The 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season was the 117th season of the

Sheffield Shield The Sheffield Shield (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Marsh Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from the six states of Australia. Sheffield Sh ...

, the domestic

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competition in Australia. The season started on 16 October 2018. For the first time in six seasons, the competition featured no day/night matches. The first five rounds took place prior to the international Test series against India, and in addition the season breaks for the

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were the defending champions. The final will include the use of the bonus point system that is used during the rest of the competition, in the event that the match ends in a draw.

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faced Victoria in the Sheffield Shield final at

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. Victoria beat New South Wales by 177 runs to win their 32nd title.

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

Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

Broadcasting

All Sheffield Shield regular season matches were exclusively streamed live and free on

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's official website, with the final broadcast live on

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' new Fox Cricket channel.

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Sheffield Shield seasons