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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
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Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions |
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Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 30, plus final |
Player of the series | Chris Hartley (Qld) |
Most runs | David Hussey (Vic) 970 runs |
Most wickets | Ben Cutting (Qld) 46 wickets |
The 2009–10 Sheffield Shield season is the 117th season of official first-class domestic cricket in Australia. The season began on 13 October 2009. The Victorian Bushrangers were the winners of the competition, defeating the Queensland Bulls by 459 runs in the final held from 17–21 March 2010 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
The top two teams after each round is played will compete for the Sheffield Shield final. The match will be contested at the home ground of the side that finishes first. In the result of a draw, the team that finished on top of the ladder, and hence hosting the match will be awarded the title. For an explanation of how points are awarded, see Sheffield Shield Points System.
Last Updated on 15 March 2010.
There is a break in the regular schedule of first class games to allow for the 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.
Last Updated on 22 March 2010
Last Updated on 22 March 2010