2011–12 Sheffield Shield season explained

2011–12 Sheffield Shield
Administrator:	Cricket Australia
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin
Champions:	Queensland
Count:	7
Participants:	6
Matches:	30, plus final
Player Of The Series:	Jackson Bird (Tasmania)
Most Runs:	Ed Cowan (Tasmania) – 948 runs
Most Wickets:	Jackson Bird (Tasmania) – 53 wickets
Previous Year:	2010–11
Previous Tournament:	2010–11 Sheffield Shield season
Next Year:	2012–13
Next Tournament:	2012–13 Sheffield Shield season

The 2011–12 Sheffield Shield season is the 110th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The season began on 11 October 2011, with Queensland playing Victoria, and concluded on 19 March 2012 with the top two teams playing off in the final.

Teams

Club	Home ground	Coach	Captain
	Sydney Cricket Ground	Anthony Stuart	Steve O'Keefe
	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Darren Lehmann	James Hopes
	Adelaide Oval	Darren Berry	Michael Klinger
	Bellerive Oval	Tim Coyle	George Bailey
	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Greg Shipperd	Cameron White
	WACA Ground	Mickey Arthur	Marcus North

• New South Wales will also host one match at Bankstown Oval in Sydney and Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Table

The top two teams after the conclusion of the regular season competed in the Sheffield Shield final. Due to finishing first on the points table, Queensland won the right to host the final at their home ground, The Gabba. For an explanation of how points are awarded, see Sheffield Shield points system.

width=175	Team
	10	6	2	2	0	36	1.167
	10	5	3	2	0	36	1.198
	10	5	3	2	0	36	1.164
	10	5	4	1	0	34	1.176
	10	1	4	5	0	12	0.773
	10	0	6	4	0	2	0.624

Updated to completion of season.^[1]

Fixtures and results

Correct as of 21 March 2012. Source

October

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November

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December

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January

No Sheffield Shield matches were played in January due to the 2011–12 Big Bash League season.

February

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March

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The Final

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Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
		10	19	3	948	59.25	145*	3	4
		10	19	0	938	49.36	119	3	5
		8	15	1	921	65.78	303*	3	3
		10	19	1	835	46.38	219*	1	4
		11	19	0	781	41.10	130	2	4

Last updated 20 March 2012^[2]

Highest scores

Runs	Balls	Player	Team	Opponent	Ground	Date of match
303*	524					17 February 2012
219	422					29 February 2012
203*	291					6 November 2011
178	371					17 February 2012
166*	379					25 November 2011

Last updated 20 March 2012^[3]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5wi	10wm
		8	307.4	53	16.00	6/62	5	2
		10	387.3	46	23.52	5/24	2	0
		10	366.5	45	30.97	5/79	1	0
		10	313.3	39	25.17	4/22	0	0
		8	204.4	36	18.75	5/43	2	0

Last updated 20 March 2012^[4]

Best bowling

Figures	Overs	Player	Team	Opponent	Ground	Match date
7/24	10.0					6 Feb 2012
7/46	16.3					17 Feb 2012
7/60	21.4					25 Oct 2011
7/96	29.4					5 Dec 2011
6/40	18.2					22 Nov 2011

Last updated 20 March 2012^[5]

See also

• 2011–12 Ryobi One-Day Cup
• 2011–12 Big Bash League season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sheffield Shield 2011/12 Table . ESPNcricinfo . 5 December 2022.
2. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6788;type=tournament Most runs overall
3. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=6788;type=tournament Most runs in an innings
4. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2011/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6788;type=tournament Most wickets
5. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2011/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=6788;type=tournament Best bowling