2020–21 Sheffield Shield season
The 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season is scheduled to be the 119th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. On 26 June 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed all the squads for the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[1][2] Cricket Australia also confirmed that the tournament would use the Kookaburra ball for all the matches,[3] after using the Duke ball since the 2016–17 season.[4] New South Wales are the defending champions.[5][6]
| Dates | TBA – |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 31 |
References
- "All the Australian state squads for the 2020-21 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "State squads: All the ins and outs for the 2020-21 season". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- "Sheffield Shield returns to Kookaburra ball throughout". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "No Dukes, Cricket Australia to use Kookaburra in first-class cricket from 2020-21 season". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "NSW Blues' Sheffield Shield drought ends in bizarre fashion as coronavirus wipes out final". Fox Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "New South Wales named Sheffield Shield winners as final cancelled". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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