2014–15 Sheffield Shield season
| Dates | 31 October 2014 – 25 March 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions |
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| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Player of the series |
 Adam Voges |
| Most runs |
Adam Voges (1,358) |
| Most wickets |
Fawad Ahmed (48) |
The 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season was the 122nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. 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/night Tests 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 of the season.
Points table
| Team[2] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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| 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
Round 1
| 31 October – 3 November Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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- 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
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.29, Tasmania 2.03
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: New South Wales 1.77, South Australia 2.43
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 0, Western Australia 2.12
Round 3
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Western Australia 1.85, Tasmania 0.47
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 2.86, New South Wales 1.02
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- 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 |
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- 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".[6]
Round 5
Matches were originally scheduled for 5 to 8 December.[7]
| 9–12 December Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Queensland 0.68, New South Wales 2.07
| 9–12 December Scorecard |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Tasmania 2.73, South Australia 2.02
| 9–12 December Scorecard |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.83, Western Australia 1.37
Round 6
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.72, New South Wales 2.91
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 3.56, Victoria 1.10
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 3.14, South Australia 1.28
Round 7
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat
- Doug Bollinger (NSW) took a hat-trick in Victoria's first innings dismissing Peter Siddle, Chris Tremain and Scott Boland in consecutive deliveries
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.56, Victoria 1.50
| 16–19 February Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.36, Tasmania 2.14
| 25–28 February Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.68, Queensland 1.57
| 25–28 February Scorecard |
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- 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 |
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.81, Tasmania 1.37
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 0.79, Western Australia 1.27
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 3.05, South Australia 0
Round 10
| 13–16 March Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 2.09, South Australia 0.80
| 13–16 March Scorecard |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.89, Tasmania 0.50
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- 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.
- Cam 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 |
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- 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
| Cam 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 | ||
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Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | BBI | SR |
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| 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 |
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References
- 1 2 3 "Phillip Hughes death: the news the country dreaded". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 / Points table". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Martin (26 November 2014). "Sheffield Shield round abandoned". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Brettig, Daniel (25 November 2014). "Hughes in critical condition after being hit by bouncer". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Brettig, Daniel (25 November 2014). "Distraught players offered counselling for Hughes blow". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Martin (30 November 2014). "It's official: Hughes will be 63 not out forever". Cricket Australia.
- ↑ "Sheffield Shield delayed, BBL matches rescheduled". Cricinfo. ESPN. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=9339;type=tournament
- ↑ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9339;type=tournament
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