| Dates | 10 October 2019 – 31 March 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions | New South Wales (47th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 27 |
| Player of the series | Moises Henriques (NSW) & Nic Maddinson (Vic) |
| Most runs | Nic Maddinson (780) |
| Most wickets | Cameron Gannon (38) |
The 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. It began on 10 October 2019 and was scheduled to finish on 31 March 2020. The first four rounds took place prior to the international Test series against Pakistan, and in addition the season breaks for the Big Bash League. Victoria were the defending champions.
In December 2019, during the sixth round match between Victoria and Western Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, play was suspended after 40 overs on the first day due to a dangerous pitch. Following another inspection on the second day, the match was called off. During the same round, the match at the Sydney Cricket Ground between New South Wales and Queensland was played under a smoke cloud from the Australian bushfires.
The final round of matches and the final were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The title was subsequently awarded to New South Wales, who finished on top of the points table after the nine rounds that were played. It was the 47th time that New South Wales had won the title. On 25 March 2020, Cricket Australia named Moises Henriques and Nic Maddinson as the joint winners of player of the season.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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| New South Wales | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.76 | 50.76 |
| Victoria | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15.53 | 38.53 |
| Queensland | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10.91 | 36.91 |
| Tasmania | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12.29 | 32.29 |
| Western Australia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13.37 | 31.37 |
| South Australia | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.54 | 28.54 |
Round-Robin stage
Round 1
10–13 October 2019
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(H) Victoria
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
- Henry Hunt (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
10–13 October 2019
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lawrence Neil-Smith (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
18–21 October 2019
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Queensland (H)
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Bryce Street, Xavier Bartlett (Queensland) and Wes Agar (South Australia) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
1–4 November 2019
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South Australia (H)
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Gilkes and Daniel Solway (New South Wales) made their first-class debuts.
- Daniel Solway scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
2–5 November 2019
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Queensland (H)
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Bryce Street (Queensland) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Cameron Green (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Round 4
11–14 November 2019
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(H) New South Wales
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
11–14 November 2019
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(H) South Australia
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Henry Hunt (South Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
- Henry Hunt and Jake Weatherald set a new record for the highest opening partnership for South Australia in first-class cricket, with 293 runs.
- Alex Doolan became the seventh batsman for Tasmania to score a century in each innings in a first-class match.
12–15 November 2019
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Victoria (H)
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Jake Fraser-McGurk, Will Sutherland (Victoria) and Blake Edwards (Queensland) all made their first-class debuts.
- Mitchell Swepson (Queensland) took a hat-trick in the first innings.
Round 5
29 November–2 December 2019
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0/129 (60 overs)
Nick Larkin 68* (185) |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
29 November–2 December 2019
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(H) Tasmania
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0/18 (5.3 overs)
Matt Renshaw 10* (14) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Macalister Wright (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Mark Steketee (Queensland) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
29 November–2 December 2019
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Scott (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
7–10 December 2019
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Victoria (H)
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Play was suspended after 40 overs on day 1 due to a dangerous pitch.
- Umpires called off the match on day 2 due to the dangerous conditions of the pitch.
7–10 December 2019
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(H) Tasmania
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Daniel Drew (South Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Simon Milenko (Tasmania) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Round 7
14–17 February 2020
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New South Wales (H)
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wil Parker (Victoria) made his first-class debut.
- Seb Gotch (Victoria) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
14–17 February 2020
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(H) South Australia
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
14–17 February 2020
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Queensland (H)
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Tasmania’s first-innings total of 78 was their third-lowest first-class score.
Round 8
24–27 February 2020
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(H) New South Wales
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 February 2020
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Tasmania (H)
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan Ellis (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
24–27 February 2020
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Queensland (H)
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Max Bryant (Queensland) and Jonathan Merlo (Victoria) both made their first-class debuts.
- Will Sutherland (Victoria) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Round 9
6–9 March 2020
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Hardie (Western Australia) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Round 10
17–20 March 2020
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17–20 March 2020
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Final
27–31 March 2020
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Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
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| Nic Maddinson | Victoria | 7 | 10 | 1 | 780 | 86.67 | 224 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Cooper | South Australia | 8 | 15 | 1 | 765 | 54.64 | 271* | 1 | 4 |
| Shaun Marsh | Western Australia | 9 | 17 | 2 | 724 | 48.27 | 214 | 2 | 3 |
| Cameron Green | Western Australia | 8 | 15 | 4 | 699 | 63.55 | 158* | 3 | 1 |
| Daniel Hughes | New South Wales | 9 | 18 | 3 | 665 | 44.33 | 136 | 2 | 3 |
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
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| Cameron Gannon | Queensland | 8 | 16 | 295.0 | 38 | 20.92 | 2.69 | 5/94 | 8/118 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | Queensland | 6 | 12 | 238.2 | 33 | 17.30 | 2.39 | 5/56 | 7/66 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes Agar | South Australia | 8 | 16 | 291.0 | 33 | 24.21 | 2.74 | 5/53 | 8/121 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | Victoria | 8 | 14 | 278.2 | 32 | 19.87 | 2.28 | 5/49 | 7/119 | 1 | 0 |
| Chadd Sayers | South Australia | 8 | 16 | 332.3 | 31 | 28.41 | 2.64 | 8/64 | 13/131 | 2 | 1 |
Broadcasting
All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with Fox Cricket originally scheduled to show the final.
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