Sheffield Shield 2016/17

The Sheffield Shield 2016/17 was the 124th season of the national first-class cricket competition in Australia from October 25, 2016 to March 30, 2017. The winner was Victoria , who won her 30th Sheffield Shield.

format

The teams play two games in each division against each other. A team receives 6 points for a win and 3 points for a draw (both teams achieve the same number of runs ). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams get 1 point. Additionally there is the possibility to collect bonus points in the first 100 overs of the first inning . Thereby, 0.01 batting bonus points are distributed for each run that is achieved more than 200 runs, 0.5 bowling bonus points are awarded for reaching the 5, 7, 9 wicket. Furthermore, it is possible that teams are deducted points if, for example, they play too slowly or the pitch is not properly prepared. At the end of the season, the winner of the division is the winner of the Sheffield Shield.

Results

table

At the end of the season the following table emerged.

Teams	Sp.	S.	N	U	R.	BP	Points
Victoria	10	7th	2	0	1	17.31	60.31
South Australia	10	5	5	0	0	17.24	47.24
Western Australia	10	5	5	0	0	15.48	45.48
New South Wales	10	4th	3	0	3	17.60	44.6
Queensland	10	4th	5	0	1	16.53	41.53
Tasmania	10	1	6th	0	3	10.64	19.64

Games

October 25-28 Scorecard	Melbourne	Victoria 415 (117.2) & 204-9d (44)	-	Tasmania 255 (97.3) & 251 (83.3)
		Victoria wins with 113 runs

October 25-28 Scorecard	Brisbane	New South Wales 327-7d (78) & 367-7d (93)	-	Queensland 330-6d (93) & 139 (47.2)
		New South Wales wins with 225 runs

October 25-28 Scorecard	Perth	Western Australia 271-9d (79.4) & 302 (78.2)	-	South Australia 505-9d (106) & 69-0 (23.3)
		South Australia wins with 10 wickets

November 4-7 scorecard	Melbourne	Queensland 137 (47.4) & 199 (65.1)	-	Victoria 417 (113.2)
		Victoria wins with one innings and 81 runs

November 4-7 scorecard	Sydney	Western Australia 216 (84.3) & 177 (102.3)	-	New South Wales 298 (94) & 96-7 (35.3)
		New South Wales wins with 3 wickets

November 4-7 scorecard	Adelaide	Tasmania 98 (43.4) & 289 (80.3)	-	South Australia 481 (116)
		South Australia wins with one innings and 94 runs

November 17th - 20th Scorecard	Sydney	Victoria 510-6d (160) & 105-2d (23)	-	New South Wales 225 (89) & 192 (81.5)
		Victoria wins with 198 runs

November 17th - 20th Scorecard	Brisbane	Queensland 475-7d (122) & 228-7d (54)	-	South Australia 258 (73) & 317 (121)
		Queensland wins by 128 runs

November 17th - 20th Scorecard	Perth	Western Australia 262 (64.2) & 345 (110.1)	-	Tasmania 402 (124.5) & 209-1 (50.5)
		Tasmania wins with 9 wickets

November 26-29 Scorecard	Melbourne	South Australia 405 (111.3) & 162 (46.3)	-	Victoria 397 (105.5) & 201-5 (60.1)
		Victoria wins with 5 wickets

November 26-29 Scorecard	Hobart	New South Wales 495-5d (145) & 128-1d (26)	-	Tasmania 209 (100.2) & 266-4 (104.4)
		draw

November 26-29 Scorecard	Townsville	Queensland 422 (117.3) & 252-6d (63)	-	Western Australia 340-6d (116.5) & 237 (66.4)
		Queensland wins by 97 runs

December 5-8 Scorecard	Hobart	Tasmania 203 (75.1) & 387-9d (123)	-	Victoria 230 (60.3) & 319-8 (108.1)
		draw

December 5-7 Scorecard	Adelaide	New South Wales 269 ​​(90.4) & 87 (46.5)	-	South Australia 236 (85.4) & 121-8 (33.5)
		South Australia wins with 2 wickets

December 5-8 Scorecard	Perth	Queensland 353 (105.5) & 138 (46.5)	-	Western Australia 265 (72.3) & 227-2 (64.5)
		Western Australia wins with 8 wickets

February 1st - 4th scorecard	Melbourne	Victoria 258 (89.1) & 188 (78.5)	-	New South Wales 523 (151.1)
		New South Wales wins with one innings and 77 runs

February 1st - 4th scorecard	Adelaide	Western Australia 201 (58.4) & 245 (80.4)	-	South Australia 247 (52.3) & 192 (39.2)
		Western Australia wins by 7 runs

February 1st - 4th scorecard	Brisbane	Queensland 405-9d (137) & 146-6d (39)	-	Tasmania 200 (92.2) & 218 (73.4)
		Queensland wins with 133 runs

February 10-13 Scorecard	Sydney	New South Wales 603-6d (156)	-	Queensland 434 (171.5) & 123-1 (38) (f / o)
		draw

February 10-13 Scorecard	Hobart	Tasmania 198 (51.1) & 265 (66.2)	-	Western Australia 410 (119.1) & 54-1 (9.3)
		Western Australia wins with 9 wickets

February 10-13 Scorecard	Adelaide	Victoria 184 (68.3) & 306 (91.2)	-	South Australia 178 (52.1) & 188 (42.2)
		Victoria wins with 124 runs

February 25-28 Scorecard	Wollongong	New South Wales 253 (76.2) & 141-1 (43)	-	Tasmania 490 (160.4)
		draw

February 25-28 Scorecard	Adelaide	Queensland 218 (80.4) & 216 (80.3)	-	Queensland 156 (61.1) & 279-4 (83.1)
		South Australia wins with 6 wickets

February 25-28 Scorecard	Perth	Victoria 117 (34.2) & 130 (50.3)	-	Western Australia 285 (80.5)
		Western Australia wins with one innings and 38 runs

March 7-10 scorecard	Sydney	South Australia 229 (68.1) & 304 (94.1)	-	New South Wales 434 (110.4) & 100-2 (13)
		New South Wales wins with 8 wickets

March 7-10 scorecard	Hobart	Tasmania 150 (51.2) & 115 (44.3)	-	Queensland 437 (127.1)
		Queensland wins with one innings and 172 runs

March 8-11 Scorecard	Alice Springs	Western Australia 146 (51.3) & 258 (114.4)	-	Victoria 322 (112.3) & 83-2 (19)
		Victoria wins with 8 wickets

March 16-19 Scorecard	Hobart	South Australia 225 (63) & 406 (117.1)	-	Tasmania 332 (97.1) & 106 (29.4)
		South Australia wins with 193 runs

March 16-19 Scorecard	Brisbane	Queensland 208 (67.4) & 61 (22)	-	Victoria 280 (96.2)
		Victoria wins with one innings and 11 runs

March 16-19 Scorecard	Perth	Western Australia 436-9d (114) & 275-4d (62)	-	New South Wales 309 (99.2) & 396 (96.2)
		Western Australia wins with 6 runs

final

March 26-29 Scorecard	Alice Springs	Victoria 487 (166.2) & 323 (122.5)	-	South Australia 287 (84.3) & 236-6 (65)
		draw

Victoria won the championship due to the better preliminary round results.

Web links

• Competition at Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sheffield Shield - Points Table ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved March 24, 2017.