The 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season was the 120th of the Australian inter-state domestic first-class cricket competition. Queensland were the defending champions.[2]
| Dates | 24 September 2021 – 4 April 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions | Western Australia (16th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Henry Hunt (SA) & Travis Dean (Vic)[1] |
| Most runs | Peter Handscomb (697) |
| Most wickets | Mark Steketee (32) |
Initially, on 21 July 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament.[3][4] On 8 September 2021, Cricket Australia announced that the previous schedule had been scrapped due to ongoing lockdowns[5] in Sydney and Melbourne and subsequent border restrictions.[6] The fixtures for the first two matches were confirmed, with the full revised schedule to be released later.[7] However, the Round one's second match of the season, between Queensland and Tasmania, was postponed following an increase of COVID-19 cases in the state of Queensland.[8]
On 1 October 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for next three matches.[9] On 20 October 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the next set of fixtures, following the border openings in Sydney and Melbourne.[10] On 5 November 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for three further fixtures,[11] with the venue of the fifth round's first match between South Australia and Queensland that would have been decided based on the location of WBBL|07 season finals.[12] Later, on 21 November 2021, it was confirmed that the match would take place at Karen Rolton Oval,[13] after the WBBL|07 finals venue was confirmed as Adelaide Oval.[14]
On 19 November 2021, the start of the match between New South Wales and Victoria was delayed,[15] after Victoria player Will Sutherland's COVID-19 test result required further analysis.[16] Despite the positive test, Cricket Australia confirmed that the match would start a day later than planned on 20 November 2021.[17]
Western Australia were the first team to reach the final of the competition,[18] with them hosting the final for the first time since the 1997–98 Sheffield Shield season.[19] Victoria finished in second place to join Western Australia in the final.[20] The final ended in a draw, with Western Australia winning the tournament having earned more bonus points in their first 100 overs compared to Victoria.[21][22]
Points table
edit| Team[23] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Ave | Pts |
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 Western Australia
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.69 | 32.82 |
 Victoria
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.31 | 30.17 |
 Tasmania
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.89 | 31.09 |
 New South Wales
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 21.50 |
 Queensland
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9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.03 | 27.23 |
 South Australia
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8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 | 21.66 |
Round-Robin stage
editSource:[24]
Round 1
edit24–27 September 2021
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Corey Rocchiccioli (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Jake Carder (South Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[25]
7–10 October 2021
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Round 2
edit17–20 October 2021
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Lawrence Neil-Smith (Tasmania) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[27]
- Riley Meredith replaced Lawrence Neil-Smith for Tasmania on day 2 as concussion substitute.[28]
27–30 October 2021
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan McAndrew (South Australia) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[29]
27–30 October 2021
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Connor Sully (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
- Matthew Kuhnemann (Queensland) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[30]
Round 3
edit27–30 October 2021
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tanveer Sangha (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
5–8 November 2021
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- James Seymour (Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[31]
- Wil Parker replaced Jon Holland for Victoria on day 2 as concussion substitute.[32]
10–13 November 2021
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Jayden Goodwin (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
edit10–13 November 2021
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0/32 (13.4 overs)
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Only 15.1 overs, 47 overs and 38.2 overs of play were possible on day 1, day 3 and day 4 respectively due to rain.
20–23 November 2021
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
- Brody Couch, Xavier Crone (Victoria) and Hayden Kerr (New South Wales) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 5
edit23–26 November 2021
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Only 50 overs of play was possible on day 1 due to pitch conditions.[13]
Round 6
edit9–12 February 2022
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Travis Dean replaced Will Pucovski for Victoria on day 4 as concussion substitute.[33]
9–12 February 2022
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan Hackney (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
edit18–21 February 2022
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nivethan Radhakrishnan (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
18–21 February 2022
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Clayton (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
Round 8
edit2–5 March 2022
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
15–18 March 2022
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
- Riley Ayre (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
- Riley Ayre replaced Tanveer Sangha for New South Wales on day 2 as concussion substitute.[34]
15–18 March 2022
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Manenti (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Round 9
edit23–26 March 2022
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bailey Capel, Jordan Buckingham, Thomas Kelly (South Australia) and Blake Nikitaras (New South Wales) all made their first-class debuts.
23–26 March 2022
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Rainbird took the best bowling figures for Tasmania in a first-class match.[35]
- Sam Rainbird also took the best match figures for Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield with 13/42.[36]
23–26 March 2022
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Cameron McClure (Victoria) and Teague Wyllie (Western Australia) both made their first-class debuts.
Final
editStatistics
editMost runs
edit| Player [37] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
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| Peter Handscomb | Victoria
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8 | 15 | 1 | 697 | 49.78 | 148* | 2 | 3 |
| Sam Whiteman | Western Australia
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7 | 13 | 2 | 641 | 58.27 | 176* | 2 | 2 |
| Hilton Cartwright | Western Australia
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8 | 15 | 1 | 601 | 42.92 | 121* | 2 | 3 |
| Henry Hunt | South Australia
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8 | 15 | 1 | 601 | 42.92 | 134 | 3 | 1 |
| Tim Ward | Tasmania
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8 | 14 | 0 | 552 | 39.42 | 144 | 1 | 3 |
Most wickets
edit| Player[38] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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| Mark Steketee | Queensland
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6 | 12 | 209.2 | 32 | 17.93 | 2.74 | 7/44 | 10/92 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathan McAndrew | South Australia
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8 | 15 | 302.4 | 27 | 30.18 | 2.69 | 5/84 | 6/113 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | Victoria
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5 | 10 | 218.3 | 26 | 17.07 | 2.03 | 5/56 | 8/89 | 1 | 0 |
| Gurinder Sandhu | Queensland
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6 | 11 | 175.1 | 25 | 19.16 | 2.73 | 6/57 | 7/68 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | Queensland
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7 | 13 | 289.3 | 25 | 31.88 | 2.75 | 5/25 | 10/167 | 3 | 1 |
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