After finishing second on the table behind New South Wales in 2019, Victoria will look to go one better in the Sheffield Shield 2020/21 season.
Coach: Chris Rogers
Captain: Peter Handscomb
Full Squad: Peter Handscomb (c), Scott Boland, Xavier Crone, Travis Dean, Zak Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Seb Gotch, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Jon Holland, Nic Maddinson, Simon Mackin, Todd Murphy, Jono Merlo, Mitch Perry, Will Pucovski, Matt Short, Will Sutherland
Last year’s finish: Second
Tournament History: Victoria, along with New South Wales and Western Australia, were one of the three teams that played the inaugural season of the Sheffield Shield in 1892/93, emerging from the tournament as its first-ever winner. They have won the title 31 times since, with their most recent title win coming in the 2018-19 season.
Key Player: Nic Maddinson. The opening batsman finished the top run-getter of the 2019 Sheffield Shield season with 780 runs in seven matches at 86.66, with two hundreds and five-half centuries. If Victoria are to go one better this season, the 28-year-old will have to bring out his best yet again.
Oct 30-Nov 2: v Tasmania
Nov 8-11: v Queensland
Full Sheffield Shield 2020/21 fixtures and schedule.
The other team previews can be found here.
Here’s how you can follow each Sheffield Shield 2020/21 game, including live stream details.
