Sheffield Shield

The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after... Wikipedia

• Administrator:  Cricket Australia
• Format:  First-class
• First tournament:  1892–93
• Last tournament:  2025–26
• Tournament format:  Double round-robin, then final
• Number of teams:  6
• Most runs:  Darren Lehmann (South Australia and Victoria), 13,635 runs
• Most wickets:  Clarrie Grimmett (Victoria and South Australia), 513 wickets
• TV:  Cricket Network, Kayo Sports, Fox Cricket (selected matches)
• Website:  Cricket Australia
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo