2009–10 Sheffield Shield season
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
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| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions |  Victoria (28th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 30, plus final |
| Player of the series | Chris Hartley (Qld)[1] |
| Most runs | David Hussey (Vic) 970 runs |
| Most wickets | Ben Cutting (Qld) 46 wickets |
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[edit]
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 | Against | Quo | ||
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| Victoria
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41 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 5245 | 164 | 5148 | 1.19 |
 Queensland
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32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 159 | 4801 | 154 | 4647 | 1.00 |
 New South Wales
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26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 5620 | 159 | 5096 | 1.39 |
 Western Australia
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20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 160 | 5011 | 152 | 4836 | 0.98 |
 Tasmania
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17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 168 | 4819 | 136 | 5390 | 0.74 |
 South Australia
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16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 142 | 4852 | 131 | 5331 | 0.84 |
Last Updated on 15 March 2010.
Teams[edit]
Fixtures and results[edit]
October[edit]
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November[edit]
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17–20 Nov 2009
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27–30 Nov 2009
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December[edit]
11–14 Dec 2009
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1/168 (34.3 overs)
Wade Townsend 72* (104) |
18–21 Dec 2009
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Mid Season Break[edit]
There is a break in the regular schedule of first class games to allow for the 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.
January[edit]
29 Jan – 1 Feb 2010
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February[edit]
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19–22 Feb 2010
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6/566 dec. (129.5 overs)
Phillip Hughes 192 (259) Peter Forrest 141 (184) Ben Rohrer 115* (119) Peter George 3/89 (30 overs) |
288 (119.5 overs)
Michael Klinger 63 (127) Trent Copeland 3/70 (32 overs) Stephen O'Keefe 3/98 (42.5 overs) | |
19–22 Feb 2010
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22–25 Feb 2010
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March[edit]
3–6 Mar 2010
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3–6 Mar 2010
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10–13 Mar 2010
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9/550 dec. (135.4 overs)
Peter Nevill 105 (172) Usman Khawaja 102 (138) Steve Smith 100 (128) Mark Cleary 4/82 (28.4 overs) |
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10–13 Mar 2010
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Final[edit]
19–23 Mar 2010
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305 (98.5 overs)
Matthew Wade 96 (207) John Hastings 47 (116) Damien Wright 42 (53) Chris Swan 3/65 (24 overs) |
257 (97.4 overs)
Ryan Broad 82 (206) Chris Lynn 40 (63) Ben Cutting 35* (74) Andrew McDonald 3/64 (26.3 overs) | |
8/591 dec. (146 overs)
David Hussey 168 (198) Cameron White 89 (165) Rob Quiney 73 (112) Cameron Boyce 6/181 (44 overs) |
- Rain delayed the start of play on day 3, but no time was lost.
Statistics[edit]
Most Runs[edit]
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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| 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[2]
Most Wickets[edit]
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
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| 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[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Cricinfo staff (15 March 2010), Hartley wins top Sheffield Shield award, Cricinfo, retrieved 19 March 2010
- ^ Records/Sheffield Shield, 2009-10/Most runs Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2010
- ^ Records/Sheffield Shield, 2009-10/Most wickets Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2010