Sheffield Shield 2024/25 Teams, Full Squads, Schedule, and Live Streaming
The stage is set for another exciting season of Australia‘s domestic cricket circuit. As a breeding ground for future international stars, the imminent Sheffield Shield 2024/25 provides players the opportunity to showcase their skills in the traditional format. With an intense schedule spanning from October 2024 to March 2025, the teams will vie for the prestigious Shield title.
The upcoming edition of Sheffield Sheild marks the 122nd edition of Australia’s prestigious first-class cricket competition, continuing its rich legacy that dates back to 1892. Defending champions Western Australia will be looking to maintain their dominance after clinching the title last year.
Sheffield Shield 2024/25 teams
The forthcoming Sheffield Shield season is set to ignite fierce competition among six of Australia’s premier domestic teams. Each team will battle it out across iconic venues, with a mix of seasoned campaigners and rising stars striving for the coveted title.
With matches taking place at some of the country’s most renowned cricket grounds, fans can expect high-quality cricket and thrilling encounters throughout the season.
Here are the names of the participating teams and their home grounds:
| Team | Home Ground |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| South Australia | Adelaide Oval |
| Tasmania | Blundstone Arena |
| Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Queensland | The Gabba |
| Western Australia | WACA Ground |
Sheffield Shield 2024/25 full squads
The are filled with a wealth of talent, featuring both international stars and domestic performers. Each team has meticulously built their squads to balance experience with youth, aiming to dominate the season.
With Australian Test players returning between international duties and promising youngsters eager to make their mark, the competition promises high-caliber cricket across all fronts.
1) New South Wales
New South Wales squad for the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 season:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Sean Abbott* | All-rounder |
| Jackson Bird | Bowler |
| Pat Cummins* | Bowler |
| Oliver Davies | Batter |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Bowler |
| Jack Edwards | All-rounder |
| Matt Gilkes | Wicketkeeper |
| Chris Green | All-rounder |
| Ryan Hackney | Batter |
| Ryan Hadley | Bowler |
| Liam Hatcher | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood* | Bowler |
| Moises Henriques | All-rounder |
| Daniel Hughes | Batter |
| Hayden Kerr | All-rounder |
| Sam Konstas | All-rounder |
| Nathan Lyon* | Bowler |
| Nic Maddinson | Batter |
| Blake Nikitaras | Batter |
| Jack Nisbet | Bowler |
| Kurtis Patterson | Batter |
| Josh Philippe | Wicketkeeper |
| Tanveer Sangha | Bowler |
| Steve Smith* | Batter |
| Mitchell Starc* | Bowler |
| Chris Tremain | Bowler |
| Adam Zampa | Bowler |
2) South Australia
South Australia squad for the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 season:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Wes Agar | Bowler |
| Jordan Buckingham | Bowler |
| Alex Carey* | Wicketkeeper |
| Harry Conway | Bowler |
| Brendan Doggett | Bowler |
| Daniel Drew | Batter |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | Batter |
| Mackenzie Harvey | Batter |
| Travis Head* | Batter |
| Henry Hunt | Batter |
| Spencer Johnson | Bowler |
| Thomas Kelly | Batter |
| Jake Lehmann | Batter |
| Ben Manenti | All-rounder |
| Nathan McAndrew | Bowler |
| Conor McInerney | Batter |
| Nathan McSweeney | All-rounder |
| Harry Nielsen | Wicketkeeper |
| Lloyd Pope | Bowler |
| Jason Sangha | Batter |
| Liam Scott | All-rounder |
| Henry Thornton | Bowler |
Rookies:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Kyle Brazell | Batter |
| Aidan Cahill | Bowler |
| Harry Matthias | Bowler |
| Campbell Thompson | All-rounder |
3) Queensland
Queensland squad for the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 season:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett* | Bowler |
| Max Bryant | Batter |
| Hugo Burdon | Batter |
| Jack Clayton | Batter |
| Liam Guthrie | Bowler |
| Lachlan Hearne | All-rounder |
| Usman Khawaja* | Batter |
| Marnus Labuschagne* | Batter |
| Angus Lovell | All-rounder |
| Ben McDermott | Batter |
| Michael Neser | Bowler |
| Jimmy Pierson | Wicketkeeper |
| Matthew Renshaw | Batter |
| Gurinder Sandhu | Bowler |
| Jack Sinfield | Bowler |
| Mark Steketee | Bowler |
| Connor Sully | All-rounder |
| Mitch Swepson | Bowler |
| Bryce Street | Batter |
| Callum Vidler | Bowler |
| Hugh Weibgen | All-rounder |
| Jack Wildermuth | All-rounder |
Rookies:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Whitney | Batter |
| Lachlan Aitken | Bowler |
| Jem Ryan | Bowler |
| Tom Straker | All-rounder |
4) Tasmania
Tasmania squad for the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 season:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Gabe Bell | Bowler |
| Iain Carlisle | Batter |
| Jake Doran | Batter |
| Kieran Elliott | All-rounder |
| Nathan Ellis* | Bowler |
| Jarrod Freeman | Bowler |
| Bradley Hope | All-rounder |
| Caleb Jewell | Batter |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | Bowler |
| Riley Meredith | Bowler |
| Lawrence Neil-Smith | Bowler |
| Mitch Owen | Bowler |
| Will Prestwidge | All-rounder |
| Jordan Silk | Batter |
| Billy Stanlake | Bowler |
| Charlie Wakim | Batter |
| Tim Ward | Batter |
| Jake Weatherald | Batter |
| Beau Webster | All-rounder |
| Mac Wright | Batter |
Rookies:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Nick Davis | Batter |
| Nivethan Radhakrishnan | Bowler |
| Aidan O’Connor | Bowler |
| Rafael MacMillan | All-rounder |
5) Victoria
Victoria squad for the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 season:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Liam Blackford | Batter |
| Scott Boland* | Bowler |
| Dylan Brasher | Batter |
| Josh Brown | Batter |
| Ashley Chandrasinghe | Batter |
| Xavier Crone | Bowler |
| Sam Elliott | All-rounder |
| Peter Handscomb | Batter |
| Sam Harper | Wicketkeeper |
| Marcus Harris | Batter |
| Campbell Kellaway | Batter |
| Glenn Maxwell* | All-rounder |
| Cameron McClure | Bowler |
| Jono Merlo | All-rounder |
| Todd Murphy* | Bowler |
| Fergus O’Neill | Bowler |
| Mitch Perry | Bowler |
| Will Pucovski** | Batter |
| Tom Rogers | Bowler |
| Matt Short | All-rounder |
| Peter Siddle | Bowler |
| Will Sutherland | Bowler |
| Douglas Warren | All-rounder |
Rookies:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Austin Anlezark | Batter |
| Harry Dixon | Bowler |
| Jai Lemire | Batter |
| Reiley Mark | All-rounder |
| Tyler Pearson | Wicketkeeper |
6) Western Australia
Western Australia squad for the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 season:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | Batter |
| Hilton Cartwright | All-rounder |
| Cooper Connolly | Bowler |
| Brody Couch | Bowler |
| Keaton Critchell | Batter |
| Sam Fanning | Batter |
| Cameron Gannon | Bowler |
| Cameron Green* | All-rounder |
| Aaron Hardie* | All-rounder |
| Jayden Goodwin | Batter |
| Liam Haskett | Bowler |
| Baxter Holt | Wicketkeeper |
| Josh Inglis* | Wicketkeeper |
| Bryce Jackson | Bowler |
| Matthew Kelly | Bowler |
| Mitch Marsh* | All-rounder |
| Hamish McKenzie | Bowler |
| Lance Morris* | Bowler |
| Joel Paris | Bowler |
| Jhye Richardson* | Bowler |
| Corey Rocchiccioli | Bowler |
| D’Arcy Short | Batter |
| Charlie Stobo | Bowler |
| Ashton Turner | All-rounder |
| Sam Whiteman | Wicketkeeper |
| Teague Wyllie | Batter |
Rookies:
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Mahli Beardman | Batter |
| Sam Greer | Bowler |
| Josh Vernon | Batter |
| Corey Wasley | Bowler |
Note: Players marked with an asterisk () are Australian internationals who may be available depending on national team duties.*
Sheffield Shield 2024/25 schedule
A total of 30 games league matches will be played before the final encounter. Here is the complete schedule with every detail:
| Match | Dates | Venue | Teams | Local Time | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Match | October 08 – 11, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs South Australia | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 2nd Match | October 08 – 11, 2024 | – | Victoria vs Tasmania | 10:30 AM | – |
| 3rd Match | October 08 – 11, 2024 | Perth | Western Australia vs Queensland | 10:30 AM | 2:30 AM GMT |
| 4th Match | October 20 – 23, 2024 | Melbourne | Victoria vs New South Wales | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 5th Match | October 20 – 23, 2024 | Brisbane | Queensland vs South Australia | 10:00 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 6th Match | October 20 – 23, 2024 | Perth | Western Australia vs Tasmania | 10:30 AM | 2:30 AM GMT |
| 7th Match | November 01 – 04, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Queensland | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 8th Match | November 01 – 04, 2024 | Hobart | Tasmania vs Western Australia | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 9th Match | November 01 – 04, 2024 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Victoria | 10:30 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 10th Match | November 14 – 17, 2024 | Adelaide | South Australia vs New South Wales | 10:30 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 11th Match | November 15 – 18, 2024 | Melbourne | Victoria vs Western Australia | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 12th Match | November 15 – 18, 2024 | Brisbane | Queensland vs Tasmania | 10:00 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 13th Match | November 23, 2024 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Western Australia | 10:30 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 14th Match | November 24, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Tasmania | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 15th Match | November 24, 2024 | Brisbane | Queensland vs Victoria | 10:00 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 16th Match | December 06 – 09, 2024 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Western Australia | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 17th Match | December 06 – 09, 2024 | Melbourne | Victoria vs Queensland | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 18th Match | December 06 – 09, 2024 | Hobart | Tasmania vs South Australia | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 19th Match | February 08 – 11, 2025 | Hobart | Tasmania vs Victoria | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 20th Match | February 08 – 11, 2025 | Brisbane | Queensland vs New South Wales | 10:00 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 21st Match | February 08 – 11, 2025 | Perth | Western Australia vs South Australia | 10:30 AM | 2:30 AM GMT |
| 22nd Match | February 18 – 21, 2025 | Sydney | New South Wales vs Victoria | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 23rd Match | February 18 – 21, 2025 | Brisbane | Queensland vs Western Australia | 10:00 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 24th Match | February 18 – 21, 2025 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Tasmania | 10:30 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 25th Match | March 06 – 09, 2025 | – | Victoria vs South Australia | – | – |
| 26th Match | March 06 – 09, 2025 | Hobart | Tasmania vs Queensland | 10:30 AM | 11:30 PM GMT |
| 27th Match | March 06 – 09, 2025 | Perth | Western Australia vs New South Wales | 10:30 AM | 2:30 AM GMT |
| 28th Match | March 15 – 18, 2025 | Hobart | Tasmania vs New South Wales | 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM GMT |
| 29th Match | March 15 – 18, 2025 | Adelaide | South Australia vs Queensland | 10:30 AM | 12:00 AM GMT |
| 30th Match | March 15 – 18, 2025 | Perth | Western Australia vs Victoria | 10:30 AM | 2:30 AM GMT |
| Final | March 26 – 30, 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Where to watch Sheffield Shield 2024/25?
For the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 season, cricket fans worldwide will have the opportunity to watch every match live. All games will be streamed on cricket.com.au and through the CA Live app, ensuring that enthusiasts can stay connected to the action no matter where they are. Whether you’re at home or on the go, these platforms will provide comprehensive coverage of Australia’s premier domestic first-class cricket tournament.
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