Verified Sheffield Shield result

Golden Era · 1960–1999

Unassisted

6-5-0

Shield champion

Ben Osborne XI

Managed by Ben Osborne · Home state New South Wales · 61.41 points · XI rating 85

Top run-scorerKD Walters

Leading wicket-takerG Dymock

Player of seasonMHN Walker

Calculating personal and global positions…

Competition outcome and final tableShield champion · 61.41 points

shield league final

champion

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

Qualified for final

Match points: 35
Batting bonus: 18.61
Bowling bonus: 7.8

finalVictoriaWIN · advanced

Final competition table

Seeded historical table for this competition.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Q/NRPW	Pts
1	Ben Osborne XI	10	5	5	0	1.304	61.41
2	Victoria(1997)	10	4	3	3	1.076	41.88
3	Western Australia(1990)	10	3	5	2	1.047	39.59
4	South Australia(1978)	10	3	3	4	1.162	39
5	Queensland(1967)	10	3	3	4	1.199	31.04
6	Tasmania(1995)	10	2	1	7	1.121	29.15

Drafted XI and player performanceXI overall 85 · 11 players

The XI

ML HaydenQueensland 199994803 runs · 4 wickets · 8 catches
KC WesselsQueensland 198094808 runs · 5 wickets · 8 catches
G DymockQueensland 197984293 runs · 31 wickets · 7 catches
MHN WalkerVictoria 197283304 runs · 31 wickets · 4 catches
TV HohnsQueensland 197882313 runs · 30 wickets · 3 catches
AA MallettSouth Australia 197683270 runs · 29 wickets · 4 catches
S LeeNew South Wales 199881507 runs · 16 wickets · 8 catches
DS LehmannSouth Australia 199793773 runs · 6 wickets · 6 catches
KD WaltersNew South Wales 197494831 runs · 5 wickets · 7 catches
NCL O'NeillNew South Wales 196389749 runs · 6 wickets · 8 catches
RW MarshWestern Australia 197986602 runs · 0 wickets · 28 catches

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Season fixtures11 fixtures · 6 wins · 5 draws/ties · 0 losses

The 11 fixtures

1Western Australia 1990league · Drawn · balancedDRAW
2Queensland 1967league · Drawn · seamingDRAW
3South Australia 1978league · Won by 7 wickets · batting friendlyWIN
4Tasmania 1995league · Won by 190 runs · weather affectedWIN
5Victoria 1997league · Drawn · dry spinDRAW
6Western Australia 1990league · Drawn · balancedDRAW
7Queensland 1967league · Won by an innings and 99 runs · seamingWIN
8South Australia 1978league · Drawn · batting friendlyDRAW
9Tasmania 1995league · Won by an innings and 16 runs · dry spinWIN
10Victoria 1997league · Won by 6 wickets · dry spinWIN
11Victoria 1997final · Won by 4 wickets · batting friendlyWIN

Sheffield Shield finalchampion

Victoria · home final · match result

F1Won by 4 wicketsHosted by Ben Osborne XIWIN

Draft review10 right · 0 missed · net +68

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: 10
Joint-best: 0
Missed: 0
Only option: 1
Rating advantage: +68
Points missed: 0
Net delta: +68

Round 1 · Queensland 1999

✓ BEST PICK · +17

Your pick

ML Hayden

opener 1 · batting 94 · bowling 72 · keeping 40 · confidence 84%

Best legal alternative

JP Maher77

Round 2 · Queensland 1980

✓ BEST PICK · +11

Your pick

KC Wessels

opener 2 · batting 94 · bowling 72 · keeping 40 · confidence 67%

Best legal alternative

GJ Cosier83

Round 3 · Queensland 1979

✓ BEST PICK · +1

Your pick

G Dymock

bowler 4 · batting 78 · bowling 84 · keeping 40 · confidence 49%

Best legal alternative

PH Carlson83

Round 4 · Victoria 1972

✓ BEST PICK · +4

Your pick

MHN Walker

bowler 3 · batting 83 · bowling 83 · keeping 40 · confidence 61%

Best legal alternative

JD Higgs79

Round 5 · Queensland 1978

✓ BEST PICK · +3

Your pick

TV Hohns

bowler 2 · batting 81 · bowling 79 · keeping 40 · confidence 56%

Best legal alternative

PH Carlson79

Round 6 · South Australia 1976

✓ BEST PICK · +5

Your pick

AA Mallett

bowler 1 · batting 78 · bowling 83 · keeping 40 · confidence 64%

Best legal alternative

TJ Jenner78

Round 7 · New South Wales 1998

ONLY LEGAL PICK

Your pick

S Lee

all rounder · batting 81 · bowling 73 · keeping 40 · confidence 64%

No legal alternative remained in this offer.

Round 8 · South Australia 1997

✓ BEST PICK · +6

Your pick

DS Lehmann

middle order 1 · batting 93 · bowling 74 · keeping 40 · confidence 63%

Best legal alternative

GS Blewett87

Round 9 · New South Wales 1974

✓ BEST PICK · +2

Your pick

KD Walters

middle order 2 · batting 94 · bowling 75 · keeping 40 · confidence 79%

Best legal alternative

RB McCosker92

Round 10 · New South Wales 1963

✓ BEST PICK · +11

Your pick

NCL O'Neill

middle order 3 · batting 89 · bowling 74 · keeping 40 · confidence 67%

Best legal alternative

PI Philpott78

Round 11 · Western Australia 1979

✓ BEST PICK · +8

Your pick

RW Marsh

wicketkeeper · batting 86 · bowling 40 · keeping 74 · confidence 83%

Best legal alternative

KJ Wright78

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