2025–26 Sheffield Shield season

2025–26 Sheffield Shield
Dates4 October 2025 – 29 March 2026
AdministratorCricket Australia
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and final
Participants6
Matches31
Official website2025–26 Sheffield Shield

The 2025–26 Sheffield Shield season is the 124th season of the Australian interstate domestic first-class cricket competition. Cricket Australia revealed the season fixtures in July of 2025.[1] The season started on 4 October 2025, and the final will be played on 26 to 29 March 2026.[2][3][4]

Points table

See also: Sheffield Shield points system
Pos Team Pld W L T D Bat Bowl Ded Pts Qualification
1  Victoria 6 5 1 0 0 5.87 5.3 0 41.17 Qualify for the final
2  Queensland 6 2 2 0 2 8.18 4.2 0 26.38
3  South Australia 6 2 2 0 2 4.69 5.6 0 24.29
4  New South Wales 6 2 3 0 1 4.65 4.9 0 22.55
5  Tasmania 6 2 3 0 1 3.34 5 2 19.34
6  Western Australia 6 1 3 0 2 1.61 5.5 0 15.11
Updated to match(es) played on 4–7 December 2025. Source: Cricket.com.au, ESPNcricinfo

Round–robin

Round 1

4–7 October 2025
Scorecard
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379 (110.3 overs)
Jordan Silk 104 (170)
Michael Neser 4/75 (24 overs)
612 (144.4 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 160 (206)
Nikhil Chaudhary 5/108 (24 overs)
7/317 (103 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 76* (80)
Jack Wildermuth 2/45 (16.1 overs)
Match drawn
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Queensland)
4–7 October 2025
Scorecard
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9/350d (113.2 overs)
Henry Hunt 126 (307)
Mitchell Perry 4/75 (24 overs)
9/343d (100 overs)
Peter Handscomb 103 (180)
Lloyd Pope 3/87 (27 overs)
223 (78.5 overs)
Harry Nielsen 52 (88)
Doug Warren 5/69 (24.5 overs)
6/231 (70.4 overs)
Oliver Peake 70* (147)
Jordan Buckingham 3/43 (17 overs)
Victoria won by 4 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Doug Warren (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Fergus O'Neill (Victoria) scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket.
  • Doug Warren (Victoria) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[6][7]
  • Points: Victoria 8.03, South Australia 1.77
4–7 October 2025
Scorecard
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170 (62.5 overs)
William Salzmann 43 (72)
Ashton Agar 3/5 (5.5 overs)
161 (61.5 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 34 (54)
Ryan Hadley 5/38 (17 overs)
221 (74.3 overs)
William Salzmann 72 (130)
Matthew Kelly 5/43 (23 overs)
156 (55.1 overs)
Ashton Agar 42 (59)
Liam Hatcher 4/49 (12 overs)
New South Wales won by 74 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: William Salzmann (New South Wales)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 25.1 overs were played on day 1 due to rain and a wet outfield.
  • Will Salzmann (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
  • Ryan Hadley (New South Wales) and Matthew Kelly (Western Australia) both took their maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[8][9]
  • Cameron Gannon (Western Australia) took his 200th wicket in first-class cricket.
  • Points: New South Wales 7, Western Australia 1

Round 2

15–17 October 2025
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
240 (68.5 overs)
Peter Handscomb 85 (144)
Liam Hatcher 5/88 (14.5 overs)
163 (50.5 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 41 (99)
Fergus O'Neill 5/26 (16 overs)
177 (65 overs)
Campbell Kellaway 47 (97)
Liam Hatcher 3/29 (10 overs)
216 (60.4 overs)
Oliver Davies 64 (73)
Scott Boland 5/67 (15.4 overs)
Victoria won by 38 runs
Junction Oval, Melbourne
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Scott Boland (Victoria)
15–18 October 2025
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
v
171 (53.4 overs)
Jake Doran 41* (53)
Liam Haskett 3/26 (10 overs)
172 (59.5 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 36 (41)
Bradley Hope 4/51 (12.5 overs)
259 (73.4 overs)
Jake Weatherald 94 (99)
Matthew Kelly 6/49 (18.4 overs)
255 (91.2 overs)
Aaron Hardie 61 (125)
Riley Meredith 3/41 (21 overs)
Tasmania won by 3 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Roberto Howard
Player of the match: Jake Weatherald (Tasmania)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Tasmania 5, Western Australia 1
15–18 October 2025
Scorecard
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228 (84.3 overs)
Conor McInerney 60 (163)
Michael Neser 4/30 (15.3 overs)
398 (97.3 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 159 (197)
Wes Agar 5/88 (18 overs)
308 (110.2 overs)
Jason Sangha 55 (116)
Mitchell Swepson 6/109 (42.2 overs)
3/139 (40 overs)
Angus Lovell 72* (115)
Jordan Buckingham 2/23 (8 overs)
Queensland won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lachlan Hearne (Queensland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[12]
  • Points: Queensland 8.98, South Australia 1.28

Round 3

28–31 October 2025
Scorecard
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7/429d (116.5 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 122 (261)
James Bazley 3/80 (16.5 overs)
8/347d (106 overs)
Jack Clayton 113 (236)
Liam Hatcher 3/42 (17 overs)
1/79 (27 overs)
Sam Konstas 41 (64)
Samuel Skelly 1/4 (3 overs)
Match drawn
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Kurtis Patterson (New South Wales)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
  • Samuel Skelly (Queensland) and Ryan Hicks (New South Wales) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: New South Wales 3.35, Queensland 2.69
28–31 October 2025
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
256 (90.5 overs)
Peter Handscomb 48 (157)
Riley Meredith 3/37 (15 overs)
232 (80.4 overs)
Jake Doran 73 (156)
Mitchell Perry 5/58 (17.4 overs)
5/330d (97 overs)
Campbell Kellaway 147 (268)
Riley Meredith 3/87 (20 overs)
210 (83.1 overs)
Tim Ward 52 (94)
Fergus O'Neill 4/54 (25 overs)
Victoria won by 144 runs
Junction Oval, Melbourne
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Campbell Kellaway (Victoria)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Victoria 7.56, Tasmania 1.32
28–31 October 2025
Scorecard
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215 (59 overs)
Jake Lehmann 96 (126)
Corey Rocchiccioli 3/35 (13 overs)
307 (110.2 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 122 (255)
Brendan Doggett 6/48 (21.2 overs)
8/394d (125 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 103 (168)
Cooper Connolly 2/59 (15 overs)
6/195 (69 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 58 (93)
Liam Scott 3/26 (11 overs)
Match drawn
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Brendan Doggett (South Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Australia 1.85, Western Australia 2.66

Round 4

10–12 November 2025
Scorecard
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382 (103.1 overs)
Peter Handscomb 104 (210)
Mitchell Starc 4/91 (18 overs)
128 (49.5 overs)
Steve Smith 57 (89)
Sam Elliott 5/26 (8.5 overs)
9/171d (63.3 overs)
Marcus Harris 58 (143)
Sean Abbott 4/18 (9 overs)
125 (39.4 overs)
Steve Smith 56* (98)
Sam Elliott 3/24 (9.4 overs)
Victoria won by 300 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Peter Handscomb (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ryan Hicks replaced Will Salzmann as an injury substitute for New South Wales during Victoria's first innings.[13]
  • Sam Elliott (Victoria) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[14][15]
  • Points: Victoria 8.75, New South Wales 0.9
10–12 November 2025
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
v
209 (64.2 overs)
Jordan Silk 64 (105)
Brendan Doggett 5/66 (19.2 overs)
177 (48 overs)
Alex Carey 59 (63)
Beau Webster 5/50 (13 overs)
184 (51.5 overs)
Caleb Jewell 41 (49)
Henry Thornton 3/23 (8.5 overs)
7/219 (51.5 overs)
Liam Scott 53 (79)
Gabe Bell 3/59 (16 overs)
South Australia won by 3 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mitch Claydon
Player of the match: Liam Scott (South Australia)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Australia 7, Tasmania 1.09
11–14 November 2025
Scorecard
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390 (105 overs)
Matt Renshaw 101 (198)
Cameron Gannon 4/88 (23 overs)
7/322d (107.3 overs)
Cameron Green 94 (172)
Michael Neser 2/47 (20.3 overs)
203 (58.3 overs)
Jack Clayton 54 (109)
Corey Rocchiccioli 5/47 (14 overs)
9/272 (82.3 overs)
Sam Whiteman 81 (170)
Xavier Bartlett 3/25 (15 overs)
Western Australia won by 1 wicket
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and Ben Treloar (Aus)
Player of the match: Corey Rocchiccioli (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 7.65, Queensland 2.38

Round 5

22–25 November 2025
Scorecard
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9/391d (100.4 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 80 (158)
Riley Meredith 3/77 (21 overs)
8/623d (154.1 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 163 (184)
Tanveer Sangha 4/175 (52.1 overs)
174 (91.5 overs)
Lachlan Shaw 44 (97)
Gabe Bell 3/30 (20 overs)
Tasmania won by an innings and 58 runs
Cricket Central, Sydney
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Riki Wessels (Eng)
Player of the match: Nikhil Chaudhary (Tasmania)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jackson Bird replaced Aidan O'Connor as an injury substitute for Tasmania during New South Wales' first innings.[16]
  • Nikhil Chaudhary (Tasmania) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[17]
  • Charlie Wakim replaced Mitchell Owen as an injury substitute for Tasmania during Tasmania's first innings.
  • Points: Tasmania 8.42, New South Wales 2.07
22–24 November 2025 (D/N)
Scorecard
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9/318d (83 overs)
Sam Harper 85 (115)
Sam Geyer 4/102 (16 overs)
430 (129.1 overs)
Matt Renshaw 112 (192)
Will Sutherland 3/63 (20.1 overs)
143 (53 overs)
Matthew Short 54 (85)
Gurinder Sandhu 5/23 (16 overs)
3/32 (6.2 overs)
Lachlan Hearne 11* (9)
Mitchell Perry 2/22 (3 overs)
Queensland won by 7 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and Michael Graham-Smith (Aus)
Player of the match: Gurinder Sandhu (Queensland)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Geyer (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Queensland 8.4, Victoria 1.88
22–25 November 2025 (D/N)
Scorecard
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188 (66.3 overs)
Jayden Goodwin 53 (106)
Henry Thornton 3/25 (14 overs)
333 (105.5 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 68 (140)
Liam Haskett 3/89 (24 overs)
6/324 (113 overs)
Cooper Connolly 70 (135)
Henry Thornton 3/77 (28 overs)
Match drawn
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Henry Thornton (South Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
  • Points: South Australia 3.13, Western Australia 1.8

Round 6

4–7 December 2025
Scorecard
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 Victoria (H)
194 (75.2 overs)
Aaron Hardie 53 (73)
Sam Elliott 5/33 (19.2 overs)
255 (95.1 overs)
Blake Macdonald 79 (145)
Cameron Gannon 5/47 (23 overs)
255 (104.4 overs)
Sam Whiteman 103 (252)
Matthew Short 4/57 (20 overs)
4/195 (38.5 overs)
Blake Macdonald 109* (116)
Brody Couch 3/34 (8 overs)
Victoria won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Blake Macdonald (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 38 overs play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
  • Blake Macdonald (Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[18][19]
  • Points: Victoria 7.55, Western Australia 1
5–7 December 2025
Scorecard
v
7/471d (135.2 overs)
Sam Konstas 116 (185)
Tom Straker 2/61 (26 overs)
92 (52.1 overs)
Jack Clayton 14 (40)
Charlie Stobo 5/9 (15.1 overs)
4/143d (29.1 overs)
Sam Konstas 53 (58)
Mitchell Swepson 3/37 (8.1 overs)
181 (41.1 overs)
Hugo Burdon 59 (86)
Tanveer Sangha 3/30 (8 overs)
New South Wales won by 341 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Charlie Stobo (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Joel Davies (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
  • Charlie Stobo (New South Wales) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[20]
  • Benji Floros replaced Sam Geyer as a concussion substitute for Queensland during their second innings.[20]
  • Points: New South Wales 8.23, Queensland 0.4
5–7 December 2025
Scorecard
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195 (71.1 overs)
Ruwantha Kellepotha 50 (104)
Jordan Buckingham 4/49 (18 overs)
426 (88.2 overs)
Liam Scott 147 (171)
Jackson Bird 3/89 (23 overs)
260 (74.2 overs)
Tim Ward 66 (132)
Jordan Buckingham 4/58 (20 overs)
0/30 (5.5 overs)
Mackenzie Harvey 20* (21)
South Australia won by 10 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Troy Penman and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Liam Scott (South Australia)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mackenzie Harvey (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
  • Liam Scott (South Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[21][22]
  • Points: South Australia 9.26, Tasmania 1

Round 7

5–8 February 2026
Scorecard
v

Round 8

16–19 February 2026
Scorecard
v
16–19 February 2026
Scorecard
v
16–19 February 2026 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
v

Round 9

5–8 March 2026
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
v

Round 10

14–17 March 2026
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
v
14–17 March 2026
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
v

Final

26–29 March 2026
Scorecard
First placed team
v
Second placed team
TBC

See also

References

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