The 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season was the 116th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. It started on 26 October 2017 and finished on 27 March 2018.[1] The opening round of matches were played as day/night fixtures[2] and the first three rounds of matches took place before the Ashes series.[3] Victoria were the defending champions.[4]
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| Dates | 26 October 2017 – 27 March 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions |  Queensland (8th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series |  Chris Tremain |
| Most runs | Matt Renshaw (804) |
| Most wickets | Chris Tremain (51) |
In round two of the competition, Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in each innings of a first-class cricket match in Australia.[5] He became the second Australian, and the eighth bowler overall, to do so in a first-class match.[6]
In the final round of fixtures, Tasmania beat the defending champions, Victoria, by 156 runs to advance to their first Sheffield Shield final since the 2012–13 season.[7] They faced Queensland at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.[7][8] In the final, Queensland beat Tasmania by nine wickets to win their eighth title and their first since 2012.[9][10] This was also the final season for Doug Bollinger, Ed Cowan, Ben Cutting and Michael Klinger.[11]
Points table edit
| Team[12] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15.55 | 47.55 |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16.91 | 39.91 |
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10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17.09 | 37.09 |
 New South Wales
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10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.37 | 34.37 |
 South Australia
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10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15.04 | 29.04 |
Round-Robin stage edit
Round 1 edit
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- Brendan Doggett (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Kelly (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Tasmania's second innings total of 63 was their lowest in the Sheffield Shield.[13]
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mitchell Starc (New South Wales) picked up his best first-class bowling figures with 8/73.[14]
Round 2 edit
4–7 November 2017
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Play on Day 1 was suspended early due to bad light.[15]
- Mitchell Starc (New South Wales) took a hat-trick in Western Australia's first innings dismissing Jason Behrendorff, David Moody and Simon Mackin in consecutive deliveries.[16]
- Mitchell Starc also took a hat-trick in Western Australia's second innings, dismissing Jason Behrendorff, David Moody and Jonathan Wells in consecutive deliveries. He became the first bowler to take two hat-tricks in the same match in the Sheffield Shield and the eighth to achieve this feat in first-class cricket.[17]
4–7 November 2017
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tom Rogers (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Round 3 edit
13–16 November 2017
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 23 overs were played on Day 4 due to rain
- Riley Meredith (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Jake Doran (Tasmania) became the first batsman to be an on-field substitute in a Sheffield Shield match, after Jordan Silk had a concussion.[18]
13–16 November 2017
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andrew Holder (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Cameron Bancroft (Western Australia) and Jake Weatherald (South Australia) both made their highest scores in first-class cricket.[19]
- Western Australia made the highest total in the first innings in a losing cause in a Sheffield Shield match since the 2009–10 season.[20]
Round 4 edit
23–26 November 2017
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jake Doran (Tasmania) scored his maiden first-class century.[21]
24–27 November 2017
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Glenn Maxwell (Victoria) made his highest score in first-class cricket.[22]
Round 5 edit
3–6 December 2017
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
3–6 December 2017
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alex Carey (South Australia) scored his maiden first-class century.[23]
- Joe Burns (Queensland) scored his maiden first-class double century.[24]
Round 6 edit
8–11 February 2018
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Lachlan Pfeffer (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
8–11 February 2018
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicholas Winter (South Australia) and Eamonn Vines (Victoria) made their first-class debuts.
- Harry Nielsen (South Australia) scored his maiden first-class century.[25]
- Nicholas Winter (South Australia) took his maiden first-class five-wicket-haul.[26]
8–11 February 2018
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alex Bevilaqua (Western Australia) and Mickey Edwards (New South Wales) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 7 edit
16–19 February 2018
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Philippe, Clint Hinchliffe and Liam Guthrie (Western Australia) all made their first-class debuts.
16–19 February 2018
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nicholas Winter (South Australia) took his maiden first-class ten-wicket-haul in the match.[27]
Round 8 edit
24–27 February 2018
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jarrod Freeman (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
24–27 February 2018
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Tremain (Victoria) took his maiden first-class ten-wicket haul.[28]
25–28 February 2018
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Brendan Doggett (Queensland) took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul.[29]
Round 9 edit
3–6 March 2018
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Param Uppal (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
- Will Pucovski was substituted out of the match following a hit to the head by a bouncer off the bowling of Sean Abbott. He was replaced in the match by Daniel Christian.[30]
5–8 March 2018
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Conor McInerney (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
6–9 March 2018
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Luke Feldman (Queensland) took his 200th wicket in first-class cricket.[31]
Round 10 edit
Final edit
23–27 March 2018
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Day 1 of the match was abandoned due to an unsafe outfield.[32]
Squads edit
New South Wales edit
New South Wales named the following squad for 2017–18.[33] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batsmen | ||||||
| 3 | Daniel Hughes |  |
16 February 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Kurtis Patterson | |
5 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 18 | Param Uppal | |
25 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Rookie contract |
| 19 | Steve Smith | |
2 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract, captain |
| 22 | Ryan Gibson | |
30 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 27 | Ed Cowan | |
16 June 1982 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 31 | David Warner | |
27 October 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 36 | Nick Larkin | |
1 May 1990 | Right-handed | — | |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | |
21 December 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| – | Jordan Gauci | |
27 July 1998 | Right-handed | — | Rookie contract |
| – | Jason Sangha | |
8 September 1999 | Right-handed | Left-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 14 | Ben Dwarshuis | |
23 June 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 21 | Moises Henriques | |
1 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-captain |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 20 | Peter Nevill | |
13 October 1985 | Right-handed | — | Cricket Australia contract |
| 70 | Jay Lenton | |
10 August 1990 | Left-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 5 | Harry Conway | |
17 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 8 | Josh Hazlewood | |
8 January 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| 9 | Trent Copeland | |
14 March 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 12 | Arjun Nair | |
12 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 24 | William Somerville |  |
9 August 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 25 | Charlie Stobo | |
8 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 28 | Gurinder Sandhu | |
14 June 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 30 | Pat Cummins | |
8 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 42 | Daniel Fallins | |
12 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Rookie contract |
| 56 | Mitchell Starc | |
30 January 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 67 | Nathan Lyon | |
20 November 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 72 | Steve O'Keefe | |
9 December 1984 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 77 | Sean Abbott | |
29 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 78 | Mickey Edwards | |
23 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Liam Hatcher | |
17 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Henry Thornton | |
16 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Queensland edit
Queensland named the following squad for 2017–18.[34] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 4 | Usman Khawaja | |
18 December 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia contract, Captain |
| 9 | Marnus Labuschagne | |
22 June 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 15 | Joe Burns | |
6 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| 25 | Sam Truloff | |
24 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 44 | Charlie Hemphrey |  |
31 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 47 | Sam Heazlett | |
12 September 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm off break | |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | |
4 October 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 66 | Peter Forrest | |
15 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 94 | Matt Renshaw | |
28 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Bryce Street | |
– | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 20 | Michael Neser | |
29 March 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 24 | Jack Wildermuth | |
1 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting | |
30 January 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 52 | Jason Floros | |
24 November 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | James Bazley | |
8 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Max Bryant | |
3 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Harry Wood | |
– | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 33 | Lachlan Pfeffer | |
8 April 1991 | Left-handed | — | |
| 59 | Jimmy Peirson | |
13 October 1992 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 14 | Peter George | |
16 October 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 16 | Mark Steketee | |
17 January 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 21 | Cameron Gannon | |
23 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 22 | Mitchell Swepson | |
4 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 35 | Brendan Doggett | |
3 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 58 | Luke Feldman | |
1 August 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 64 | Billy Stanlake | |
4 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Xavier Bartlett | |
17 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Matthew Kuhnemann | |
20 September 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Rookie contract |
| – | Jack Prestwidge | |
– | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
South Australia edit
South Australia named the following squad for 2017–18.[35] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 7 | Johnathan Dalton | |
9 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 12 | Callum Ferguson | |
21 November 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Kelvin Smith | |
5 September 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 26 | Tom Cooper |  |
26 November 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 28 | Jake Weatherald | |
4 November 1994 | Left-Handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 33 | Jake Lehmann | |
8 July 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 34 | Travis Head | |
29 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain Cricket Australia contract |
| 39 | Conor McInerney | |
30 March 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 49 | Alex Ross | |
17 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Patrick Page | |
15 January 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Jake Winter | |
2 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 3 | Cameron Valente | |
6 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Daniel Drew | |
– | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Rookie contract |
| – | Ben Pengelley | |
16 February 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 4 | Harry Nielsen | |
3 May 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 5 | Alex Carey | |
27 August 1991 | Left-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 1 | Daniel Worrall | |
10 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 15 | Joe Mennie | |
24 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 17 | Michael Cormack | |
29 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Rookie contract |
| 21 | Spencer Johnson | |
16 December 1995 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 27 | Chadd Sayers | |
31 August 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 29 | Tom Andrews | |
7 October 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 30 | Nick Benton | |
29 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 44 | Nick Winter | |
19 June 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 55 | Kane Richardson | |
12 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 63 | Adam Zampa | |
31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | David Grant | |
24 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Lloyd Pope | |
1 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
Tasmania edit
Tasmania named the following squad for 2017–18.[36] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 2 | Jake Doran | |
2 December 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 9 | Charlie Wakim | |
9 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 10 | George Bailey | |
7 September 1982 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia contract, captain |
| 21 | Jordan Silk | |
13 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 28 | Ben McDermott | |
12 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 64 | Alex Doolan | |
29 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Vice-captain |
| – | Jake Hancock | |
28 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| – | Caleb Jewell | |
21 April 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Corey Murfet | |
21 January 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 15 | Simon Milenko | |
24 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 19 | Jarrod Freeman | |
15 June 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Not contracted |
| 20 | Beau Webster | |
1 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 25 | James Faulkner | |
29 April 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| – | Liam Devlin | |
— | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| – | Mac Wright | |
27 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 31 | Matthew Wade | |
26 December 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Cricket Australia Contract |
| 36 | Tim Paine | |
8 December 1984 | Right-handed | — | |
| 51 | Ben Dunk | |
3 November 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Cameron Stevenson | |
30 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 5 | Gabe Bell | |
3 July 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 6 | Tom Rogers | |
3 March 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 12 | Riley Meredith | |
21 June 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 13 | Cameron Boyce | |
27 July 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 16 | Nick Buchanan | |
3 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 17 | Andrew Fekete | |
18 May 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 22 | Jackson Bird | |
11 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 43 | Sam Rainbird | |
5 June 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Andrew Perrin | |
23 June 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Hamish Kingston | |
17 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Not contracted |
| – | Aaron Summers | |
24 March 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Rookie contract |
Victoria edit
Victoria named the following squad for 2017–18.[37] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 5 | Aaron Finch | |
17 November 1986 | Right-handed | Left-arm off break | Vice Captain, Cricket Australia contract |
| 8 | Blake Thomson | |
9 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 9 | Cameron White | |
18 August 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 10 | Will Pucovski | |
2 February 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 14 | Marcus Harris | |
21 July 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 22 | Eamonn Vines | |
17 January 1994 | Left-handed | — | |
| 29 | Travis Dean | |
1 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | |
| 36 | Seb Gotch | |
12 July 1993 | Right-handed | — | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 2 | Matthew Short | |
8 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 12 | Will Sutherland | |
27 October 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | |
14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 45 | Daniel Christian | |
4 May 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| – | Guy Walker | |
12 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 7 | Sam Harper | |
10 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 54 | Peter Handscomb | |
26 April 1991 | Right-handed | — | Captain, Cricket Australia contract |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Jackson Coleman | |
18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| 17 | James Muirhead | |
30 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 18 | Jon Holland | |
29 May 1987 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 19 | James Pattinson | |
3 May 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Cricket Australia contract |
| 20 | Peter Siddle | |
25 November 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 24 | Scott Boland | |
11 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 26 | Xavier Crone | |
19 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 34 | Jake Reed | |
28 September 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 80 | Fawad Ahmed | |
5 February 1982 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 99 | Chris Tremain | |
10 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Wes Agar | |
5 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | JLT Cup contract |
| – | Zak Evans | |
– | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Rookie contract |
| – | Sam Grimwade | |
16 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Rookie contract |
| – | Jackson Koop | |
9 August 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| – | Tom O'Donnell | |
23 October 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| – | Mitch Perry | |
– | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
Western Australia edit
Western Australia named the following squad for 2017–18.[38] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Contract Type & Notes |
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| 4 | Cameron Bancroft | |
19 November 1992 | Right-handed | — | Occasional Wicket-keeper |
| 8 | Jonathan Wells | |
13 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Shaun Marsh | |
9 July 1983 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 27 | Josh Philippe | |
1 June 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Not contracted |
| 39 | Will Bosisto | |
8 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Jake Carder | |
11 December 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 10 | Mitchell Marsh | |
20 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Captain |
| 16 | Marcus Stoinis | |
16 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Ashton Turner | |
25 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 23 | D'Arcy Short | |
9 August 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | |
| 24 | Clint Hinchcliffe | |
23 October 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Rookie contract |
| 35 | Hilton Cartwright | |
14 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Matthew Spoors | |
– | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg break | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 9 | Sam Whiteman | |
19 March 1992 | Left-handed | — | |
| 95 | Josh Inglis | |
4 May 1995 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 2 | Jhye Richardson | |
20 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 3 | Joel Paris | |
12 November 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 5 | Jason Behrendorff | |
20 April 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 6 | Liam Guthrie | |
9 April 1997 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Not contracted |
| 12 | Matt Kelly | |
7 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| 13 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | |
11 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 15 | David Moody | |
28 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 18 | Ashton Agar | |
14 October 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 29 | Alex Bevilaqua | |
29 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract |
| 33 | Simon Mackin | |
1 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 36 | Andrew Holder | |
22 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Not contracted |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | |
12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Kyle Gardiner | |
20 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Rookie contract |
| – | Cameron Green | |
3 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Debutants edit
The following players made their first-class debuts throughout the competition.[39]
Broadcasting edit
All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with the final broadcast live on ABC Radio Grandstand radio.[40]
References edit
- ^ "2017–18 Sheffield Shield Fixtures". Cricket Australia. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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