The 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season was the 114th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The season began after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, and included a break halfway through to allow for the Big Bash League. Trials for day/night Tests with a pink ball continued, having been introduced during the previous season. All of the matches for rounds one and seven of the tournament were played as day/night games.[1] Victoria won their second consecutive title, defeating South Australia by 7 wickets in the final at Gliderol Stadium. Travis Head was named player of the series for his 721 runs and 9 wickets during the season. Ben Dunk of Tasmania was the leading run-scorer, while Joe Mennie from South Australia took the most wickets.
| Dates | 28 October 2015 – 30 March 2016 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions |  Victoria (30th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series |  Travis Head |
| Most runs |  Ben Dunk (838) |
| Most wickets | Joe Mennie (51) |
Points table
| Team[2] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19.63 | 49.63 |
| Victoria | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17.13 | 49.13 |
 New South Wales | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14.57 | 47.57 |
 Queensland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | 46.66 |
 Western Australia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.00 | 44.00 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17.19 | 27.19 |
Round-Robin stage
| Visitor team → | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||
| New South Wales | NSW 7 wickets | NSW 5 wickets | Tasmania 223 runs | Victoria Forfeited | Match drawn | |
| Queensland | NSW 3 wickets | Queensland Inns & 14 runs | Queensland 7 wickets | Queensland 100 runs | WA Inns & 6 runs | |
| South Australia | NSW 215 runs | Queensland 173 runs | SA Inns & 78 runs | Victoria 218 runs | SA 1 wicket | |
| Tasmania | NSW 7 wickets | Queensland 3 wickets | SA 302 runs | Tasmania Inns & 136 runs | WA 162 runs | |
| Victoria | Match drawn | Victoria 9 wickets | SA 8 wickets | Victoria 7 wickets | Match drawn | |
| Western Australia | Match drawn | WA 24 runs | SA 1 wicket | WA 9 wickets | Victoria 356 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
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.50, New South Wales 2.10
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Travis Dean (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
- Travis Dean became the first player in Shield history to score two centuries on debut, and the first player in first-class cricket to score two unbeaten centuries on debut.[3]
- Bonus Points: Victoria 1.70, Queensland 1.10
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Jake Doran (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 0.50, Western Australia 2.20
Round 2
6 – 9 November Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales | v | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Play was reduced to just 10 overs on Day 1 and just 24 overs on Day 2 due to rain and a wet outfield.
- The match was abandoned on Day 3 due to unsafe playing conditions. Under Law 7.2 in the Cricket Playing Conditions, Cricket Australia ruled that New South Wales had forfeited the match, and Victoria was awarded the 6 points for a win.[4]
- Jay Lenton (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
6 – 9 November Scorecard |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.50, Western Australia 1.60
6 – 9 November Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania | v | |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Heazlett (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
- Sam Heazlett scored his maiden first-class century.[5]
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.50, Queensland 0.40
Round 3
14 – 17 November Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Billy Stanlake (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
- The start of play on Day 1 was delayed by 90 minutes due to rain and ended early due to bad light.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 2.50, South Australia 0.50
14 – 17 November Scorecard |
(H) Victoria | v | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aaron Ayre (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.70, Western Australia 0.49
14 – 17 November Scorecard |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- With the previous Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground being abandoned because of an unsafe pitch, the fixture was moved to the Bankstown Oval.[6]
- The start of play on Day 1 was delayed by 75 minutes and ended after just 36 overs due to rain.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.68, Tasmania 2.40
Round 4
27 – 30 November Scorecard |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Joel Paris (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.50, Victoria 2.80
27 – 30 November Scorecard |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 0.90, South Australia 4.00
27 – 30 November Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 2.03, Queensland 1.82
Round 5
6 – 9 December Scorecard |
(H) Victoria | v | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed play by 90 minutes after tea and ended play early on Day 2.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 1.50, South Australia 1.50
6 – 9 December Scorecard |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Day 1 to just 76 overs of play.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 2.30, Tasmania 1.60
6 – 9 December Scorecard |
(H) Queensland | v | |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 0.68, New South Wales -0.03
Round 6
3 – 6 February Scorecard |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced Day 1 to just 71 overs of play.
- Sam Harper and Ian Holland (both Victoria) made their first-class debuts.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.21, Tasmania 1.91
3 – 6 February Scorecard |
(H) New South Wales | v | |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first game in Australian domestic cricket history to be played outside of Australia.[7]
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.57, Western Australia 1.57
3 – 6 February Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.65, Queensland 3.23
Round 7
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.86, New South Wales 0.94
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Hartley (Queensland) broke the record for the most catches taken by a wicket-keeper in Sheffield Shield history (500).[8]
- Bonus Points: Queensland 3.23, Tasmania 2.39
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cameron Valente (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.74, Victoria 2.75
Round 8
25 – 28 February Scorecard |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Arjun Nair (New South Wales) and Jake Weatherald (South Australia) both made their first-class debuts.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.61, South Australia 2.48
25 – 28 February Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.28, Queensland 1.18
25 – 28 February Scorecard |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 3.09, Victoria 0.50
Round 9
5 – 8 March Scorecard |
(H) Tasmania | v | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Harry Conway (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.92, New South Wales 2.21
5 – 8 March Scorecard |
(H) Queensland | v | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Bad light ended play early on Day 1.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 1.50, Victoria 1.50
5 – 8 March Scorecard |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Nicholas (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 2.35, South Australia 1.80
Round 10
15 – 18 March Scorecard |
(H) Queensland | v | |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Jhye Richardson (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 1.00, Western Australia 1.82
15 – 18 March Scorecard |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Elliot Opie (South Australia) and Caleb Jewell (Tasmania) both made their first-class debuts.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 2.96, Tasmania 1.50
15 – 18 March Scorecard |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 1.51, New South Wales 2.44
Final
26 – 30 March Scorecard |
(H) South Australia | v | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Victoria became the first visiting team to win a Sheffield Shield final since New South Wales in 2004-05.[9]
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunk | Tasmania | 10 | 19 | 1 | 837 | 46.55 | 190 | 4 | 2 |
| Travis Dean | Victoria | 11 | 20 | 2 | 807 | 44.83 | 154* | 3 | 4 |
| Peter Handscomb | Victoria | 11 | 19 | 1 | 784 | 43.55 | 137 | 3 | 4 |
| George Bailey | Tasmania | 9 | 17 | 1 | 761 | 47.56 | 148* | 3 | 3 |
| Matt Renshaw | Queensland | 9 | 17 | 3 | 738 | 52.71 | 129* | 2 | 4 |
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | BBI | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mennie | South Australia | 11 | 21 | 429.5 | 51 | 21.21 | 4/50 | 50.50 |
| Daniel Worrall | South Australia | 9 | 18 | 357.5 | 44 | 26.18 | 6/96 | 48.70 |
| Jackson Bird | Tasmania | 8 | 15 | 276.2 | 40 | 19.50 | 7/45 | 41.40 |
| Michael Hogan | Western Australia | 9 | 18 | 342.5 | 37 | 24.64 | 4/29 | 55.50 |
| Chris Tremain | Victoria | 9 | 15 | 228.1 | 36 | 21.05 | 5/52 | 38.00 |
References
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