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

The early rounds of the Sheffield Shield will be used to identify a top three, while there are huge worries over Pat Cummins' back injury.

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In the 2023-24 season, his 938 runs were by far the most in the Sheffield Shield, supplemented by 30 wickets.

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In October he became the youngest player since the great Ricky Ponting to score centuries in each innings of a match in the Sheffield Shield, Australia's first-class competition.

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Earlier this season Konstas scored two centuries against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield, becoming the youngest player to do so since Ricky Ponting in 1993.

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Konstas is only 19, but averages 61.50 in the Sheffield Shield for New South Wales this season, while 27-year-old Hunt averages 37 for South Australia.

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