2017–18 Sheffield Shield season


The 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season was the 116th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. It started on 26 October 2017 and finished on 27 March 2018. The opening round of matches were played as day/night fixtures and the first three rounds of matches took place before the Ashes series. Victoria were the defending champions.
In round two of the competition, Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in each innings of a first-class cricket match in Australia. He became the second Australian, and the eighth bowler overall, to do so in a first-class match.
In the final round of fixtures, Tasmania beat the defending champions, Victoria, by 156 runs to advance to their first Sheffield Shield final since the 2012–13 season. They faced Queensland at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. In the final, Queensland beat Tasmania by nine wickets to win their eighth title and their first since 2012. This was also the final season for Doug Bollinger, Ed Cowan, Ben Cutting and Michael Klinger.

Points table

Round-Robin stage

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Final

Squads

New South Wales

New South Wales named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Queensland

Queensland named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

South Australia

South Australia named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Tasmania

Tasmania named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Victoria

Victoria named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Western Australia

Western Australia named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Debutants

The following players made their first-class debuts throughout the competition.
DateNameRoleBattingBowlingTeamAgainst
26 October 2017Brendan DoggettBowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
26 October 2017Matthew KellyBowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
4 November 2017Tom RogersBowlerLeft-handedRight-arm fast-medium
13 November 2017Riley MeredithBowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
13 November 2017Andrew HolderBowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
8 February 2018Lachlan PfefferBatsmanLeft-handedRight-arm medium
8 February 2018Nicholas WinterBowlerLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
8 February 2018Eamonn VinesBatsmanLeft-handedLeft-arm medium
8 February 2018Alex BevilaquaBowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
8 February 2018Mickey EdwardsBowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
16 February 2018Liam GuthrieBowlerLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
16 February 2018Clint HinchliffeAll-rounderLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
16 February 2018Josh PhilippeBatsmanRight-handedRight-arm medium
24 February 2018Jarrod FreemanAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm off-break
3 March 2018Param UppalBatsmanRight-handedRight-arm off-break
5 March 2018Conor McInerneyBatsmanLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox

Broadcasting

All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with the final broadcast live on ABC Grandstand radio.