The 2018 JLT One-Day Cup was the 50th season of the official List A domestic cricket competition in Australia. It was played over a four-week period at the start of the domestic season to separate its schedule from the Sheffield Shield season. The tournament was held in Townsville, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne.[1] Fox Cricket broadcast 13 matches from the tournament.[2] The tournament was sponsored by Jardine Lloyd Thompson.
| Dates | 16 September 2018 – 10 October 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament |
| Host(s) | Townsville, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne |
| Champions |  Victoria (6th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Player of the series | Ben McDermott (TAS) |
| Most runs | Chris Lynn (QLD) (452 runs) |
| Most wickets | Andrew Tye (WA) Gurinder Sandhu (TAS) (18 wickets each) |
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 |  Western Australia
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.945 |
| 2 |  Tasmania
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.257 |
| 3 |  South Australia
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.174 |
| 4 | Victoria
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.464 |
| 5 |  New South Wales
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.484 |
| 6 |  Queensland
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.322 |
RESULT POINTS:
- Win – 4
- Tie – 2 each
- No Result – 2 each
- Loss – 0
- Bonus Point – 1 (Run rate 1.25 times that of opposition.)
- Additional Bonus Point – 1 (Run rate twice that of opposition.)
Squads
editThe following squads were named:[4]
| New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia |
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New South Wales captain Peter Nevill was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a broken thumb while batting in the nets at the WACA Ground prior to the start of the Blues' campaign. He was replaced in the squad by Jay Lenton, while Kurtis Patterson assumed captaincy duties.[5]
Tasmanian all-rounder James Faulkner sustained a calf injury whilst playing for Lancashire Lightning in the semi-final of England's domestic T20 competition. He was replaced in the squad by Gurinder Sandhu.[5]
South Australia's Daniel Worrall sustained a back injury and was replaced by allrounder Luke Robins in the squad prior to the tournament.[5]
Simon Mackin, Will Bosisto and Sam Whiteman were added to the Western Australian squad after D'Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis and Matt Kelly were ruled out for the start of the tournament through injury.[6]
Queenslander Jimmy Peirson made an early recovery from his injury and joined their squad prior to the match against Tasmania.[7]
Chris Green and Ben Dwarshuis were added to the New South Wales squad in place of Jason Sangha and Trent Copeland prior to their clash with Tasmania, to allow the latter two to play Grade Cricket.[8]
Wicket keeper Peter Nevill returned to the New South Wales squad after making a quick recovery from a broken thumb. He replaced fellow wicket keeper Jay Lenton.
Pat Cummins was added to the New South Wales squad after recovering from a back injury.[9]
Debutants
editThe following players made their List A debuts throughout the competition.[10]
| Date | Name | Role | Batting | Bowling | Team | Against | Scores |
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| 16 September 2018 | Tom O’Connell | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Victoria |
Queensland |
12, 2/42 |
| 18 September 2018 | Jack Edwards | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | New South Wales |
Western Australia |
32, 0/1 |
| 18 September 2018 | Jay Lenton | Wicket-keeper | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | New South Wales |
Western Australia |
0, 3c |
| 18 September 2018 | Daniel Sams | All-rounder | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | New South Wales |
Western Australia |
62, 3/46 |
| 18 September 2018 | Josh Philippe | Wicket-keeper batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Western Australia |
New South Wales |
59 |
League stage
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Lachlan Pfeffer (Queensland) and Tom O'Connell (Victoria) made their List A debuts.
- Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant (both Queensland), Nic Maddinson, Will Sutherland and Tom O'Connell (all three Victoria) debuted for their states.
- Will Sutherland (Victoria) took his first List A five wicket haul.
- Mitchell Swepson (Queensland) scored his first List A half century.
- Tom O'Connell (Victoria) became the youngest Australian leg-spinner to play List A cricket.
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Edwards, Jay Lenton and Daniel Sams (all New South Wales) and Josh Philippe (Western Australia) made their List A debuts.
- Cameron Green and Josh Inglis made their debuts for Western Australia.
- Daniel Sams (New South Wales) and Josh Philippe (Western Australia) scored their first List A half centuries.
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aaron Summers (Tasmania) made his List A debut.
- Matthew Wade (Tasmania) scored the fastest ever List A century by a Tasmanian.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Prestwidge (Queensland) made his List A debut.
- Gurinder Sandhu made his debut for Tasmania.
- Charlie Hemphrey (Queensland) scored his maiden List A half century.
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Sean Abbott (New South Wales) and Jackson Coleman (Victoria) both took their maiden List A five wicket hauls.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Kuhnemann made his debut for Queensland.
- Max Bryant (Queensland) scored the fastest ever List A half century by a Queenslander, reaching fifty off just 23 deliveries.
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Jack Edwards (New South Wales) made his maiden List A half century.
- Daniel Sams (New South Wales) earned a state contract after gaining twelve upgrade points from four List A matches.
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mackenzie Harvey (Victoria) made his List A debut.
- Usman Qadir made his debut for Western Australia.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Luke Robins (South Australia) made his List A debut.
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
editBracket
edit| Qualifying Finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 Oct, Sydney | ||||||||||
| Tasmania | 180/4 | |||||||||
| 3 Oct, Sydney | ||||||||||
| Queensland | 177 | |||||||||
| Queensland | 363/5 | |||||||||
| 10 Oct, St Kilda | ||||||||||
| South Australia | 334 | |||||||||
| Tasmania | 164 | |||||||||
| Victoria | 274 | |||||||||
| 7 Oct, St Kilda | ||||||||||
| Western Australia | 269 | |||||||||
| 4 Oct, Sydney | ||||||||||
| Victoria | 332 | |||||||||
| Victoria | win | |||||||||
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Qualifying Finals
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- South Australia's innings was reduced to 49 overs due to rain, and were set a target of 359 to win.
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to wet weather. Victoria progressed on to the semi-finals after finishing in a higher position on the ladder.[11]
Semi-finals
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gurinder Sandhu (Tasmania) took a hat-trick in Victoria's innings dismissing Matthew Short, Fawad Ahmed and Andrew Fekete in consecutive deliveries.
Statistics
editMost Runs
edit| Player[12] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avge | HS | 100 | 50 |
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| Chris Lynn | Queensland |
7 | 7 | 1 | 452 | 75.33 | 135 | 2 | 3 |
| Ben McDermott | Tasmania |
7 | 7 | 1 | 427 | 71.16 | 117 | 2 | 2 |
| D'Arcy Short | Western Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 404 | 80.80 | 257 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Heazlett | Queensland |
7 | 7 | 0 | 380 | 54.28 | 107 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Handscomb | Victoria |
8 | 7 | 0 | 361 | 51.57 | 89 | 0 | 4 |
Most wickets
edit| Player[13] | Team | Mat | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Avge | BBI | SR | 4WI |
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| Andrew Tye | Western Australia |
6 | 54.3 | 291 | 18 | 16.16 | 6/46 | 18.1 | 1 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | Tasmania |
6 | 56.3 | 300 | 18 | 16.66 | 7/56 | 18.1 | 2 |
| Mark Steketee | Queensland |
7 | 66.2 | 424 | 14 | 30.28 | 4/35 | 28.4 | 2 |
| Adam Zampa | South Australia |
6 | 60.0 | 305 | 12 | 25.41 | 3/37 | 30.0 | 0 |
| Sean Abbott | New South Wales |
6 | 41.0 | 306 | 12 | 25.50 | 5/43 | 20.5 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "Exclusive: JLT Cup shake-up revealed". cricket.com.au. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Foxtel and Fox Sports Announce Cricket Broadcasting Rights For The Next Six Years". Fox Sports. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "JLT One-Day Cup 2018". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "JLT Cup: All You Need To Know Guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "States rocked by injury blows to key players". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Triple blow for WA after bizarre injury". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Jimmy Peirson Back to Lead the Queensland Bulls Against Tigers". Courier Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Green, Dwarshuis called into Blues JLT Cup Squad". Cricket NSW. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Test quicks ready for JLT Cup return".
- ^ "Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Victoria progress to semi-finals after washout". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Records - Records - JLT One-Day Cup, 2018/19 - Most runs - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Records - Records - JLT One-Day Cup, 2018/19 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2018.