2022–23 Sheffield Shield season explained

2022–23 Sheffield Shield
Fromdate:	3 October 2022
Todate:	27 March 2023
Administrator:	Cricket Australia
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin and final
Champions:	Western Australia
Count:	17
Participants:	6
Matches:	31
Most Runs:	Cameron Bancroft (945)
Most Wickets:	Will Sutherland (41)
Previous Year:	2021–22
Previous Tournament:	2021–22 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:	2023–24
Next Tournament:	2023–24 Sheffield Shield season

The 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season was the 121st of the Australian inter-state domestic first-class cricket competition. In June 2022 Cricket Australia revealed the return of the traditional home and away format after two seasons disrupted by the pandemic.^[1] The tournament started in October 2022 with Western Australia the defending champions.^[2] Finishing the regular season atop the standings, Western Australia hosted the final at the WACA Ground in Perth, defeating Victoria by nine wickets on 26 March 2023 to retain the title.^[3]

Points table


1	10	6	2	2	0	13.60	0	51.60
2	10	5	2	3	0	13.71	0	46.71
3	10	4	2	4	0	13.69	0	41.69
4	10	2	4	4	0	14.88	2	28.88
5	10	2	4	4	0	12.30	0	28.30
6	10	0	5	5	0	13.31	2	16.31

Round-Robin stage

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Statistics

Most runs

Player ^[5]				Runs
Cameron Bancroft	11	20	4	945	59.06	176	4	1
Daniel Drew	8	16	1	656	43.73	208	1	3
Caleb Jewell	10	19	2	652	38.35	121	2	3
Peter Handscomb	6	10	1	634	70.44	281	2	2
Hilton Cartwright	11	18	2	629	39.31	82	0	7

Most wickets

Player^[6]			Overs
Will Sutherland	10	18	309.0	41	19.92	2.64	5/58	9/115	2
Michael Neser	8	15	271.3	40	16.67	2.45	5/36	9/70	2
Mark Steketee	9	16	265.5	38	18.86	2.69	6/38	7/104	2
Wes Agar	9	16	317.0	36	27.36	3.10	5/54	7/130	1
Matthew Kelly	8	16	254.2	35	15.77	2.17	5/34	9/57	1

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

Web site: Huge summer to limit Test prep as domestic fixture revealed . 11 July 2022 . Cricket Australia.
Web site: Western Australia seal drought-breaking Shield title . 11 July 2022 . Cricket Australia.
Web site: 'Absolute domination': Western Australia secures 17th Sheffield Shield title after defeating Victoria in final. 25 February 2023 . Fox Cricket.
Web site: Marsh Sheffield Shield 2022–23 Points table. Cricket Australia. 18 October 2022.
Web site: Sheffield Shield, 2022/23 batting most runs career Records. ESPN Cricinfo. 2 March 2024.
Web site: Sheffield Shield, 2022/23 bowling most wickets career Record. ESPNCricinfo. 2 March 2024.