The 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season was the 113th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-classcricket competition. It was held after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup and included a break halfway through for the entirety of the Big Bash League. Trials for day/nightTests with the pink ball continued from the previous season. This season introduced a new bonus point system based on the runs scored and wickets taken in the first 100 overs of both teams' first innings.[1] Due to Australia and New Zealand hosting the 2015 Cricket World Cup, several matches in the later rounds could not be held at the usual home grounds of the teams. The final was contested between Victoria and Western Australia. Due to the final of the World Cup being held at the MCG, Victoria, who earned the right to host the final by finishing on top of the ladder, had to choose an alternative ground. They opted for Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The final was drawn, meaning Victoria won their 29th title by finishing on top of the table. Adam Voges was the leading run-scorer and was named man of the series, while Fawad Ahmed took the most wickets for the season. Round 4 was marred by the death of Phillip Hughes on 27 November 2014, two days after he was hit in the neck by a bouncer.
Points table
| Team[2] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Victoria | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.43 | 57.43 |
 Western Australia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15.84 | 49.84 |
 New South Wales | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15.26 | 47.26 |
 Queensland | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14.49 | 39.49 |
 Tasmania | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13.61 | 27.61 |
 South Australia | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10.91 | 24.91 |
Round-Robin stage
| Visitor team → | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||
| New South Wales | NSWInns & 78 runs | Matchabandoned | NSW10 wickets | NSW156 runs | WA7 wickets | |
| Queensland | Queensland188 runs | Queensland5 wickets | Matchabandoned | QueenslandInns & 13 runs | WA95 runs | |
| South Australia | NSW168 runs | SA8 wickets | SA5 wickets | VictoriaInns & 46 runs | Match drawn | |
| Tasmania | NSWInns & 91 runs | QueenslandInns & 50 runs | Tasmania313 runs | Tasmania8 wickets | Match drawn | |
| Victoria | Victoria9 wickets | VictoriaInns & 14 runs | VictoriaInns & 1 run | Victoria400 runs | Matchabandoned | |
| Western Australia | Match drawn | WA8 wickets | WA8 wickets | WA7 wickets | Victoria117 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Round 1
31 October – 3 November Scorecard |
v | Victoria (home team) | |
366 (120.5 overs)Peter Nevill 87 (140)Scott Boland 6/67 (28 overs) | ||
271 (104 overs)Ryan Carters 58 (131)Fawad Ahmed 3/49 (27 overs) | 1/131 (21.2 overs)Marcus Stoinis 84* (63)Josh Hazlewood 1/40 (9 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.85, New South Wales 1.26
- First-class debuts: David King (Vic), Nick Larkin and Patrick Jackson (NSW)
31 October – 3 November Scorecard |
v | South Australia (home team) | |
152 (61.4 overs)Joe Burns 98 (192)Chadd Sayers 6/34 (20 overs) | 2/228 (50.2 overs)Mark Cosgrove 78 (95)James Hopes 1/24 (12 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 1.24, South Australia 1.12
- Chadd Sayers took a hat-trick in Queensland's first innings
- First-class debuts: Marnus Labuschagne and Ben McDermott (Qld)
31 October – 3 November Scorecard |
v | Western Australia (home team) | |
215 (86.2 overs)Xavier Doherty 37 (38)Nathan Rimmington 5/38 (17 overs) | 353 (105.1 overs)Cameron Bancroft 129 (271)Andrew Fekete 5/80 (27.1 overs) | |
242 (79.5 overs)Ed Cowan 100 (167)Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/34 (14 overs) | 3/105 (27.5 overs)Michael Klinger 56* (70)Sam Rainbird 2/3 (5 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Western Australia 2.67, Tasmania 1.15
- First-class debuts: Hamish Kingston (Tas)
Round 2
v | Tasmania (home team) | |
279 (91.1 overs)Peter Handscomb 96 (139)Andrew Fekete 4/70 (28 overs) | 253 (65.5 overs)Ed Cowan 105 (120)Daniel Christian 3/28 (11 overs) | |
173 (60.5 overs)Daniel Christian 46 (48)Sam Rainbird 2/22 (6 overs) | 2/200 (55.1 overs)Jordan Silk 97* (164)Fawad Ahmed 1/38 (9.1 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.29, Tasmania 2.03
v | South Australia (home team) | |
230 (102.2 overs)Nick Larkin 78 (173)Johan Botha 6/34 (32.2 overs) | 293 (88.2 overs)Tom Cooper 121 (204)Mitchell Starc 4/64 (23 overs) | |
161 (78.3 overs)Phillip Hughes 69 (109)Steve O'Keefe 5/24 (25 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: New South Wales 1.77, South Australia 2.43
v | Western Australia (home team) | |
163 (64.4 overs)Chris Hartley 48 (128)Nathan Rimmington 5/27 (14 overs) | 357 (132 overs)Shaun Marsh 111 (196)James Hopes 5/60 (38 overs) | |
210 (78 overs)Greg Moller 86 (159)Jason Behrendorff 7/70 (16 overs) | 2/18 (9.4 overs)Marcus Harris 10* (27)James Hopes 2/10 (5 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 0, Western Australia 2.12
Round 3
16–19 November Scorecard |
v | Tasmania (home team) | |
301 (124.4 overs)Michael Klinger 100 (279)Andrew Fekete 3/67 (25.4 overs) | 247 (84.4 overs)Ben Hilfenhaus 39 (40)Simon Mackin 4/54 (20 overs) | |
8/215 (71 overs)James Faulkner 63* (119)Simon Mackin 4/36 (16 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Western Australia 1.85, Tasmania 0.47
16–19 November Scorecard |
(home team) Queensland | v | |
302 (89.5 overs)Nic Maddinson 118 (161)Luke Feldman 5/83 (23 overs) | ||
182 (59.4 overs)Peter Nevill 66* (140)Ryan Harris 4/59 (14 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 2.86, New South Wales 1.02
16–19 November Scorecard |
(home team) South Australia | v | |
130 (40.3 overs)Tim Ludeman 38 (57)Peter Siddle 5/31 (12 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: South Australia 1.19, Victoria 1.24
Round 4
The match between South Australia and New South Wales was abandoned after a hit to the head left Phillip Hughes in critical condition. The other matches in this round were abandoned before play on Day 2 as Hughes' condition remained unchanged.[3] Hughes died on 27 November.[1]
25–28 November Scorecard |
v | New South Wales (home team) | |
2/136 (48.3 overs)Phillip Hughes 63* (161)Shane Watson 1/7 (4 overs) | ||
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- On Day 1, Phillip Hughes was hit in the head by a bouncer while batting and taken to hospital in a critical condition.[4] The remainder of the day's play was immediately suspended and the match abandoned the following day.[5] Hughes died two days later.[1] His final score was initially recorded as "63 retired hurt" but Cricket Australia retrospectively amended the scorecard to "63 not out forever".[6]
25–28 November Scorecard |
v | Victoria (home team) | |
5/287 (96 overs)Shaun Marsh 134* (216)John Hastings 2/34 (20 overs) | ||
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
25–28 November Scorecard |
v | Queensland (home team) | |
217 (78.1 overs)Jonathan Wells 47 (67)James Hopes 4/14 (20 overs) | 1/73 (15 overs)Usman Khawaja 31* (35)Sam Rainbird 1/17 (4 overs) | |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5
Matches were originally scheduled for 5 to 8 December.[7]
9–12 December Scorecard |
v | New South Wales (home team) | |
268 (83.5 overs)James Hopes 85 (106)Mitchell Starc 3/52 (16 overs) | 447 (153.2 overs)Ryan Carters 198 (432)Cameron Boyce 4/160 (43.2 overs) | |
99 (43.2 overs)Joe Burns 27 (53)Sean Abbott 6/14 (7 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 0.68, New South Wales 2.07
9–12 December Scorecard |
(home team) Tasmania | v | |
362 (113 overs)Ed Cowan 147 (253)Trent Lawford 5/82 (24 overs) | 302 (92.2 overs)Mark Cosgrove 79 (164)Andrew Fekete 3/58 (19 overs) | |
45 (38.3 overs)Callum Ferguson 11 (94)Ben Hilfenhaus 5/11 (14 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Tasmania 2.73, South Australia 2.02
9–12 December Scorecard |
v | Western Australia (home team) | |
350 (112.5 overs)Rob Quiney 92 (192)Simon Mackin 3/55 (25 overs) | 287 (88.5 overs)Adam Voges 101 (167)Scott Boland 3/43 (18.5 overs) | |
287 (83 overs)Adam Voges 139* (215)Daniel Christian 3/18 (8 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.83, Western Australia 1.37
Round 6
7–10 February Scorecard |
(home team) Tasmania | v | |
272 (83.3 overs)Ed Cowan 76 (118)Sean Abbott 3/74 (15 overs) | ||
213 (87.4 overs)Jordan Silk 71 (146)Doug Bollinger 5/56 (19 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.72, New South Wales 2.91
7–10 February Scorecard |
v | Queensland (home team) | |
260 (68 overs)Matthew Wade 152 (173)Peter George 5/78 (20 overs) | 512 (120.4 overs)Chris Lynn 250 (329)James Pattinson 4/96 (24.4 overs) | |
239 (89.1 overs)Chris Rogers 69 (149)Simon Milenko 3/29 (11 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 3.56, Victoria 1.10. Michael Philipson (Qld) made his first-class debut.
7–10 February Scorecard |
v | Western Australia (home team) | |
328 (85 overs)Mark Cosgrove 89 (112)Adam Voges 2/15 (8 overs) | ||
260 (86.4 overs)Callum Ferguson 84 (172)Michael Hogan 4/64 (21.4 overs) | 2/122 (27 overs)Michael Klinger 51* (58)Kane Richardson 2/17 (6 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 3.14, South Australia 1.28
Round 7
15–18 February Scorecard |
(home team) New South Wales | v | |
206 (86.2 overs)Nic Maddinson 49 (116)Peter Siddle 2/37 (19 overs) | 114 (50.1 overs)Marcus Stoinis 64 (138)Stephen O'Keefe 4/46 (18.1 overs) | |
233 (47.3 overs)Nic Maddinson 93 (85)Scott Boland 3/41 (10 overs) | 169 (67.3 overs)Peter Handscomb 66 (167)Stephen O'Keefe 4/40 (18 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
- Phillip Gillespie made his first-class debut as an umpire.[8]
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.56, Victoria 1.50
- Doug Bollinger (NSW) took a hat-trick in Victoria's first innings dismissing Peter Siddle, Chris Tremain and Scott Boland in consecutive deliveries
16–19 February Scorecard |
(home team) Tasmania | v | |
149 (46.3 overs)Ben Dunk 71 (75)James Hopes 4/24 (15 overs) | 320 (81.2 overs)James Hopes 98 (79)Jackson Bird 4/55 (18.2 overs) | |
121 (36.1 overs)Tim Paine 41 (62)Simon Milenko 5/15 (10.1 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field
- Play delayed by 75 minutes at the start of Day 2 due to rain and lunch taken early also due to rain on Day 2
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.50, Queensland 2.70
16–19 February Scorecard |
(home team) South Australia | v | |
469 (131 overs)Tom Cooper 83 (121)Ashton Agar 5/133 (39 overs) | 633 (159.3 overs)Adam Voges 249 (366)Adam Zampa 3/222 (51.3 overs) | |
238 (78.3 overs)Adam Zampa 74 (113)Ashton Agar 5/81 (30.5 overs) | 4/72 (8 overs)Shaun Marsh 44* (29)Daniel Worrall 1/29 (4 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.21, Western Australia 1.79
Round 8
24–27 February Scorecard |
v | South Australia (home team) | |
364 (122.3 overs)Dom Michael 97 (215)Daniel Worrall 3/62 (28.3 overs) | 295 (102.3 overs)Tom Cooper 104 (212)Jackson Bird 4/80 (19 overs) | |
5/291 (79 overs)Callum Ferguson 117* (192)Jackson Bird 1/46 (17 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.36, Tasmania 2.14
25–28 February Scorecard |
v | Victoria (home team) | |
207 (98 overs)Joe Burns 86 (199)Fawad Ahmed 5/50 (27 overs) | 389 (118 overs)Rob Quiney 111 (165)Michael Philipson 7/107 (30 overs) | |
168 (58.4 overs)Peter Forrest 82* (147)Peter Siddle 3/28 (13 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.68, Queensland 1.57
25–28 February Scorecard |
(home team) New South Wales | v | |
345 (116 overs)Peter Nevill 112 (248)David Moody 4/60 (20 overs) | 300 (131.1 overs)Adam Voges 87 (217)Nathan Lyon 3/73 (30.1 overs) | |
97 (54 overs)Scott Henry 43 (114)Ashton Agar 4/22 (20 overs) | 3/143 (52 overs)Adam Voges 54* (110)Sean Abbott 2/34 (11 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
- Rain reduced Day 1 to 75 overs.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.42, Western Australia 2.27
Round 9
5–8 March Scorecard |
v | New South Wales (home team) | |
237 (91.5 overs)Jordan Silk 54 (80)Stephen O'Keefe 3/37 (18.5 overs) | 394 (143 overs)Gurinder Sandhu 97* (179)Clive Rose 3/110 (40 overs) | |
183 (62 overs)Beau Webster 83 (137)Doug Bollinger 4/23 (18 overs) | 0/27 (11 overs)Scott Henry 16* (32) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.81, Tasmania 1.37
5–8 March Scorecard |
v | Queensland (home team) | |
173 (50.5 overs)Adam Voges 59 (112)Peter George 4/31 (12.5 overs) | 216 (69.3 overs)Chris Lynn 52 (69)Ashton Agar 3/41 (12.3 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 0.79, Western Australia 1.27
5–8 March Scorecard |
(home team) Victoria | v | |
175 (57 overs)Jake Lehmann 54 (105)Peter Siddle 8/54 (18 overs) | ||
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 3.05, South Australia 0
Round 10
13–16 March Scorecard |
v | Queensland (home team) | |
230 (65.1 overs)Adam Zampa 67 (97)James Hopes 4/38 (16.1 overs) | 390 (132 overs)Charlie Hemphrey 118 (268)Nick Benton 4/95 (39 overs) | |
458 (109.1 overs)Callum Ferguson 107 (196)Ben Cutting 5/88 (19 overs) | 5/301 (63.4 overs)Joe Burns 135* (187)Joe Mennie 2/87 (19 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 2.09, South Australia 0.80
13–16 March Scorecard |
(home team) Victoria | v | |
449 (128.3 overs)Peter Handscomb 104 (168)Andrew Fekete 5/66 (27 overs) | 145 (44.1 overs)Dominic Michael 52 (80)Jon Holland 6/41 (17 overs) | |
134 (53.5 overs)Tim Paine 32 (55)Fawad Ahmed 5/35 (11.5 overs) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.89, Tasmania 0.50
13–16 March Scorecard |
v | Western Australia (home team) | |
407 (113.4 overs)Moises Henriques 145 (211)Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/58 (21.4 overs) | ||
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light and rain reduced Day 1 to 64 overs and ended Day 2 early.
- Cameron Bancroft and Michael Klinger's partnership of 324 is the highest 2nd-wicket partnership in WA's history.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 0.36, New South Wales 1.44
Final
21–25 March Scorecard |
v | Victoria (home team) | |
421 (134 overs)Adam Voges 107 (153)Fawad Ahmed 8/89 (40 overs) | 381 (153.5 overs)Chris Rogers 112 (178)Ashton Agar 3/100 (44 overs) | |
4/158 (95 overs)Rob Quiney 53 (163)Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/31 (18 overs) |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced Day 3 to 61 overs.
- Fawad Ahmed (Vic) took the best bowling figures in Sheffield Shield final history (8/89).
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Voges | Western Australia | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1358 | 104.46 | 249 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Michael Klinger | Western Australia | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1046 | 58.11 | 190 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Cameron Bancroft | Western Australia | 11 | 19 | 0 | 896 | 47.15 | 211 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Callum Ferguson | South Australia | 10 | 19 | 3 | 836 | 52.25 | 140 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Ed Cowan | Tasmania | 9 | 17 | 0 | 815 | 47.94 | 158 | 4 | 2 | ||
| [9] | |||||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | BBI | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawad Ahmed | Victoria | 11 | 20 | 359 | 48 | 24.85 | 8/89 | 44.80 |
| Andrew Fekete | Tasmania | 10 | 17 | 296.5 | 37 | 24.10 | 5/66 | 48.10 |
| Nathan Rimmington | Western Australia | 10 | 17 | 300.2 | 35 | 24.22 | 5/27 | 51.40 |
| Ashton Agar | Western Australia | 9 | 15 | 318.1 | 31 | 30.48 | 5/81 | 61.50 |
| James Hopes | Queensland | 9 | 15 | 302.4 | 30 | 21.96 | 5/60 | 60.50 |
| [10] | ||||||||
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