2018–19 Sheffield Shield season
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The 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season was the 117th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The season started on 16 October 2018.[1] For the first time in six seasons, the competition featured no day/night matches.[2] The first five rounds took place prior to the international Test series against India, and in addition the season breaks for the Big Bash League.
Dates | 16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) – 1 April 2019 (2019-04-01) |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
Champions | Victoria (32nd title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 31 |
Player of the series | Scott Boland |
Most runs | Marcus Harris (1188) |
Most wickets | Trent Copeland (52) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Queensland were the defending champions.[3] 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.[4]
New South Wales faced Victoria in the Sheffield Shield final at Junction Oval in Melbourne. Victoria beat New South Wales by 177 runs to win their 32nd title.[5]