Adelaide: Rising batting star Michael Clarke and former Test opener Michael Slater hit centuries to get New South Wales (NSW) away to a strong start in its Sheffield Shield match with South Australia on Friday.
Sydney: Former Test opener Michael Slater will bat in the middle-order if he plays for New South Wales (NSW) in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia (SA) in Adelaide starting on Friday, coach Steve Rixon said on Tuesday.
Adelaide: South Australia (SA) crushed Victoria outright by 208 runs before tea on the final day of its opening Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Australia: South Australia (SA) moved within eight wickets of outright victory after setting Victoria a mammoth last-innings run-chase in its Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
Brisbane: After an atrocious start against Victoria on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash on Wednesday, Queensland on Thursday moved to within 98 runs of outright victory - and the big prize of hosting next week's final.
Hobart: Tasmania, the only State never to have won the coveted Sheffield Shield, has become favourites to host this season's final after dominating New South Wales (NSW) on Wednesday on the opening day of the final round of qualifying matches.
Adelaide: Left-arm spinner Shannon Tubb was an unlikely last-day hero as Tasmania clinched an innings victory over South Australia on Monday to lift it to second on the Sheffield Shield standings with a round to play.
Sydney: Queensland's Martin Love demoralised New South Wales on day two of its Sheffield Shield match on Saturday, making 184 in a 294-run partnership with opener Jimmy Maher (198).
