The 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season was the 116th season of the

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, the

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n domestic first-class

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competition. It started on 26 October 2017 and finished on 27 March 2018. The opening round of matches were played as day/night fixtures and the first three rounds of matches took place before the Ashes series. Victoria were the defending champions. In round two of the competition,

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became the first bowler to take a

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in each innings of a

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match in Australia. He became the second Australian, and the eighth bowler overall, to do so in a first-class match. In the final round of fixtures,

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beat the defending champions, Victoria, by 156 runs to advance to their first Sheffield Shield final since the 2012–13 season. They faced

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. In the final, Queensland beat Tasmania by nine wickets to win their eighth title and their first since 2012. This was also the final season for Doug Bollinger, Ed Cowan, Ben Cutting and Michael Klinger.

Points table

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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Final

Squads

New South Wales

New South Wales named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Queensland

Queensland named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

South Australia

South Australia named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Tasmania

Tasmania named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Victoria

Victoria named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Western Australia

Western Australia named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Debutants

The following players made their first-class debuts throughout the competition.

Broadcasting

All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on

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's official website, with the final broadcast live on

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radio.

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Sheffield Shield seasons