2008–09 Sheffield Shield season
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The 2008–09 Victoria and Queensland, played each other in the final at the Junction Oval, with Victoria becoming Sheffield Shield champions after a drawn match thanks to their superior results in the regular season.[2]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Quo | Pts |
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1 | Victoria (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.520 | 44 |
2 | Queensland (Q) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.949 | 28 |
3 | South Australia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.064 | 26 |
4 | Tasmania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.881 | 26 |
5 | Western Australia | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.836 | 20 |
6 | New South Wales | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.878 | 18 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualify for the final, with the top-ranked team winning the right to host the final.
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualify for the final, with the top-ranked team winning the right to host the final.
- Points system: 6 for a win, 3 for a tie, 0 for a draw or loss.
- Bonus point system: 2 for a first innings lead in a drawn or lost match, 1 for a first innings tie in a drawn or lost match.[3]
Teams
Club | Home Ground | Captain |
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New South Wales Blues | Sydney Cricket Ground | Simon Katich |
Queensland Bulls
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The Gabba | Chris Simpson |
Southern Redbacks
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Adelaide Oval | Graham Manou |
Tasmanian Tigers
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Bellerive Oval | Daniel Marsh |
Victorian Bushrangers
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Melbourne Cricket Ground | Cameron White |
Western Warriors
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WACA Ground | Marcus North |
Fixtures and results
Round 1
10–12 October
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(H) Queensland
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236 (55.1 overs)
Tim Macdonald 4/42 (10.1 overs) |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 6, Tasmania 0
10–13 October
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Australia 6, New South Wales 0
- Arron Crawford (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Grant Lambert (New South Wales) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
14–17 October
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South Australia (H)
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Victoria 2, South Australia 0
- Jon Holland (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
19–22 October
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Australia 6, Tasmania 0
21–23 October
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(H) Queensland
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353 (113.4 overs)
Robert Quiney 127 (216) 3/72 (26.0 overs)Ashley Noffke | ||
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 6, Queensland 0
- Robert Quiney(Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
24–27 October
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(H) South Australia
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New South Wales 2, South Australia 0
Round 3
31 October – 3 November
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 6, Western Australia 0
- Paul Davis and Wes Robinson (Western Australia) both made their first-class debut.
3–6 November
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Tasmania (H)
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Tasmania 6, South Australia 0
- Peter George (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Tim MacDonald (Tasmania) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
4–7 November
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(H) New South Wales
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Victoria 2, New South Wales 0
- Burt Cockley (New South Wales) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Round 4
10–13 November
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South Australia (H)
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South Australia 2, Western Australia 0
- James Smith and Tom Cooper (South Australia) both made their first-class debut.
- Wes Robinson (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
15–18 November
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Victoria (H)
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0/35 (7.2 overs)
Chris Rogers 21* (20) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Victoria 6, Tasmania 0
- Clint McKay (Victoria) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
21–24 November
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(H) New South Wales
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0/119 (29 overs)
Nick Kruger 61* (77) |
- Points: Queensland 6, New South Wales 0
- Chris Simpson (Queensland) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Round 5
21–24 November
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 6, Western Australia 0
- James Pattinson (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
28 November – 1 December
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(H) Queensland
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392 (87.5 overs)
Daniel Christian 4/89 (19 overs) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Australia 6, Queensland 0
2–4 December
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Tasmania (H)
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Tasmania 6, New South Wales 2
- Jonathan Wells (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
15–17 December
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Victoria (H)
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 6, Western Australia 0
- Joshua Mangan(Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
16–19 December
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Tasmania (H)
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Tasmania 6, Queensland 2
- James Faulkner (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Luke Butterworth (Tasmania) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
18–21 December
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South Australia (H)
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New South Wales 6, South Australia 0
Round 7
30 January – 2 February
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(H) New South Wales
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4/521d (128 overs)
Tim Macdonald 1/69 (18 overs) |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New South Wales 6, Tasmania 0
- Alex Doolan (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Tim Macdonald was caught for the tenth wicket.[4] Only Len Hutton, Rajeev Nayyar, and Michael Richardson had previously suffered this fate twice in first-class cricket,[5]and Geeves is the only one of the four to have never achieved a first-class century.
30 January – 2 February
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(H) Queensland
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Australia 6, Queensland 2
- Drew Porter and Marcus Stoinis (Western Australia), and Scott Walter (Queensland) all made their first-class debut.
30 January – 2 February
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(H) Victoria
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Victoria 6, South Australia 0
- Dan Christian (South Australia) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Round 8
13–16 February
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(H) South Australia
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South Australia 6, Queensland 0
- Jake Haberfield (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
15–17 February
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Victoria (H)
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Victoria 6, New South Wales 0
- Peter Nevill (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
- John Hastings (Victoria) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
16–18 February
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Tasmania (H)
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Tasmania 6, Western Australia 2
- Luke Towers and Michael Johnson (Western Australia) both made their first-class debut.
Round 9
26 February – 1 March
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Queensland (H)
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 6, New South Wales 0
- Usman Khawaja (Queensland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
26 February – 1 March
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Tasmania (H)
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 2, Tasmania 0
- Steve Gilmour (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
- Matthew Wade (Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
26 February – 1 March
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Australia 6, Western Australia 0
Round 10
5–8 March
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(H) Queensland
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Victoria 2, Queensland 0
5–8 March
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New South Wales (H)
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New South Wales 2, Western Australia 0
- David Warner and Mitchell Starc (New South Wales) both made their first-class debut.
5–8 March
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South Australia (H)
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9/289d (93 overs)
Daniel Christian 4/76 (18 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South Australia 6, Tasmania 2
- Jeremy Smith (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Final
13–17 March
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(H) Victoria
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Victoria win the Sheffield Shield by virtue of finishing top of the points table.
Statistics
Most Runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Michael Klinger | South Australia | 10 | 19 | 1203 | 70.76 | 255 | 4 | 4 |
Chris Rogers | Victoria | 11 | 19 | 1195 | 74.68 | 159 | 5 | 5 |
Phil Hughes | New South Wales | 7 | 13 | 891 | 74.25 | 198 | 4 | 3 |
Most Wickets
Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
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Brett Dorey | Western Australia | 10 | 365.3 | 42 | 24.11 | 6/28 | 4 |
Dirk Nannes | Victoria | 8 | 235.0 | 38 | 21.00 | 7/50 | 1 |
Steve Magoffin | Western Australia | 9 | 331.3 | 38 | 22.86 | 6/66 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ "Cricket Australia and Weet-Bix bring Sheffield Shield back". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Victoria wins Sheffield Shield". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield Table - 2008–09". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Hanlon, Peter (3 February 2009). "One short times two a one-off". The Age. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "First-Class 99 Not Out in an innings". The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 20 November 2022.