| 2012–13 Sheffield Shield | |
| Administrator: | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Double round-robin |
| Champions: | Tasmania (3rd title) |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Most Runs: | Ricky Ponting (Tasmania) – 911 runs |
| Most Wickets: | Chadd Sayers (South Australia) – 48 wickets |
| Previous Year: | 2011–12 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2011–12 Sheffield Shield season |
| Next Year: | 2013–14 |
| Next Tournament: | 2013–14 Sheffield Shield season |
The 2012–13 Sheffield Shield season was the 111th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. The competition was won by Tasmania. It was one of the most tightly contested seasons in many years, with all six teams having a chance to make the final heading into the last round of the regular season.
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| 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 1.3755 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0.9896 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 1.1526 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0.9453 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0.8198 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0.8533 |
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| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Out | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | 9 | 16 | 4 | 911 | 200* | 75.91 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Mark Cosgrove | 11 | 20 | 0 | 784 | 104 | 39.20 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Chris Rogers | 10 | 17 | 2 | 742 | 131 | 49.46 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Alex Doolan | 10 | 18 | 1 | 715 | 149 | 42.05 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Phillip Hughes | 6 | 12 | 0 | 673 | 158 | 56.08 | 2 | 3 |
| Player | Team | Runs | Balls | Opponent | Ground | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | 200* | 349 | 6 February 2013 | ||||
| Callum Ferguson | 164 | 342 | 23 October 2012 | ||||
| Ricky Ponting | 162* | 242 | 23 October 2012 | ||||
| Moisés Henriques | 161* | 229 | 26 September 2012 | ||||
| Phillip Hughes | 158 | 256 | 23 November 2012 |
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Average | BBI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadd Sayers | 9 | 353.0 | 889 | 48 | 18.52 | 6/49 | ||
| Luke Butterworth | 11 | 376.4 | 936 | 45 | 20.80 | 6/49 | ||
| James Faulkner | 10 | 282.4 | 793 | 39 | 20.33 | 5/23 | ||
| Joe Mennie | 6 | 234.0 | 727 | 33 | 22.03 | 6/43 | ||
| Michael Hogan | 9 | 300.5 | 750 | 30 | 25.00 | 5/40 |
| Player | Team | Figures | Overs | Opponent | Ground | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Putland | 7/64 | 12.0 | 23 November 2012 | ||||
| Jackson Bird | 6/25 | 20.0 | 25 November 2012 | ||||
| James Pattinson | 6/32 | 14.4 | 10 October 2012 | ||||
| Joe Mennie | 6/43 | 21.0 | 24 January 2013 | ||||
| Luke Butterworth | 6/49 | 21.0 | 9 October 2012 |