Verified Sheffield Shield result

One State · 1892–2026

Unassisted

8-2-1

Shield champion

James's XI

Managed by James · Home state Victoria · 68.65 points · XI rating 85

Top run-scorerWH Ponsford

Leading wicket-takerWA Johnston

Player of seasonWW Armstrong

Calculating personal and global positions…

Competition outcome and final tableShield champion · 68.65 points

shield league final

champion

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

Qualified for final

Match points: 44
Batting bonus: 16.75
Bowling bonus: 7.9

finalSouth AustraliaWIN · advanced

Final competition table

Seeded historical table for this competition.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Q/NRPW	Pts
1	James's XI	10	7	2	1	1.217	68.65
2	South Australia(1988)	10	7	0	3	1.182	59.1
3	New South Wales(1994)	10	4	0	6	1.139	36.54
4	Queensland(1983)	10	3	1	6	1.171	34.41
5	Western Australia(1988)	10	3	2	5	1.190	34.18
6	Tasmania(2023)	10	3	1	6	1.066	32.13

Drafted XI and player performanceXI overall 85 · 11 players

The XI

WH PonsfordVictoria 192796791 runs · 0 wickets · 9 catches
MS HarrisVictoria 201991683 runs · 5 wickets · 3 catches
J RyderVictoria 192685736 runs · 6 wickets · 6 catches
RM CowperVictoria 196383678 runs · 6 wickets · 7 catches
IR RedpathVictoria 197592702 runs · 6 wickets · 8 catches
LV MaddocksVictoria 195778509 runs · 0 wickets · 32 catches
WW ArmstrongVictoria 191191615 runs · 22 wickets · 10 catches
BE McGainVictoria 200780236 runs · 28 wickets · 9 catches
SM HarwoodVictoria 200679275 runs · 26 wickets · 8 catches
WA JohnstonVictoria 194887272 runs · 34 wickets · 8 catches
CE McLeodVictoria 190483297 runs · 25 wickets · 6 catches

See the real career records behind the players you drafted.

EXPLORE YOUR XI

Season fixtures11 fixtures · 8 wins · 2 draws/ties · 1 losses

The 11 fixtures

1Western Australia 1988league · Won by an innings and 81 runs · seamingWIN
2New South Wales 1994league · Won by an innings and 113 runs · batting friendlyWIN
3Queensland 1983league · Won by an innings and 80 runs · weather affectedWIN
4South Australia 1988league · Lost by an innings and 46 runs · balancedLOSS
5Tasmania 2023league · Won by 29 runs · seamingWIN
6Western Australia 1988league · Drawn · balancedDRAW
7New South Wales 1994league · Won by 7 wickets · weather affectedWIN
8Queensland 1983league · Drawn · weather affectedDRAW
9South Australia 1988league · Won by an innings and 52 runs · batting friendlyWIN
10Tasmania 2023league · Won by an innings and 33 runs · batting friendlyWIN
11South Australia 1988final · Won by 7 wickets · batting friendlyWIN

Sheffield Shield finalchampion

South Australia · home final · match result

F1Won by 7 wicketsHosted by James's XIWIN

Draft review9 right · 0 missed · net +43

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: 7
Joint-best: 2
Missed: 0
Only option: 2
Rating advantage: +43
Points missed: 0
Net delta: +43

Round 1 · Victoria 1927

✓ BEST PICK · +17

Your pick

WH Ponsford

opener 1 · batting 96 · bowling 40 · keeping 40 · confidence 40%

Best legal alternative

WM Woodfull79

Round 2 · Victoria 2019

✓ BEST PICK · +5

Your pick

MS Harris

opener 2 · batting 91 · bowling 72 · keeping 40 · confidence 57%

Best legal alternative

NJ Maddinson86

Round 3 · Victoria 1926

= JOINT-BEST PICK · 0

Your pick

J Ryder

middle order 1 · batting 85 · bowling 74 · keeping 40 · confidence 41%

Best legal alternative

VS Ransford85

Round 4 · Victoria 1963

✓ BEST PICK · +1

Your pick

RM Cowper

middle order 2 · batting 83 · bowling 76 · keeping 40 · confidence 53%

Best legal alternative

J Potter82

Round 5 · Victoria 1975

✓ BEST PICK · +8

Your pick

IR Redpath

middle order 3 · batting 92 · bowling 72 · keeping 40 · confidence 76%

Best legal alternative

GN Yallop84

Round 6 · Victoria 1957

ONLY LEGAL PICK

Your pick

LV Maddocks

wicketkeeper · batting 78 · bowling 40 · keeping 76 · confidence 47%

No legal alternative remained in this offer.

Round 7 · Victoria 1911

ONLY LEGAL PICK

Your pick

WW Armstrong

all rounder · batting 91 · bowling 83 · keeping 40 · confidence 64%

No legal alternative remained in this offer.

Round 8 · Victoria 2007

= JOINT-BEST PICK · 0

Your pick

BE McGain

bowler 1 · batting 69 · bowling 80 · keeping 40 · confidence 52%

Best legal alternative

SM Harwood80

Round 9 · Victoria 2006

✓ BEST PICK · +2

Your pick

SM Harwood

bowler 2 · batting 71 · bowling 79 · keeping 40 · confidence 50%

Best legal alternative

AB McDonald77

Round 10 · Victoria 1948

✓ BEST PICK · +5

Your pick

WA Johnston

bowler 3 · batting 78 · bowling 87 · keeping 40 · confidence 32%

Best legal alternative

IWG Johnson82

Round 11 · Victoria 1904

✓ BEST PICK · +5

Your pick

CE McLeod

bowler 4 · batting 83 · bowling 76 · keeping 40 · confidence 38%

Best legal alternative

FB Collins78

PLAY TODAY'S DAILY BUILD A NEW XI