One run-fest, one result, and one injured hand after punching a wall – the Sheffield Shield is back with a bang. Here are the best performers from the opening round of Australia’s first-class competition.
1. David Warner (125 & 0)
That’s right. He’s back. After his historically bad Ashes campaign – 95 runs in 10 innings, one score over 11 – all it took was one knock on familiar turf for David Warner to get his big bad groove back.
11. Harry Conway (5-17, 14*, 5-39)
Quite possibly the individual performance of the round, and certainly the high point of the 27-year-old right-armer’s career to date. Figures of 10-56 in 30.5 overs played a key role in securing NSW the only victory of the round, with prize scalps Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja in amongst them.
