Verified Sheffield Shield result

One State · 1892–2026

Unassisted

5-4-2

Shield champion

GARETH XI

Managed by GARETH · Home state New South Wales · 53.59 points · XI rating 86

Top run-scorerMA Taylor

Leading wicket-takerSCG MacGill

Player of seasonSCG MacGill

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Competition outcome and final tableShield champion · 53.59 points

shield league final

champion

Rules shield-2025-26-v1 · league/group position 1

Qualified for final

Match points: 28
Batting bonus: 16.79
Bowling bonus: 8.8

finalQueenslandWIN · advanced

Final competition table

Seeded historical table for this competition.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Q/NRPW	Pts
1	GARETH XI	10	4	4	2	1.336	53.59
2	Queensland(1978)	10	5	2	3	1.106	45.73
3	Victoria(1998)	10	4	4	2	1.084	40.45
4	South Australia(1939)	10	4	1	5	1.073	37.07
5	Western Australia(1973)	10	3	1	6	1.130	34.14
6	Tasmania(2007)	10	1	6	3	1.080	25.97

Drafted XI and player performanceXI overall 86 · 11 players

The XI

MA TaylorNew South Wales 199794839 runs · 0 wickets · 5 catches
W BardsleyNew South Wales 192085722 runs · 0 wickets · 6 catches
VT TrumperNew South Wales 190689719 runs · 0 wickets · 9 catches
RN HarveyNew South Wales 196194746 runs · 6 wickets · 7 catches
KD WaltersNew South Wales 196986733 runs · 6 wickets · 7 catches
JJ KellyNew South Wales 189874502 runs · 0 wickets · 30 catches
SJ McCabeNew South Wales 193288530 runs · 21 wickets · 4 catches
Imran KhanNew South Wales 198587310 runs · 36 wickets · 4 catches
GF LawsonNew South Wales 198287283 runs · 35 wickets · 4 catches
DE BollingerNew South Wales 201680272 runs · 29 wickets · 8 catches
SCG MacGillNew South Wales 200392315 runs · 37 wickets · 9 catches

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Season fixtures11 fixtures · 5 wins · 4 draws/ties · 2 losses

The 11 fixtures

1Tasmania 2007league · Drawn · weather affectedDRAW
2Victoria 1998league · Drawn · dry spinDRAW
3Western Australia 1973league · Won by 166 runs · balancedWIN
4Queensland 1978league · Lost by 8 wickets · balancedLOSS
5South Australia 1939league · Won by an innings and 57 runs · batting friendlyWIN
6Tasmania 2007league · Drawn · seamingDRAW
7Victoria 1998league · Drawn · weather affectedDRAW
8Western Australia 1973league · Won by 70 runs · dry spinWIN
9Queensland 1978league · Lost by 66 runs · seamingLOSS
10South Australia 1939league · Won by 9 wickets · dry spinWIN
11Queensland 1978final · Won by an innings and 70 runs · weather affectedWIN

Sheffield Shield finalchampion

Queensland · home final · match result

F1Won by an innings and 70 runsHosted by GARETH XIWIN

Draft review11 right · 0 missed · net +44

How well did you draft?

Each pick is compared with the highest-rated legal alternative in that recorded server offer—not every player from the state and year.

Best: 8
Joint-best: 3
Missed: 0
Only option: 0
Rating advantage: +44
Points missed: 0
Net delta: +44

Round 1 · New South Wales 1997

✓ BEST PICK · +5

Your pick

MA Taylor

opener 1 · batting 94 · bowling 42 · keeping 40 · confidence 82%

Best legal alternative

MJ Slater89

Round 2 · New South Wales 1920

= JOINT-BEST PICK · 0

Your pick

W Bardsley

opener 2 · batting 85 · bowling 40 · keeping 40 · confidence 50%

Best legal alternative

C Kelleway85

Round 3 · New South Wales 1906

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Your pick

VT Trumper

middle order 1 · batting 89 · bowling 42 · keeping 40 · confidence 57%

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RA Duff85

Round 4 · New South Wales 1961

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Your pick

RN Harvey

middle order 2 · batting 94 · bowling 74 · keeping 40 · confidence 79%

Best legal alternative

AK Davidson93

Round 5 · New South Wales 1969

✓ BEST PICK · +12

Your pick

KD Walters

middle order 3 · batting 86 · bowling 74 · keeping 40 · confidence 51%

Best legal alternative

GR Davies74

Round 6 · New South Wales 1898

✓ BEST PICK · +1

Your pick

JJ Kelly

wicketkeeper · batting 78 · bowling 40 · keeping 75 · confidence 40%

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H Carter73

Round 7 · New South Wales 1932

✓ BEST PICK · +10

Your pick

SJ McCabe

all rounder · batting 88 · bowling 76 · keeping 40 · confidence 44%

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SF Hird78

Round 8 · New South Wales 1985

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Your pick

Imran Khan

bowler 1 · batting 87 · bowling 84 · keeping 40 · confidence 73%

Best legal alternative

GRJ Matthews87

Round 9 · New South Wales 1982

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Your pick

GF Lawson

bowler 2 · batting 78 · bowling 87 · keeping 40 · confidence 38%

Best legal alternative

RG Holland87

Round 10 · New South Wales 2016

✓ BEST PICK · +5

Your pick

DE Bollinger

bowler 3 · batting 78 · bowling 80 · keeping 40 · confidence 43%

Best legal alternative

SNJ O'Keefe75

Round 11 · New South Wales 2003

✓ BEST PICK · +6

Your pick

SCG MacGill

bowler 4 · batting 78 · bowling 92 · keeping 40 · confidence 53%

Best legal alternative

SM Katich86

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