Sheffield Shield

noun

1. (in Australia) the former name for the trophy of the annual interstate cricket competition

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sheffield Shield¹

C19: named after Lord Sheffield, sponsor of a visiting English side in 1891–92, who inaugurated the Sheffield Shield competition in 1892

Example Sentences

Success in the Melbourne grade system and years of wicket-taking in the Sheffield Shield opened the door to an initial foray in white-ball cricket.

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The latest candidate is left-hander Jake Weatherald, the leading run-scorer in the Sheffield Shield last season but with no experience of the Test cauldron.

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After two games in the Sheffield Shield, Agar came within a whisker of making his Australia bow on an awful tour of India.

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Hughes, Agar's batting partner on that day in Nottingham, was killed on the field little more than a year later, struck by a fatal blow to the neck batting in a Sheffield Shield match.

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They are probably right, given the best Australian domestic cricketers are busy in the Sheffield Shield.

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