infobox cricket tournament main | tournament name = Sheffield Shield | image = Sheffieldshield.jpg | size = 173px | caption = | country = {{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia | administrator = [[Cricket Australia]] | cricket format = [[First Class Cricket|First Class]] (4 day) <br> Final: 5 day | first = 1892 | last = | tournament format = Round Robin, then Knockout | participants = 6 | champions = [[New South Wales Blues]] |qualification= | most successful = [[New South Wales Blues]] <br>(45 titles) | most runs = | most wickets = |website=[http://www.cricket.com.au Cricket Australia] }} The '''Sheffield Shield''' is the domestic [[First-class cricket|first class cricket]] competition in [[Australia]]. Each of the six state teams play in a round-robin series of home and away 4-day matches against every other team. Teams are awarded points based on the results of the match, and after each pair of teams have played each other twice, the two highest ranked teams play a 5-day final. The final is played at the home ground of the team that finished on top of the table at the end of the regular season matches. In the case of a draw the season's champion is the home team. A separate [[List A cricket|limited overs competition]] known as the [[Ford Ranger One Day Cup|Ford Ranger Cup]], and a [[Twenty20]] competition known as the [[KFC Twenty20 Big Bash]] both run concurrently. ==History== In 1891-92 the [[Henry North Holroyd|Earl of Sheffield]] was in Australia as the promoter of the English team led by [[W. G. Grace]]. The tour included three [[Test cricket|Tests]] played in [[Melbourne]], [[Sydney]] and [[Adelaide]]. At the conclusion of the tour, Sheffield donated £150 to the [[New South Wales Cricket Association]] to fund a trophy for an annual tournament of [[intercolonial cricket in Australia]]. The three colonies of [[New South Wales]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and [[South Australia]] were already regularly playing ad-hoc matches which were very popular. The new tournament commenced in the summer of [[1892]] with the three colonies playing for a silver shield named after its benefactor. ==Sponsorship and name change== In [[1999]], the Australian Cricket Board (now [[Cricket Australia]]) announced a 4 year sponsorship deal which included renaming the '''Sheffield Shield''' to the '''Pura Milk Cup''', then to the '''Pura Cup''' the following season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/1999/NOV/009267_CI_17NOV1999.html Cricinfo article|title=Aussie state champions to drink from the Milk Cup|work=[[Cricinfo]]|date=November 17, 1999|author=Rick Eyre|accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> ''Pura'' is a brand name of [[National Foods]] a wholly owned subsidiary of the Philippines based [[San Miguel Corporation]]. The sponsorship increased total annual prize money to A$220,000, with the winners receiving A$75,000 and the runners up A$45,000. Although the competition had previously been running with losses of several million dollars per annum, cricket traditionalists protested strongly, arguing against the encroaching wave of commercialism damaging the competition that had been running for over 100 years. The competition continued to be referred to by some fans as the ''"Shield"'' as force of habit, a subtle protest, or simply to differentiate it from the one-day domestic competition. On [[16 July]] [[2008]] it was announced that [[Weet-Bix]] would take over sponsorship of the competition from the start of the 2009-10 season, and that it would be renamed the "Sheffield Shield" or the "Sheffield Shield presented by Weet-Bix".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=41629|title=Cricket Australia and Weet-Bix bring Sheffield Shield back|work=Cricket Australia|date=16 July, 2008|accessdate=2008-07-17}}</ref> Weet-bix is a cereal biscuit manufactured by [[Sanitarium Health Food Company]]. ==Teams== [[Image:Australia-coloured-locator.png|right]] {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! width=15 | &nbsp; !! Team name<br>(Sponsored name) !! Home ground !! First<br>season !! Wins !! Wins % !! Finals "won" !! Finals "won" % |- | bgcolor="#{{Cricket NSW colour}}" | &nbsp; || [[New South Wales Blues]]<br>(SpeedBlitz Blues) || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] || [[1892]]-[[1893|93]] || 45 || 42.5% || 9 || 34.6% |- | bgcolor="#{{Cricket Vic colour}}" | &nbsp; || [[Victorian Bushrangers]]<br>(VB Victorian Bushrangers) || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] ||[[1892]]-[[1893|93]] || 26 || 24.5% || 2 || 7.7% |- | bgcolor="#{{Cricket WA colour}}" | &nbsp; || [[Western Warriors]]<br>(Retravision Warriors) || [[WACA Ground|The WACA, Perth]] || [[1947]]-[[1948|48]] || 15 || 14.2% || 7 || 26.9% |- | bgcolor="#{{Cricket SA colour}}" | &nbsp; || [[Southern Redbacks]]<br>(West End Redbacks) || [[Adelaide Oval]] || [[1892]]-[[1893|93]] || 13 || 12.3% || 1 || 3.8% |- | bgcolor="#{{Cricket Qld colour}}" | &nbsp; || [[Queensland Bulls]]<br>(XXXX Gold Queensland Bulls) || [[Brisbane Cricket Ground|The Gabba, Brisbane]] || [[1926]]-[[1927|27]] || 6 || 5.7% || 6 || 23.1% |- | bgcolor="#{{Cricket Tas colour}}" | &nbsp; || [[Tasmanian Tigers]]<br>(Cascade Tasmanian Tigers) || [[Bellerive Oval|Bellerive Oval, Hobart]] || [[1977]]-[[1978|78]] || 1 || 0.9% || 1 || 3.8% |} *Wins up to and including 2007-08 season. *Home grounds are the ''main'' venues used for home games by each team; other venues in the home state of each team are also regularly used. ==Points system== A number of different systems have been used over the years. Currently, points are awarded for each match during the home and away season, with the top two teams playing in the final. The team with the most points hosts the final on their home ground and only needs to draw that match to win the title. {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Category !! What it means !! Points |- |First innings points || The team that scores the most runs in their first innings, whether they bat first or second || 2 - retained even if beaten outright |- |Outright win || The team that wins the match, whether they win, lose or tie the first innings || 6 - maximum points |- |Tied match || If both teams finish on equal runs after completing two innings each || 3 - irrespective of first innings result |- |Tied innings || Equal runs on first innings and no outright result || 1 each |- |Outright loss || Team who loses the match after a tie in the first innings || 1 |- |First innings loss || Team with the least amount of runs in the first innings || 0 |- |Outright loss || Team who loses the match after losing in the first innings || 0 |- |Abandoned/Draw || Abandoned or drawn match with no first innings result || 0 |} ==Winners table== Prior to the introduction of a Final in 1982/83, the team with most points after the home and away rounds was declared the winner. With the introduction of the Final, the top team hosts the second placed team in a five-day match. The visiting team must win the Final to win the championship; the home team wins the championship in the event of a tied or drawn Final. {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Season !! Winner !! Runner-up |- | 1892-93 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1893-94 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1894-95 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1895-96 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1896-97 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1897-98 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1898-99 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1899-00 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1900-01 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1901-02 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1902-03 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1903-04 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1904-05 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1905-06 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1906-07 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1907-08 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1908-09 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1909-10 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1910-11 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1911-12 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1912-13 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1913-14 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1914-15 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1915-19 || colspan=2 | (not contested due to [[World War I]]) |- | 1919-20 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1920-21 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1921-22 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1922-23 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1923-24 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1924-25 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1925-26 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1926-27 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1927-28 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1928-29 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1929-30 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1930-31 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1931-32 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1932-33 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1933-34 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1934-35 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1935-36 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1936-37 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1937-38 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1938-39 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1939-40 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1940-46 || colspan=2 | (not contested due to [[World War II]]) |- | 1946-47 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1947-48 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1948-49 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1949-50 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1950-51 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1951-52 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1952-53 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1953-54 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1954-55 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1955-56 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1956-57 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1957-58 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1958-59 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1959-60 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1960-61 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1961-62 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1962-63 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1963-64 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1964-65 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1965-66 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1966-67 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1967-68 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1968-69 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1969-70 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1970-71 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1971-72 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1972-73 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1973-74 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1974-75 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1975-76 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1976-77 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1977-78 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1978-79 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1979-80 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1980-81 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1981-82 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1982-83 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1983-84 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 1984-85 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 1985-86 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 1986-87 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 1987-88 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 1988-89 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1989-90 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 1990-91 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1991-92 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | 1992-93 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 1993-94 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Tas light colour}}"| Tasmania |- | 1994-95 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia |- | 1995-96 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket SA light colour}}"| South Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1996-97 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia |- | 1997-98 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Tas light colour}}"| Tasmania |- | 1998-99 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket WA light colour}}"| Western Australia || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 1999-00 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 2000-01 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | 2001-02 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Tas light colour}}"| Tasmania |- | 2002-03 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 2003-04 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 2004-05 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland |- | 2005-06 || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Qld light colour}}"| Queensland || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- | [[Pura Cup season 2006-07|2006-07]] || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Tas light colour}}"| Tasmania || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales |- | [[Pura Cup season 2007-08|2007-08]] || style="background-color:#{{Cricket NSW light colour}}"| New South Wales || style="background-color:#{{Cricket Vic light colour}}"| Victoria |- |} ==Player of the Year== The Player of the Year award is announced at the end of each season<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_PLAYERS_OF_THE_YEAR.html|publisher=Cricinfo.com|title=Pura Cup Player of the Year}}</ref>. Since its inception in 1976 it has been awarded to the player or players who are considered to have returned consistently magnificent performances by a panel of judges. [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] and [[South Australia|South Australian]] batsman [[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliott]] has won the award the most times, being awarded Player of the Year on 3 separate occasions. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season !! Winner(s) |- | 1975-76 || [[Ian Chappell]] (SA), [[Greg Chappell]] (QLD) |- | 1976-77 || [[Richie Robinson]] (VIC) |- | 1977-78 || [[David Ogilvie (cricketer)|David Ogilvie]] (QLD) |- | 1978-79 || [[Peter Sleep]] (SA) |- | 1979-80 || [[Ian Chappell]] (SA) |- | 1980-81 || [[Greg Chappell]] (QLD) |- | 1981-82 || [[Kepler Wessels]] (QLD) |- | 1982-83 || [[Kim Hughes]] (WA) |- | 1983-84 || [[Brian Davison]] (TAS), [[John Dyson]] (NSW) |- | 1984-85 || [[David Boon]] (TAS) |- | 1985-86 || [[Allan Border]] (QLD) |- | 1986-87 || [[Craig McDermott]] (QLD) |- | 1987-88 || [[Dirk Tazelaar]] (QLD), [[Mark Waugh]] (NSW) |- | 1988-89 || [[Tim May]] (SA) |- | 1989-90 || [[Mark Waugh]] (NSW) |- | 1990-91 || [[Stuart Law]] (QLD) |- | 1991-92 || [[Tony Dodemaide]] (VIC) |- | 1992-93 || [[Jamie Siddons]] (SA) |- | 1993-94 || [[Matthew Hayden]] (QLD) |- | 1994-95 || [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] (VIC) |- | 1995-96 || [[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliott]] (VIC) |- | 1996-97 || [[Andy Bichel]] (QLD) |- | 1997-98 || [[Dene Hills]] (TAS) |- | 1998-99 || [[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliott]] (VIC) |- | 1999-00 || [[Darren Lehmann]] (SA) |- | 2000-01 || [[Jamie Cox]] (TAS) |- | 2001-02 || [[Brad Hodge]] (VIC), [[Jimmy Maher]] (QLD) |- | 2002-03 || [[Clinton Perren]] (QLD) |- | 2003-04 || [[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliott]] (VIC) |- | 2004-05 || [[Michael Bevan]] (TAS) |- | 2005-06 || [[Andy Bichel]] (QLD) |- | 2006-07 || [[Chris Rogers (cricketer)|Chris Rogers]] (WA) |- | 2007-08 || [[Simon Katich]] (NSW) |- |} ==Highlights== *[[1892]]/[[1893|93]] - Competition commences by formalising the [[Intercolonial cricket in Australia|Intercolonial matches]] regularly played between [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[South Australia]] and [[New South Wales]] *[[1982]]/[[1983|83]] - Final introduced. ==Records== ===Individual Records=== ==== Most matches played==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! Matches !! Player !! Period |- | 1 || 161 || [[Jamie Cox]] (TAS) || 1987-88 - 2005-06 |- | 2 || 159 || [[John Inverarity]] (WA/SA) || 1962-63 - 1984-85 |- | 3 || 146 || [[Jamie Siddons]] (VIC/SA) || 1984-85 - 1999-00 |- | 4 || 145 || [[Darren Lehmann]] (SA/VIC) || 1987-88 - 2007-08 |- | 5 || 142 || [[Stuart Law]] (QLD) || 1987/88 - |- | colspan=4 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_INDIV_MOST_MATCHES.html]''. Last updated: [[May 31]] 2007.</small> |} ====Most dismissals==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! [[Dismissal (cricket)|Dismissals]] !! [[Wicket-keeper|Player]] !! Matches |- | 1 || 546 (499 c. 47 st.) || [[Darren Berry]] (SA/VIC) || 139 |- | 2 || 488 (474 c. 14 st.) || [[Wade Seccombe]] (QLD) || 101 |- | 3 || 359 (331 c. 28 st.) || [[Tim Zoehrer]] (WA) || 107 |- | 4 || 351 (318 c. 33 st.) || [[Rod Marsh]] (WA) || 86 |- | 5 || 339 (298 c. 41 st.) || [[Phil Emery]] (NSW) || 109 |- | colspan=4 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_FIELD_MOST_DISMISS.html]''. Last updated: [[31 May]], [[2007]].</small> |- |} ===Team Records=== ==== Team Results ==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! Team !! Entered !! Matches !! Won !! Lost !! Drawn !! Tied !! % Won |- | 1 || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || 1892-93 || 741 || 317 || 209 || 214 || 1 || 60.25 |- | 2 || {{Cr-Aus|Vic}} || 1892-93 || 733 || 275 || 215 || 242 || 1 || 56.11 |- | 3 || {{Cr-Aus|WA}} || 1947-48 || 507 || 175 || 149 || 183 || 0 || 54.01 |- | 4 || {{Cr-Aus|Qld}} || 1926-27 || 625 || 185 || 213 || 226 || 1 || 46.49 |- | 5 || {{Cr-Aus|SA}} || 1892-93 || 729 || 206 || 327 || 195 || 1 || 38.67 |- | 6 || {{Cr-Aus|Tas}} || 1977-78 || 279 || 58 || 103 || 118 || 0 || 36.02 |- | colspan=9 | ''Win percentage excludes drawn matches''. <!-- for some odd reason :) --> <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_RECORD_BY_TEAM.html]''. Last updated: [[1 June]] [[2007]].</small> |} ====Highest Team Totals==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! Total !! Team !! Opponent !! Venue !! Season |- | 1 || 1107 || {{Cr-Aus|Vic}} || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne || 1926-27 |- | 2 || 918 || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || {{Cr-Aus|SA}} || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney || 1900-01 |- | 3 || 900-6d || {{Cr-Aus|Qld}} || {{Cr-Aus|Vic}} || Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane || 2005-06 |- | 4 || 821-7d || {{Cr-Aus|SA}} || {{Cr-Aus|Qld}} || Adelaide Oval, Adelaide || 1939-40 |- | 5 || 815 || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || {{Cr-Aus|Vic}} || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney || 1908-09 |- | colspan=5 | <small>''Source: [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Australia/Firstclass/Overall/Highest_Team_Totals.html ]''. Last updated: [[8 Jan]] [[2008]].</small> |} ====Lowest Team Totals==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! Total !! Team !! Opponent !! Venue !! Season |- | 1 || 27 || {{Cr-Aus|SA}} || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]] || 1955-56 |- | 2 || 29 || {{Cr-Aus|SA}} || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]] || 2004-05 |- | 3 || 31 || {{Cr-Aus|Vic}} || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]] || 1906-07 |- | 4 || 35 || {{Cr-Aus|Vic}} || {{Cr-Aus|NSW}} || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], [[Sydney]] || 1926-27 |- | 5 || 41 || {{Cr-Aus|WA}} || {{Cr-Aus|SA}} || [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]] || 1989-90 |- | colspan=5 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_LOWEST_TEAM_TOTALS.html ]''. Last updated: [[31 May]] [[2007]].</small> |} ===Batting Records=== ====Highest individual scores==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% ! Rank !! Runs !! Player !! Match !! Venue !! Season |- | 1 || 452* || [[Don Bradman]] (NSW) || New South Wales v Queensland || Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney || 1929-30 |- | 2 || 437 || [[Bill Ponsford]] (VIC) || Victoria v Queensland || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne || 1927-28 |- | 3 || 365* || [[Clem Hill]] (SA) || South Australia v New South Wales || Adelaide Oval, Adelaide || 1900-01 |- | 4 || 359 || [[Bob Simpson]] (NSW) || New South Wales v Queensland || Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane || 1963-64 |- | 5 || 357 || [[Don Bradman]] (NSW) || South Australia v Victoria || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne || 1935-36 |- | colspan=6 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_HIGHEST_INDIV_SCORES.html]''. Last updated: [[1 June]] [[2007]].</small> |} ====Most career runs==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% ! Rank !! Runs !! Player !! Career |- | 1 || 13,411 (263 inns.) || [[Darren Lehmann]] (SA/VIC) || 1987-88 - 2007-08 |- | 2 || 10,821 (295 inns.) || [[Jamie Cox (cricketer)|Jamie Cox]] (TAS) || 1987-88 - 2005-06 |- | 3 || 10,643 (259 inns.) || [[Jamie Siddons]] (VIC/SA) || 1984-85 - 1999-00 |- | 4 || 10,621 (211 inns.) || [[Michael Bevan]] (SA/NSW/TAS) || 1989/90 - 2006/07 |- | 5 || 9,843 (219 inns.) || '''[[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliott]]''' (VIC/SA) || 1992-93 - |- | colspan=4 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html]''. Last updated: [[1 June]] [[2007]].</small> |} ====Most runs in a season==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% ! Rank !! Runs !! Player !! Average !! Season |- | 1 || 1,506 (17 inns.) || [[Simon Katich]] (NSW) || 94.12 || 2007-08 |- | 2 || 1,464 (18 inns.) || [[Michael Bevan]] (TAS) || 97.60 || 2004-05 |- | 3 || 1,381 (20 inns.) || [[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliott]] (VIC) || 81.23 || 2003-04 |- | 4 || 1,254 (18 inns.) || [[Graham Yallop]] (VIC) || 69.66 || 1982-83 |- | 5 || 1,240 (20 inns.) || [[Michael Bevan]] (NSW) || 82.66 || 1993-94 |- | colspan=4 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_SEASON_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html]''. Last updated: [[28 May]] [[2007]].</small> |} ==== Highest batting averages==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! [[Batting average|Average]] !! Player !! Career |- | 1 || 110.19 (96 inns.) || [[Don Bradman]] (NSW/SA) || 1927-28 - 1948-49 |- | 2 || 83.27 (70 inns.) || [[Bill Ponsford]] (VIC) || 1920-21 - 1933-34 |- | 3 || 70.88 (95 inns.) || [[Alan Kippax]] (NSW) || 1918-19 - 1935-36 |- | 4 || 68.00 (81 inns.) || [[Monty Noble]] (NSW) || 1893-94 - 1919-20 |- | 5 || 67.03 (64 inns.) || [[Bill Woodfull]] (VIC) || 1921-22 - 1933-34 |- | colspan=4 | ''Qualification: 20 innings''. <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_BAT_HIGHEST_AVS.html]''. Last updated: [[28 May]] 2007.</small> |} ==== Most centuries==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- bgcolor=#87cefa ! Rank !! [[Century (cricket)|Centuries]] !! Player !! Matches |- | 1 || 44 || [[Darren Lehmann]] (SA/VIC) || 145 |- | 2 || 42 || [[Michael Bevan]] (SA/NSW/TAS) || 118 |- | 3 || 36 || [[Don Bradman]] (NSW/SA) || 62 |- | 4 || 32 || '''[[Matthew Elliott (cricketer)|Matthew Elliott]]''' (VIC/SA) || 114 |- | 5 || 31 || [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] (VIC) || 110 |- | colspan=4 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html]''. Last updated: [[26 May]] 2007.</small> |} ===Bowling Records=== ====Most career wickets==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! [[Wicket]]s !! Player !! Matches !! [[Bowling average|Average]] |- | 1 || 513 || [[Clarrie Grimmett]] (VIC/SA) || 79 || 25.29 |- | 2 || 431 || '''[[Michael Kasprowicz]]''' (QLD) || 97 || 24.19 |- | 3 || 429 || '''[[Andy Bichel]]''' (QLD) || 87 || 23.03 |- | 4 || 419 || [[Jo Angel]] (WA) || 105 || 24.86 |- | 5 || 384 || [[Terry Alderman]] (WA) || 97 || 24.21 |- | colspan=5 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html]''. Last updated: [[31 May]] 2007.</small> |} ====Most wickets in a season==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! [[Wicket]]s !! Player !! Matches !! Season |- | 1 || 67 || [[Colin Miller (cricketer)|Colin Miller]] (TAS) || 11 || 1997-98 |- | 2 || 65 || '''[[Shaun Tait]]''' (SA) || 10 || 2004-05 |- | 3 || 60 || [[Chuck Fleetwood-Smith]] (VIC) || 6 || 1934-35 |- | 4 || 60 || '''[[Andy Bichel]]''' (QLD) || 11 || 2004-05 |- | 5 || 60 || '''[[Ben Hilfenhaus]]''' (TAS) || 11 || 2006-07 |- | colspan=5 | <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_SEASON_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html]''. Last updated: [[31 May]] 2007.</small> |} ====Best career average==== {| class="wikitable" width=90% |- ! Rank !! [[Bowling average|Average]] !! Player !! Balls !! [[Wicket]]s |- | 1 || 17.10|| [[Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)|Bill O'Reilly]] (NSW) || 10,740 || 203 |- | 2 || 17.74|| [[Joel Garner]] (SA) || 2,419 || 55 |- | 3 || 17.87 || [[Geff Noblet]] (SA) || 11,156 || 190 |- | 4 || 18.09 || [[Pat Crawford]] (NSW) || 2,517 || 61 |- | 5 || 19.08 || [[Charlie Turner]] (NSW) || 3,920 || 73 |- | colspan=5 | ''Qualification: 2000 balls bowled''. <small>''Source: [http://www1.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/DOMESTIC/SS/SS_BOWL_BEST_AVS.html]''. Last updated: [[31 May]] [[2007]].</small> |} ==See also== {{portal|Cricket}} *[[Intercolonial cricket in Australia]] *[[Ford Ranger Cup]] *[[KFC Twenty20 Big Bash]] *[[Pura Cup season 2007-08]] ==References== {{reflist}} *''The History of the Sheffield Shield'', Chris Harte *''A Century of Summers: 100 years of Sheffield Shield cricket'', Geoff Armstrong ==External links== *http://members.optusnet.com.au/~anmarks/history.htm *[http://www.cricketsa.com.au/library/Junior%20Reds%20Newsletter%20Jan%2004.pdf Points system] {{Cricket in Australia}} {{Sports leagues of Australia}} [[Category:Australian domestic cricket competitions]] [[fr:Pura Cup]] [[simple:Pura Cup]]