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2020–21 Sheffield Shield season

The 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season was the 119th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia.[1] On 26 June 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed all the squads for the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[2][3] Cricket Australia also confirmed that the tournament would use the Kookaburra ball for all the matches,[4] after using the Duke ball since the 2016–17 season.[5] New South Wales were the defending champions.[6][7]

2020–21 Sheffield Shield
Dates10 October 2020 – 19 April 2021
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and final
ChampionsQueensland (9th title)
Participants6
Matches25
Player of the seriesNathan Lyon (NSW)
Most runsCameron Green (922)
Most wicketsNathan Lyon (42)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first four rounds of the season are being played at four venues in Adelaide.[8] With further restrictions due to the pandemic in Australia, the first round match between New South Wales and Victoria was scheduled to take place from 17 November 2020,[9] because of extra measures for people travelling into South Australia from Victoria.[10] However, on 12 October 2020, Victoria's first two matches were postponed due to the extra quarantine restrictions.[11]

Round three of the tournament saw a new record partnership set in a Sheffield Shield match. Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski of Victoria scored 486 runs for the first wicket, in the match against South Australia.[12] The previous record was held by Mark and Steve Waugh, making 464 for New South Wales against Western Australia in the 1990–91 tournament.[13]

On 16 December 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the remaining schedule of the tournament,[14] when the tournament was shortened by one round.[15] On 10 February 2021, the tournament was shortened further by one round,[16] with the final starting on 15 April 2021.[17] Queensland won the tournament, beating New South Wales by an innings and 33 runs in the final.[18]

Points table

Team[19] Pld W L D MA BP Pts
  Queensland 8 3 1 3 1 11.17 33.17
  New South Wales 8 3 2 3 0 10.51 31.51
  Western Australia 8 2 1 5 0 11.37 28.37
  Tasmania 8 2 3 3 0 13.11 28.11
  Victoria 8 1 1 6 0 9.76 21.76
  South Australia 8 0 3 4 1 7.82 12.82

Round-Robin stage

Round 1

10–13 October 2020
Scorecard
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5/481d (129 overs)
Josh Inglis 153* (182)
Lloyd Pope 5/164 (27 overs)
314 (114 overs)
Jake Weatherald 105 (160)
Ashton Agar 5/103 (33 overs)
2/215d (45 overs)
Shaun Marsh 110* (111)
Chadd Sayers 2/56 (11 overs)
177 (82.3 overs)
Travis Head 54 (105)
Joel Paris 2/10 (10.3 overs)
Western Australia won by 205 runs
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lance Morris (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
  • Lloyd Pope (South Australia) became the first leg spinner in 50 years to take a five-wicket haul on the opening day of a Sheffield Shield season.[20]
  • Josh Inglis (Western Australia) scored his maiden first-class century.[21]
  • Ashton Agar (Western Australia) became the 28th player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Sheffield Shield match.[22]

10–13 October 2020
Scorecard
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250 (85.3 overs)
Ben McDermott 74 (156)
Michael Neser 5/32 (17 overs)
529 (156.3 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 167 (230)
Nathan Ellis 3/99 (32 overs)
210 (129.2 overs)
Jordan Silk 56 (201)
Mitchell Swepson 4/66 (45.2 overs)
Queensland won by an innings and 59 runs
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Darren Close
Player of the match: Michael Neser (Queensland)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Park 25 hosted its maiden first-class cricket match.[23]
  • Michael Neser (Queensland) scored his maiden first-class century.[24] Neser also became the 27th player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Sheffield Shield match.[22]

17–20 November 2020
  • The match was postponed due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions.[25]

Round 2

19–22 October 2020
Scorecard
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195 (82.4 overs)
Harry Nielsen 64 (164)
Beau Webster 3/26 (12 overs)
8/493d (158 overs)
Jake Doran 112 (229)
Chadd Sayers 3/27 (29 overs)
5/347 (128 overs)
Travis Head 171* (256)
Jackson Bird 2/53 (23 overs)
Match drawn
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Travis Head (South Australia)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

19–22 October 2020
Scorecard
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6/443d (141 overs)
Moises Henriques 167 (276)
Ashton Agar 2/106 (40 overs)
534 (167.5 overs)
Cameron Green 197 (438)
Sean Abbott 6/89 (32.5 overs)
2/107 (34 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 48 (79)
Cameron Gannon 1/22 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Darren Close
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (New South Wales)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

22–25 October 2020
  • The match was postponed due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions.[25]

Round 3

30 October–2 November 2020
Scorecard
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302 (89.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 115 (242)
Nathan Ellis 4/76 (17.1 overs)
432 (128.3 overs)
Ben McDermott 90 (220)
Lance Morris 5/94 (20.3 overs)
5/436d (100 overs)
Sam Whiteman 118 (192)
Nathan Ellis 2/108 (121)
2/117 (48 overs)
Matthew Wade 57* (143)
Matthew Kelly 1/10 (7 overs)
Match drawn
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Gerard Abood
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Western Australia)

30 October–2 November 2020
Scorecard
v
200 (80 overs)
Henry Hunt 50 (108)
Will Sutherland 3/26 (16 overs)
3/564d (139.1 overs)
Will Pucovski 255* (386)
Travis Head 1/53 (10.1 overs)
8/384 (160 overs)
Travis Head 151 (296)
Scott Boland 6/61 (33 overs)
Match drawn
ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Umpires: Rod Tucker and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Will Pucovski (Victoria)

30 October–2 November 2020
Scorecard
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298 (97.2 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 117 (203)
Mitchell Starc 4/76 (24 overs)
283 (81.1 overs)
Sean Abbott 66 (77)
Mitchell Swepson 5/97 (23 overs)
190 (63.5 overs)
Matt Renshaw 42 (115)
Trent Copeland 5/17 (18 overs)
9/206 (78.3 overs)
Daniel Solway 52 (129)
Mitchell Swepson 5/74 (29 overs)
New South Wales won by 1 wicket
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Queensland)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.

Round 4

8–11 November 2020
Scorecard
v
4/414d (119 overs)
Will Pucovski 202 (348)
Matthew Kelly 3/84 (27 overs)
479 (139.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 135 (271)
Jon Holland 4/115 (42.1 overs)
4/199 (86 overs)
Marcus Harris 45 (150)
Aaron Hardie 2/19 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Will Pucovski (Victoria)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.

8–11 November 2020
Scorecard
v
64 (30.3 overs)
Mitchell Starc 18 (22)
Jackson Bird 4/14 (10.3 overs)
239 (94.1 overs)
Jordan Silk 106 (264)
Sean Abbott 4/33 (21.1 overs)
6/522d (139 overs)
Nick Larkin 161 (292)
Jackson Bird 2/84 (29 overs)
202 (80.5 overs)
Matthew Wade 59 (156)
Nathan Lyon 3/60 (25 overs)
New South Wales won by 145 runs
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (New South Wales)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
  • New South Wales made their third-lowest total in the Sheffield Shield.[28]
  • Sean Abbott (New South Wales) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[29]

8–11 November 2020
Scorecard
v
5/496d (124 overs)
Matt Renshaw 168* (230)
Chadd Sayers 2/98 (29 overs)
154 (64.4 overs)
Will Bosisto 38 (139)
Mitchell Swepson 5/55 (25 overs)
3/105d (26 overs)
Usman Khawaja 46* (46)
Will Bosisto 2/45 (8 overs)
385 (158 overs)
Harry Nielsen 114 (260)
Mark Steketee 4/43 (28 overs)
Queensland won by 62 runs
ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Umpires: Rod Tucker and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jimmy Peirson (Queensland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[30]
  • Callum Ferguson (South Australia) played in his final first-class cricket match.[31]

Round 5

17–20 February 2021
Scorecard
v
165 (80.3 overs)
Moises Henriques 67 (170)
Mitchell Perry 3/25 (17 overs)
200 (74 overs)
Nic Maddinson 77 (80)
Nathan Lyon 6/21 (16 overs)
175 (50 overs)
Sean Abbott 73 (75)
Scott Boland 4/57 (16 overs)
6/143 (57.1 overs)
Nic Maddinson 44 (77)
Nathan Lyon 4/57 (28.1 overs)
Victoria won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Rod Tucker and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nathan Lyon (New South Wales) took his 600th first-class wicket.[32]

17–20 February 2021
Scorecard
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332 (101.1 overs)
Caleb Jewell 140 (236)
Brendan Doggett 4/88 (23.1 overs)
275 (77.4 overs)
Joe Burns 171 (217)
Beau Webster 4/50 (15.4 overs)
252 (76.4 overs)
Jake Doran 55 (121)
Xavier Bartlett 4/59 (19 overs)
7/310 (97.4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 115* (206)
Nathan Ellis 2/58 (19 overs)
Queensland won by 3 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Darren Close
Player of the match: Joe Burns (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Matthew Kuhnemann (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
  • Caleb Jewell (Tasmania) scored his maiden first-class century.[33]

25–28 February 2021
Scorecard
v
8/510d (124.5 overs)
Travis Head 223 (245)
Cameron Green 3/119 (28 overs)
5/409d (117 overs)
Cameron Green 168* (298)
Wes Agar 2/80 (22 overs)
9/230d (56 overs)
Alex Carey 82* (112)
Liam O'Connor 3/53 (11 overs)
9/148 (75 overs)
Shaun Marsh 45 (95)
Daniel Worrall 4/30 (20 overs)
Match drawn
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Travis Head (South Australia)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Travis Head (South Australia) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[34]

25–28 February 2021
Scorecard
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190 (67.1 overs)
Matthew Short 94 (184)
Harry Conway 6/39 (15.1 overs)
364 (114.1 overs)
Moises Henriques 141 (202)
James Pattinson 4/60 (26 overs)
4/270 (129 overs)
Peter Handscomb 124* (327)
Nathan Lyon 2/64 (40 overs)
Match drawn
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.

Round 6

5–8 March 2021
Scorecard
v
  Victoria (H)
188 (66.1 overs)
Jake Doran 52 (99)
Scott Boland 4/44 (17.1 overs)
199 (84.5 overs)
Peter Handscomb 73 (115)
Jackson Bird 4/43 (22.5 overs)
263 (127.3 overs)
Jake Doran 98 (237)
James Pattinson 3/54 (26 overs)
1/122 (37.2 overs)
Peter Handscomb 54* (68)
Peter Siddle 1/16 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Jake Doran (Tasmania)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.

6–9 March 2021
Scorecard
v
8/428d (132 overs)
Alex Carey 125 (214)
Nathan Lyon 5/152 (45 overs)
7/366d (122 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 102 (184)
David Grant 2/81 (26 overs)
6/178d (54 overs)
Travis Head 44 (76)
Nathan Lyon 2/44 (21 overs)
4/298 (70.1 overs)
Sean Abbott 83 (102)
Travis Head 1/29 (8 overs)
New South Wales won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Ben Treloar and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (New South Wales)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Joe Medew-Ewen (South Australia) made his first-class debut.

6–9 March 2021
Scorecard
v
  Queensland (H)
5/458d (124 overs)
Cameron Green 251 (343)
Jack Wildermuth 2/60 (20 overs)
9/600d (179.5 overs)
Matt Renshaw 139 (230)
Jake Carder 3/134 (31.5 overs)
4/178 (58 overs)
Jake Carder 57* (115)
Jack Wildermuth 2/30 (9 overs)
Match drawn
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Cameron Green (Western Australia)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cameron Green (Western Australia) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[35]

Round 7

15–18 March 2021
Scorecard
v
7/219 (76 overs)
Marcus Harris 113* (230)
Jack Wildermuth 2/41 (10 overs)
Match drawn
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Rod Tucker
Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Victoria)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on days 3 and 4 due to rain.

20–23 March 2021
Scorecard
v
333 (107.1 overs)
Tim Paine 87 (159)
Harry Conway 3/80 (22.1 overs)
32 (19.3 overs)
Peter Nevill 10* (30)
Jackson Bird 7/18 (10 overs)
191 (56.2 overs)
Tim Paine 40* (80)
Nathan Lyon 4/48 (17 overs)
194 (64.3 overs)
Trent Copeland 58 (60)
Peter Siddle 3/31 (15 overs)
Tasmania won by 298 runs
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Darren Close and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Jackson Bird (Tasmania)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.

23–26 March 2021
Scorecard
Match abandoned
Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Reiffel
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
  • No play was possible on days 2, 3 and 4 due to a wet outfield.

25–28 March 2021
Scorecard
v
9/391d (119 overs)
Josh Inglis 115 (159)
Will Sutherland 4/81 (26 overs)
207 (74.2 overs)
Travis Dean 38 (82)
Matthew Kelly 4/43 (19 overs)
5/269d (64 overs)
Sam Whiteman 104 (162)
Jon Holland 2/60 (10 overs)
206 (64.3 overs)
Matthew Short 37 (56)
Joel Paris 5/33 (18 overs)
Western Australia won by 247 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Joel Paris (Western Australia)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Joel Paris (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[36]

Round 8

3–6 April 2021
Scorecard
v
333 (118.1 overs)
Travis Head 76 (164)
Jon Holland 5/82 (33.1 overs)
365 (112.3 overs)
Sam Harper 106* (167)
Daniel Worrall 3/86 (25 overs)
9/329 (105 overs)
Henry Hunt 127 (253)
Jon Holland 4/90 (31 overs)
Match drawn
Junction Oval, St Kilda
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Jon Holland (Victoria)

3–6 April 2021
Scorecard
v
381 (124.2 overs)
Jason Sangha 103 (202)
Brendan Doggett 4/79 (25 overs)
433 (138.2 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 112 (212)
Nathan Lyon 6/128 (20 overs)
5/145 (56.2 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 66 (135)
Mitchell Swepson 4/60 (25 overs)
Match drawn
North Dalton Park, Wollongong
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Nathan Lyon (New South Wales)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lachlan Hearne (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.

3–6 April 2021
Scorecard
v
514 (160 overs)
Beau Webster 135* (185)
Mitchell Marsh 3/84 (22 overs)
219 (75.1 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 57 (124)
Jarrod Freeman 4/72 (19.1 overs)
6/184d (34.4 overs)
Jordan Silk 46 (72)
Cameron Gannon 3/66 (12 overs)
304 (81.3 overs)
Josh Inglis 54 (38)
Sam Rainbird 4/67 (16.3 overs)
Tasmania won by 175 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Beau Webster (Tasmania)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tim Ward (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.

Final

15–19 April 2021
Scorecard
v
  Queensland (H)
143 (62.2 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 43 (128)
Michael Neser 5/27 (13.2 overs)
389 (149.3 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 192 (353)
Sean Abbott 4/71 (28.3 overs)
213 (82.1 overs)
Daniel Hughes 40 (61)
Brendan Doggett 3/37 (14.1 overs)
Queensland won by an innings and 33 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Queensland)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.

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External links

  • Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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The 2020 21 Sheffield Shield season was the 119th season of the Sheffield Shield the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia 1 On 26 June 2020 Cricket Australia confirmed all the squads for the 2020 21 domestic cricket season 2 3 Cricket Australia also confirmed that the tournament would use the Kookaburra ball for all the matches 4 after using the Duke ball since the 2016 17 season 5 New South Wales were the defending champions 6 7 2020 21 Sheffield ShieldDates10 October 2020 19 April 2021Administrator s Cricket AustraliaCricket formatFirst classTournament format s Double round robin and finalChampionsQueensland 9th title Participants6Matches25Player of the seriesNathan Lyon NSW Most runsCameron Green 922 Most wicketsNathan Lyon 42 2019 202021 22 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the first four rounds of the season are being played at four venues in Adelaide 8 With further restrictions due to the pandemic in Australia the first round match between New South Wales and Victoria was scheduled to take place from 17 November 2020 9 because of extra measures for people travelling into South Australia from Victoria 10 However on 12 October 2020 Victoria s first two matches were postponed due to the extra quarantine restrictions 11 Round three of the tournament saw a new record partnership set in a Sheffield Shield match Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski of Victoria scored 486 runs for the first wicket in the match against South Australia 12 The previous record was held by Mark and Steve Waugh making 464 for New South Wales against Western Australia in the 1990 91 tournament 13 On 16 December 2020 Cricket Australia confirmed the remaining schedule of the tournament 14 when the tournament was shortened by one round 15 On 10 February 2021 the tournament was shortened further by one round 16 with the final starting on 15 April 2021 17 Queensland won the tournament beating New South Wales by an innings and 33 runs in the final 18 Contents 1 Points table 2 Round Robin stage 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 3 Final 4 References 5 External linksPoints table EditTeam 19 Pld W L D MA BP Pts Queensland 8 3 1 3 1 11 17 33 17 New South Wales 8 3 2 3 0 10 51 31 51 Western Australia 8 2 1 5 0 11 37 28 37 Tasmania 8 2 3 3 0 13 11 28 11 Victoria 8 1 1 6 0 9 76 21 76 South Australia 8 0 3 4 1 7 82 12 82Round Robin stage EditRound 1 Edit 10 13 October 2020 ScorecardWestern Australia v South Australia H 5 481d 129 overs Josh Inglis 153 182 Lloyd Pope 5 164 27 overs 314 114 overs Jake Weatherald 105 160 Ashton Agar 5 103 33 overs 2 215d 45 overs Shaun Marsh 110 111 Chadd Sayers 2 56 11 overs 177 82 3 overs Travis Head 54 105 Joel Paris 2 10 10 3 overs Western Australia won by 205 runsKaren Rolton Oval Adelaide Umpires Michael Graham Smith and Donovan Koch Player of the match Ashton Agar Western Australia Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat Lance Morris Western Australia made his first class debut Lloyd Pope South Australia became the first leg spinner in 50 years to take a five wicket haul on the opening day of a Sheffield Shield season 20 Josh Inglis Western Australia scored his maiden first class century 21 Ashton Agar Western Australia became the 28th player to score a century and take a five wicket haul in the same Sheffield Shield match 22 10 13 October 2020 ScorecardTasmania v Queensland250 85 3 overs Ben McDermott 74 156 Michael Neser 5 32 17 overs 529 156 3 overs Marnus Labuschagne 167 230 Nathan Ellis 3 99 32 overs 210 129 2 overs Jordan Silk 56 201 Mitchell Swepson 4 66 45 2 overs Queensland won by an innings and 59 runsPark 25 Adelaide Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Darren Close Player of the match Michael Neser Queensland Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat Park 25 hosted its maiden first class cricket match 23 Michael Neser Queensland scored his maiden first class century 24 Neser also became the 27th player to score a century and take a five wicket haul in the same Sheffield Shield match 22 17 20 November 2020New South Wales v VictoriaThe match was postponed due to COVID 19 quarantine restrictions 25 Round 2 Edit 19 22 October 2020 ScorecardSouth Australia v Tasmania195 82 4 overs Harry Nielsen 64 164 Beau Webster 3 26 12 overs 8 493d 158 overs Jake Doran 112 229 Chadd Sayers 3 27 29 overs 5 347 128 overs Travis Head 171 256 Jackson Bird 2 53 23 overs Match drawnKaren Rolton Oval Adelaide Umpires Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match Travis Head South Australia South Australia won the toss and elected to bat 19 22 October 2020 ScorecardNew South Wales v Western Australia6 443d 141 overs Moises Henriques 167 276 Ashton Agar 2 106 40 overs 534 167 5 overs Cameron Green 197 438 Sean Abbott 6 89 32 5 overs 2 107 34 overs Kurtis Patterson 48 79 Cameron Gannon 1 22 9 overs Match drawnPark 25 Adelaide Umpires Paul Wilson and Darren Close Player of the match Sean Abbott New South Wales Western Australia won the toss and elected to field 22 25 October 2020Victoria v New South WalesAdelaide Oval No 2 AdelaideThe match was postponed due to COVID 19 quarantine restrictions 25 Round 3 Edit 30 October 2 November 2020 ScorecardWestern Australia v Tasmania302 89 1 overs Shaun Marsh 115 242 Nathan Ellis 4 76 17 1 overs 432 128 3 overs Ben McDermott 90 220 Lance Morris 5 94 20 3 overs 5 436d 100 overs Sam Whiteman 118 192 Nathan Ellis 2 108 121 2 117 48 overs Matthew Wade 57 143 Matthew Kelly 1 10 7 overs Match drawnPark 25 Adelaide Umpires Phillip Gillespie and Gerard Abood Player of the match Shaun Marsh Western Australia Tasmania won the toss and elected to field Shaun Marsh Western Australia scored his 30th century in first class cricket 26 Lance Morris Western Australia took his maiden first class five wicket haul 30 October 2 November 2020 ScorecardSouth Australia v Victoria200 80 overs Henry Hunt 50 108 Will Sutherland 3 26 16 overs 3 564d 139 1 overs Will Pucovski 255 386 Travis Head 1 53 10 1 overs 8 384 160 overs Travis Head 151 296 Scott Boland 6 61 33 overs Match drawnACH Group Stadium Glenelg Umpires Rod Tucker and Shawn Craig Player of the match Will Pucovski Victoria South Australia won the toss and elected to bat Zak Evans and Mitchell Perry Victoria both made their first class debuts Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski Victoria made the highest ever partnership in Sheffield Shield history scoring 486 runs for the first wicket The previous record was held by Mark and Steve Waugh making 464 for New South Wales against Western Australia in the 1990 91 tournament 27 30 October 2 November 2020 ScorecardQueensland v New South Wales298 97 2 overs Marnus Labuschagne 117 203 Mitchell Starc 4 76 24 overs 283 81 1 overs Sean Abbott 66 77 Mitchell Swepson 5 97 23 overs 190 63 5 overs Matt Renshaw 42 115 Trent Copeland 5 17 18 overs 9 206 78 3 overs Daniel Solway 52 129 Mitchell Swepson 5 74 29 overs New South Wales won by 1 wicketKaren Rolton Oval Adelaide Umpires Sam Nogajski and Donovan Koch Player of the match Mitchell Swepson Queensland New South Wales won the toss and elected to field Round 4 Edit 8 11 November 2020 ScorecardVictoria v Western Australia4 414d 119 overs Will Pucovski 202 348 Matthew Kelly 3 84 27 overs 479 139 1 overs Shaun Marsh 135 271 Jon Holland 4 115 42 1 overs 4 199 86 overs Marcus Harris 45 150 Aaron Hardie 2 19 11 overs Match drawnKaren Rolton Oval Adelaide Umpires Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski Player of the match Will Pucovski Victoria Western Australia won the toss and elected to field 8 11 November 2020 ScorecardNew South Wales v Tasmania64 30 3 overs Mitchell Starc 18 22 Jackson Bird 4 14 10 3 overs 239 94 1 overs Jordan Silk 106 264 Sean Abbott 4 33 21 1 overs 6 522d 139 overs Nick Larkin 161 292 Jackson Bird 2 84 29 overs 202 80 5 overs Matthew Wade 59 156 Nathan Lyon 3 60 25 overs New South Wales won by 145 runsPark 25 Adelaide Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Shawn Craig Player of the match Sean Abbott New South Wales Tasmania won the toss and elected to field New South Wales made their third lowest total in the Sheffield Shield 28 Sean Abbott New South Wales scored his maiden century in first class cricket 29 8 11 November 2020 ScorecardQueensland v South Australia5 496d 124 overs Matt Renshaw 168 230 Chadd Sayers 2 98 29 overs 154 64 4 overs Will Bosisto 38 139 Mitchell Swepson 5 55 25 overs 3 105d 26 overs Usman Khawaja 46 46 Will Bosisto 2 45 8 overs 385 158 overs Harry Nielsen 114 260 Mark Steketee 4 43 28 overs Queensland won by 62 runsACH Group Stadium Glenelg Umpires Rod Tucker and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match Mitchell Swepson Queensland Queensland won the toss and elected to bat Jimmy Peirson Queensland scored his maiden century in first class cricket 30 Callum Ferguson South Australia played in his final first class cricket match 31 Round 5 Edit 17 20 February 2021 ScorecardNew South Wales v Victoria165 80 3 overs Moises Henriques 67 170 Mitchell Perry 3 25 17 overs 200 74 overs Nic Maddinson 77 80 Nathan Lyon 6 21 16 overs 175 50 overs Sean Abbott 73 75 Scott Boland 4 57 16 overs 6 143 57 1 overs Nic Maddinson 44 77 Nathan Lyon 4 57 28 1 overs Victoria won by 4 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground Sydney Umpires Rod Tucker and Tony Wilds Player of the match Nic Maddinson Victoria Victoria won the toss and elected to field Nathan Lyon New South Wales took his 600th first class wicket 32 17 20 February 2021 ScorecardTasmania v Queensland332 101 1 overs Caleb Jewell 140 236 Brendan Doggett 4 88 23 1 overs 275 77 4 overs Joe Burns 171 217 Beau Webster 4 50 15 4 overs 252 76 4 overs Jake Doran 55 121 Xavier Bartlett 4 59 19 overs 7 310 97 4 overs Usman Khawaja 115 206 Nathan Ellis 2 58 19 overs Queensland won by 3 wicketsBlundstone Arena Hobart Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Darren Close Player of the match Joe Burns Queensland Queensland won the toss and elected to field Matthew Kuhnemann Queensland made his first class debut Caleb Jewell Tasmania scored his maiden first class century 33 25 28 February 2021 ScorecardSouth Australia v Western Australia H 8 510d 124 5 overs Travis Head 223 245 Cameron Green 3 119 28 overs 5 409d 117 overs Cameron Green 168 298 Wes Agar 2 80 22 overs 9 230d 56 overs Alex Carey 82 112 Liam O Connor 3 53 11 overs 9 148 75 overs Shaun Marsh 45 95 Daniel Worrall 4 30 20 overs Match drawnWACA Ground Perth Umpires Donovan Koch and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match Travis Head South Australia South Australia won the toss and elected to bat Travis Head South Australia scored his maiden double century in first class cricket 34 25 28 February 2021 ScorecardVictoria v New South Wales190 67 1 overs Matthew Short 94 184 Harry Conway 6 39 15 1 overs 364 114 1 overs Moises Henriques 141 202 James Pattinson 4 60 26 overs 4 270 129 overs Peter Handscomb 124 327 Nathan Lyon 2 64 40 overs Match drawnBankstown Oval Sydney Umpires Greg Davidson and Shawn Craig Player of the match Moises Henriques New South Wales New South Wales won the toss and elected to field Round 6 Edit 5 8 March 2021 ScorecardTasmania v Victoria H 188 66 1 overs Jake Doran 52 99 Scott Boland 4 44 17 1 overs 199 84 5 overs Peter Handscomb 73 115 Jackson Bird 4 43 22 5 overs 263 127 3 overs Jake Doran 98 237 James Pattinson 3 54 26 overs 1 122 37 2 overs Peter Handscomb 54 68 Peter Siddle 1 16 9 overs Match drawnMelbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Umpires Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody Player of the match Jake Doran Tasmania Victoria won the toss and elected to field 6 9 March 2021 ScorecardSouth Australia v New South Wales8 428d 132 overs Alex Carey 125 214 Nathan Lyon 5 152 45 overs 7 366d 122 overs Kurtis Patterson 102 184 David Grant 2 81 26 overs 6 178d 54 overs Travis Head 44 76 Nathan Lyon 2 44 21 overs 4 298 70 1 overs Sean Abbott 83 102 Travis Head 1 29 8 overs New South Wales won by 6 wicketsAdelaide Oval Adelaide Umpires Ben Treloar and Michael Graham Smith Player of the match Sean Abbott New South Wales South Australia won the toss and elected to bat Joe Medew Ewen South Australia made his first class debut 6 9 March 2021 ScorecardWestern Australia v Queensland H 5 458d 124 overs Cameron Green 251 343 Jack Wildermuth 2 60 20 overs 9 600d 179 5 overs Matt Renshaw 139 230 Jake Carder 3 134 31 5 overs 4 178 58 overs Jake Carder 57 115 Jack Wildermuth 2 30 9 overs Match drawnThe Gabba Brisbane Umpires Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match Cameron Green Western Australia Queensland won the toss and elected to field Cameron Green Western Australia scored his maiden double century in first class cricket 35 Round 7 Edit 15 18 March 2021 ScorecardVictoria v Queensland7 219 76 overs Marcus Harris 113 230 Jack Wildermuth 2 41 10 overs Match drawnAllan Border Field Brisbane Umpires Donovan Koch and Rod Tucker Player of the match Marcus Harris Victoria Queensland won the toss and elected to field No play was possible on days 3 and 4 due to rain 20 23 March 2021 ScorecardTasmania v New South Wales333 107 1 overs Tim Paine 87 159 Harry Conway 3 80 22 1 overs 32 19 3 overs Peter Nevill 10 30 Jackson Bird 7 18 10 overs 191 56 2 overs Tim Paine 40 80 Nathan Lyon 4 48 17 overs 194 64 3 overs Trent Copeland 58 60 Peter Siddle 3 31 15 overs Tasmania won by 298 runsBlundstone Arena Hobart Umpires Darren Close and Sam Nogajski Player of the match Jackson Bird Tasmania New South Wales won the toss and elected to field 23 26 March 2021 ScorecardQueensland v South AustraliaMatch abandonedIan Healy Oval Brisbane Umpires Greg Davidson and Paul ReiffelNo toss No play was possible on day 1 due to rain No play was possible on days 2 3 and 4 due to a wet outfield 25 28 March 2021 ScorecardWestern Australia v Victoria9 391d 119 overs Josh Inglis 115 159 Will Sutherland 4 81 26 overs 207 74 2 overs Travis Dean 38 82 Matthew Kelly 4 43 19 overs 5 269d 64 overs Sam Whiteman 104 162 Jon Holland 2 60 10 overs 206 64 3 overs Matthew Short 37 56 Joel Paris 5 33 18 overs Western Australia won by 247 runsWACA Ground Perth Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Paul Wilson Player of the match Joel Paris Western Australia Victoria won the toss and elected to field Joel Paris Western Australia scored his maiden century in first class cricket 36 Round 8 Edit 3 6 April 2021 ScorecardSouth Australia v Victoria333 118 1 overs Travis Head 76 164 Jon Holland 5 82 33 1 overs 365 112 3 overs Sam Harper 106 167 Daniel Worrall 3 86 25 overs 9 329 105 overs Henry Hunt 127 253 Jon Holland 4 90 31 overs Match drawnJunction Oval St Kilda Umpires Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski Player of the match Jon Holland Victoria South Australia won the toss and elected to bat Todd Murphy James Seymour Victoria and Samuel Kerber South Australia all made their first class debuts 3 6 April 2021 ScorecardNew South Wales v Queensland381 124 2 overs Jason Sangha 103 202 Brendan Doggett 4 79 25 overs 433 138 2 overs Marnus Labuschagne 112 212 Nathan Lyon 6 128 20 overs 5 145 56 2 overs Matthew Gilkes 66 135 Mitchell Swepson 4 60 25 overs Match drawnNorth Dalton Park Wollongong Umpires Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson Player of the match Nathan Lyon New South Wales Queensland won the toss and elected to field Lachlan Hearne New South Wales made his first class debut 3 6 April 2021 ScorecardTasmania v Western Australia514 160 overs Beau Webster 135 185 Mitchell Marsh 3 84 22 overs 219 75 1 overs Cameron Bancroft 57 124 Jarrod Freeman 4 72 19 1 overs 6 184d 34 4 overs Jordan Silk 46 72 Cameron Gannon 3 66 12 overs 304 81 3 overs Josh Inglis 54 38 Sam Rainbird 4 67 16 3 overs Tasmania won by 175 runsWACA Ground Perth Umpires Shawn Craig and Michael Graham Smith Player of the match Beau Webster Tasmania Western Australia won the toss and elected to field Tim Ward Tasmania made his first class debut Final Edit15 19 April 2021 ScorecardNew South Wales v Queensland H 143 62 2 overs Kurtis Patterson 43 128 Michael Neser 5 27 13 2 overs 389 149 3 overs Marnus Labuschagne 192 353 Sean Abbott 4 71 28 3 overs 213 82 1 overs Daniel Hughes 40 61 Brendan Doggett 3 37 14 1 overs Queensland won by an innings and 33 runsAllan Border Field Brisbane Umpires Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski Player of the match Marnus Labuschagne Queensland New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat References Edit All You Need To Know for the Sheffield Shield Cricket Australia Retrieved 9 October 2020 All the Australian state squads for the 2020 21 season ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 26 June 2020 State squads All the ins and outs for the 2020 21 season Cricket Australia Retrieved 26 June 2020 Sheffield Shield returns to Kookaburra ball throughout ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2 July 2020 No Dukes Cricket Australia to use Kookaburra in first class cricket from 2020 21 season Hindustan Times Retrieved 2 July 2020 NSW Blues Sheffield Shield drought ends in bizarre fashion as coronavirus wipes out final Fox Sports Retrieved 17 March 2020 New South Wales named Sheffield Shield winners as final cancelled ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 17 March 2020 Sheffield Shield to start next month 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