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Sheffield Shield 2024/25

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Schedule announced for the upcoming season

NSW Blues matches.....


Oct 8 – 11: New South Wales vs. South Australia | Cricket Central
Oct 19 – 22: Victoria vs. New South Wales | TBC
Nov 1 – 4: New South Wales vs. Queensland | Cricket Central
Nov 14 – 17: South Australia vs. New South Wales | Karen Rolton Oval
Nov 24 – 27: New South Wales vs. Tasmania | SCG
Dec 6 – 9: New South Wales vs. Western Australia | SCG
Feb 8 – 11: Queensland vs. New South Wales | Gabba
Feb 18 – 21: New South Wales vs. Victoria | SCG
Mar 6 – 9: Western Australia vs. New South Wales | WACA Ground
Mar 15 – 18: Tasmania vs. New South Wales | Blundstone Arena


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Countdown to 2024-25 season begins with domestic fixture released | Cricket NSW

The NSW men’s and women’s domestic summer has today been locked in, with the confirmation of the…
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We should get off to decent start, all test players available first few matches. Good prep for 1st test v india

Hopefully we beat the Vics, now that’s been far too long…
 
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I’m feeling suddenly very old. My son is playing grade this summer. Last summer I didn’t play or coach and I didn’t miss the constant aches pains but I didn’t quite like sitting with the gut rot nerves as he batted.
It’ll be nice going to CC to see some SS too.
 
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The Australian attack, and Australia's best batsman last 8-10 years

Got to get some early wins if they all play before the Indian test series

Especially 2nd match v Victoria, haven't beaten them for a good while in Shield
 
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How about you turnips rest Smith for white ball cricket first ???

We got 3 Shield games before the first test


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Khawaja, Labuschagne, Head and Marsh named for first round of the Shield, Smith rested

Only six of Australia's Test stars have been named to play in the opening Shield round as the states try to navigate injuries and player management
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Khawaja, Labuschagne, Head and Marsh named for first round of the Shield, Smith rested​

Only six of Australia's Test stars have been named to play in the opening Shield round as the states try to navigate injuries and player management


Australia Test batters Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh have been named for the opening Sheffield Shield round of the summer but Steven Smith won't play for New South Wales with his batting position in the Test side yet to be determined.

Despite not having any international commitments until November, only six of Australia's incumbent Test XI will play for their states when the opening round of the Shield season begins on Tuesday while the injury toll from Australia's limited-overs tour of the UK has continued with Cameron Green (back), Matthew Short (adductor), Sean Abbott (hamstring), and Aaron Hardie (quad) also missing the opening round.

Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have not been named in New South Wales' (NSW) squad for their opening clash with South Australia but Nathan Lyon will play while Head and Alex Carey have been named for South Australia, although it may be Head's only appearance in Shield cricket before the Test summer due to the impending birth of his second child.

Smith, Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood are being set for the second Shield round against Victoria at the MCG, which is expected to be Scott Boland's first match of the season for Victoria as he is being rested from the opening round while he builds up his bowling loads following off-season foot and knee problems. There is a chance, though, that Australia's big three quicks might not play at all for NSW and will instead use the ODI series against Pakistan to build up for the India Test series.

As expected, Green has not been named for Western Australia against Queensland due to his back injury and it is still to be determined how long he will be out for. Marsh has been named but is likely to play as batter only as he carefully builds up his red-ball bowling loads given Green's injury. Hardie was also set to play as a batter only but has been withdrawn from the squad due to a quad issue.

Western Australia have named Josh Inglis and Cooper Connolly for just his second first-class match. But Cricket Australia contracted quicks Lance Morris and Jhye Richardson are unavailable, while experienced seamer Joel Paris is also missing with a calf issue. Morris is a chance to play in round two for WA. Richardson is not expected to be available for Shield cricket until after the BBL as he is being carefully managed due to his recent injury history, although he has been named to play in WA's Second XI against South Australia in Adelaide this week and will be under bowling restrictions. Mahli Beardman, who was a shock call-up to Australia's ODI tour of the UK as a reserve player, is also playing in the Second XI match alongside uncontracted spinner Ashton Agar.
 
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1st Match, Sydney, October 08 - 11, 2024, Sheffield Shield

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(18 ov) 61/1
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Day 1 - NSW chose to bat.
 
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