There are five main competitions which make up the top tier of Australian domestic cricket: three men’s comps (the Sheffield Shield, one-day cup, and Big Bash League) and the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) and Women’s Big Bash League.
For fixtures and other details on the T20 competition, head over to our Big Bash page.
Otherwise, all the info you need to know about the Sheffield Shield, One-Day Cup and WNCL can be found below.
The Sheffield Shield is the premier first-class competition in the world and the 2023–24 season is the 122nd season of the competition.
Select matches can be streamed on Kayo Sports. The rest of the matches are live-streamed on cricket.com.au.
The final is scheduled to be played on March 21.
Sheffield Shield | |||
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Date | Fixture | Venue | Time |
Tue Oct 3 | South Australia vs Tasmania | Karen Rolton Oval | 11am |
Wed Oct 4 | NSW vs Queensland | Sydney Olympic Park | 10:30am |
Wed Oct 4 | Western Australia vs Victoria | WACA | 1:30pm |
Sat Oct 14 | Queensland vs Victoria | Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay | 11am |
Sun Oct 15 | South Australia vs NSW | Adelaide Oval | 11am |
Sun Oct 15 | Western Australia vs Tasmania | WACA | 1:30pm |
Thu Oct 26 | Victoria vs NSW | MCG | 10:30am |
Thu Oct 26 | Tasmania vs Queensland | Blundstone Arena | 10:30am |
Thu Oct 26 | South Australia vs Western Australia | Adelaide Oval | 11am |
Sun Nov 5 | Victoria vs Tasmania | Junction Oval | 10:30am |
Mon Nov 6 | NSW vs Western Australia | SCG | 10:30am |
Mon Nov 6 | Queensland vs South Australia | Gabba | 11am |
Wed Nov 15 | Western Australia vs South Australia | WACA | 1:30pm |
Thu Nov 16 | Victoria vs Queensland | MCG | 10:30am |
Sat Nov 18 | Tasmania vs NSW | Blundstone Arena | 10:30am |
Tue Nov 28 | NSW vs Tasmania | SCG | 10:30am |
Tue Nov 28 | South Australia vs Victoria | Adelaide Oval | 11am |
Tue Nov 28 | Queensland vs Western Australia | Gabba | 11am |
Sat Feb 3 | Victoria vs South Australia | Junction Oval | 10:30am |
Sat Feb 3 | Queensland vs Tasmania | Gabba | 11am |
Sat Feb 3 | Western Australia vs NSW | WACA | 1:30pm |
Fri Feb 16 | NSW vs Victoria | SCG | 10:30am |
Fri Feb 16 | Tasmania vs Western Australia | Blundstone Arena | 10:30am |
Fri Feb 16 | South Australia vs Queensland | Karen Rolton Oval | 11am |
Fri Mar 1 | NSW vs South Australia | Sydney Olympic Park | 10:30am |
Fri Mar 1 | Tasmania vs Victoria | Blundstone Arena | 10:30am |
Fri Mar 1 | Western Australia vs Queensland | WACA | 1:30pm |
Mon Mar 11 | Tasmania vs South Australia | Blundstone Arena | 10:30am |
Mon Mar 11 | Victoria vs Western Australia | TBC | 10:30am |
Mon Mar 11 | Queensland vs NSW | TBC | 11am |
Thur Mar 21 | FINAL | TBC | TBC |
The Marsh One-Day Cup commences on September 24 2023 with the final to be played on February 25 2024.
Marsh Cup matches can be streamed on Kayo Sports and cricket.com.au, while some are also televised on Fox Cricket.
One-Day Cup | |||
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Date | Fixture | Venue | Time |
Sun Sep 24 | Queensland vs Western Australia | Allan Border Field | 10:35am |
Mon Sep 25 | Victoria vs Tasmania | Junction Oval | 10:05am |
Tue Sep 26 | South Australia vs Western Australia | Allan Border Field | 2:05pm |
Wed Sep 27 | NSW vs Tasmania | Junction Oval | 10:05am |
Thu Sep 28 | Queensland vs South Australia | Allan Border Field | 2:05pm |
Fri Sep 29 | Victoria vs NSW | Junction Oval | 10:05am |
Sun Oct 8 | South Australia vs Tasmania | Karen Rolton Oval | 10:30am |
Mon Oct 9 | NSW vs Queensland | North Sydney Oval | 10am |
Mon Oct 9 | Western Australia vs Victoria | WACA | 1pm |
Thu Oct 19 | Queensland vs Victoria | Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay | 11:05am |
Fri Oct 20 | South Australia vs NSW | Adelaide Oval | 10:30am |
Tue Oct 31 | Tasmania vs Queensland | Blundstone Arena | 11:05am |
Sat Nov 4 | NSW vs Western Australia | Sydney Olympic Park | 10am |
Sat Nov 11 | Tasmania vs Victoria | UTAS Stadium | 11:05am |
Mon Nov 20 | Western Australia vs South Australia | WACA | 3:35pm |
Thu Feb 1 | Western Australia vs NSW | WACA | 2:05pm |
Thu Feb 8 | Victoria vs South Australia | Junction Oval | 10am |
Thu Feb 8 | Queensland vs Tasmania | Gabba | 2:05pm |
Wed Feb 14 | South Australia vs Queensland | Karen Rolton Oval | 11am |
Wed Feb 14 | Tasmania vs Western Australia | Blundstone Arena | 11am |
Wed Feb 14 | NSW vs Victoria | North Sydney Oval | 11:35am |
Sun Feb 25 | TBD vs TBD (FINAL) | TBC | TBC |
Cricket Australia will broadcast every match via their website and the CA Live app. Kayo Sports will also stream all 22 matches from the tournament. Fox Cricket will broadcast 12 matches, including the final.
While lacking the profile of the WBBL, the WNCL is the premier women’s one-day cricket competition in Australia. It’s also the longest form of cricket where domestic players are professionalised, with no women’s first-class competition available.
The 2023-24 season will begin on September 22.
Sep 22: New South Wales v sQueensland, Sydney Olympic Park
Sep 22: South Australia vs ACT, Karen Rolton Oval
Sep 24: NSW vs Queensland, Sydney Olympic Park
Sep 24: South Australia vs ACT, Karen Rolton Oval
Sep 26: Western Australia vs Victoria, WACA
Sep 28: Western Australia vs Victoria, WACA
Oct 8: ACT vs Tasmania, EPC Solar Park
Oct 10: ACT vs Tasmania, EPC Solar Park
Oct 10: Queensland vs Victoria, Peter Burge Oval
Oct 10: South Australia vs Western Australia, Karen Rolton Oval
Oct 12: South Australia vs Western Australia, Karen Rolton Oval
Oct 12: Queensland vs Victoria, Peter Burge Oval
Dec 12: ACT vs Queensland, EPC Solar Park
Dec 12: Tasmania vs South Australia, Blundstone Arena (D/N)
Dec 14: ACT vs South Australia, EPC Solar Park
Dec 14: Tasmania vs South Australia, Blundstone Arena
Dec 19: Victoria vs NSW, Junction Oval
Dec 21: Victoria vs NSW, Junction Oval
Jan 5: NSW vs Tasmania, Sydney Olympic Park
Jan 5: Queensland vs South Australia, Allan Border Field
Jan 5: Western Australia vs ACT, WACA (D/N)
Jan 7: NSW vs Tasmania, Sydney Olympic Park
Jan 7: Queensland vs South Australia, Allan Border Field
Jan 7: Western Australia vs ACT, WACA (D/N)
Jan 15: Tasmania vs Queensland, Blundstone Arena
Jan 16: Victoria vs ACT, Junction Oval
Jan 17: Tasmania vs Queensland, Blundstone Arena (D/N)
Jan 18: Victoria vs ACT, Junction Oval
Jan 19: Western Australia vs NSW, WACA (D/N)
Jan 21: Western Australia vs NSW, WACA (D/N)
Jan 29: South Australia vs Victoria, Adelaide Oval (D/N)
Jan 30: ACT vs NSW, EPC Solar Park
Jan 31: South Australia vs Victoria, Karen Rolton Oval
Feb 1: ACT vs NSW, EPC Solar Park
Feb 1: Tasmania vs Western Australia, Blundstone Arena
Feb 3: Tasmania vs Western Australia, Blundstone Arena
Feb 12: Victoria vs Tasmania, Junction Oval
Feb 14: Victoria vs Tasmania, Junction Oval
Feb 15: NSW vs South Australia, Sydney Olympic Park
Feb 15: Queensland vs Western Australia, Allan Border Field
Feb 17: NSW vs South Australia, Sydney Olympic Park
Feb 17: Queensland vs Western Australia, Allan Border Field
Feb 24: FINAL, TBC
Sheffield Shield history
The Sheffield Shield began with just three teams – New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia – from 1892 to 1926. Queensland were added in 1926, with Western Australia not added until 1947. Tasmania were the final team to join in 1977 while the Sheffield Shield final didn’t come into existence until the 1982-83 season.
From 2018-19, the draw was eradicated as a possible result to decide the premiership, with bonus points brought into the match itself, rather than simply handing the premiership to the minor premiers, so long as the match consisted of more than 270 overs.
Here is a full list of final results from the ’83 season onwards.
Year | Champion and result | Final venue |
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2022-23 | Western Australia def. Victoria by 9 wickets | WACA |
2021-22 | Western Australia dr. with Victoria | WACA |
2020-21 | Queensland def. New South Wales by an innings and 33 runs | The Gabba |
2019-20 | New South Wales – No final due to COVID | |
2018-19 | Victoria def. New South Wales by 177 runs | Junction Oval |
2017-18 | Queensland def. Tasmania by nine wickets | Allan Border Field |
2016-17 | Victoria dr. with South Australia | Traeger Park |
2015-16 | Victoria def. South Australia by seven wickets | Glenelg Oval |
2014-15 | Victoria dr. with Western Australia | Bellerive Oval |
2013-14 | New South Wales dr. with Western Australia | Manuka Oval |
2012-13 | Tasmania dr. with Queensland | Bellerive Oval |
2011-12 | Queensland def. Tasmania by three wickets | The Gabba |
2010-11 | New South Wales def. Tasmania by seven wickets | Bellerive Oval |
2009-10 | Victoria def. Queensland by 457 runs | MCG |
2008-09 | Victoria dr. with Queensland | Junction Oval |
2007-08 | New South Wales def. Victoria by 258 runs | SCG |
2006-07 | Tasmania def New South Wales by 421 runs | Bellerive Oval |
2005-06 | Queensland def. Victoria by an innings and 354 runs | The Gabba |
2004-05 | New South Wales def. Queensland by one wicket | The Gabba |
2003-04 | Victoria def. Queensland by 321 runs | MCG |
2002-03 | Queensland def. New South Wales by 246 runs | The Gabba |
2001-02 | Queensland def. Tasmania by 235 runs | The Gabba |
2000-01 | Queensland def. Victoria by four wickets | The Gabba |
1999-2000 | Queensland dr. with Victoria | The Gabba |
1998-99 | Western Australia def. Queensland by an innings and 31 runs | The Gabba |
1997-98 | Western Australia def. Tasmania by seven wickets | WACA |
1996-97 | Queensland def. Western Australia by 160 runs | WACA |
1995-96 | South Australia dr. with Western Australia | Adelaide Oval |
1994-95 | Queensland def. South Australia by an innings and 101 runs | The Gabba |
1993-94 | New South Wales def. Tasmania by an innings and 61 runs | SCG |
1992-93 | New South Wales def. Queensland by eight wickets | SCG |
1991-92 | Western Australia def. New South Wales by 44 runs | WACA |
1990-91 | Victoria def. New South Wales by eight wickets | MCG |
1989-90 | New South Wales def. Queensland by 345 runs | SCG |
1988-89 | Western Australia dr. with South Australia | WACA |
1987-88 | Western Australia dr. with Queensland | WACA |
1986-87 | Western Australia dr. with Victoria | WACA |
1985-86 | New South Wales dr. with Queensland | SCG |
1984-85 | New South Wales def. Queensland by one wicket | SCG |
1983-84 | Western Australia def. Queensland by four wickets | WACA |
1982-83 | New South Wales def. Western Australia by 54 runs | WACA |
One-day cup history
The one-day cup began in 1969-70 with a seven-team knockout. One team from each state and a team from New Zealand who were invited to participate.
New Zealand would remain in the competition until 1975-76 having won three editions, before being left out. A round-robin and final was brought in as the new tournament structure from 1979-80.
In 2013-14, the tournament moved into a carnival format with all matches played at the start of the summer in New South Wales. That has since been expanded to include games in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia.
Year | Champion and result | Final venue |
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2022-23 | Western Australia def. South Australia by 181 runs | WACA |
2021-22 | Western Australia def. New South Wales by 18 runs | Junction Oval |
2020-21 | New South Wales def. Western Australia by 102 runs | Bankstown Oval |
2019-20 | Western Australia def. Queensland by four wickets | Allan Border Field |
2018-19 | Victoria def. Tasmania by 110 runs | Junction Oval |
2017-18 | Western Australia def. South Australia by six wickets | Bellerive Oval |
2016-17 | Queensland def. New South Wales by six wickets | North Sydney Oval |
2015-16 | New South Wales def. South Australia by nine wickets | North Sydney Oval |
2014-15 | Western Australia def. New South Wales by 64 runs | SCG |
2013-14 | Queensland def. New South Wales by five wickets | North Sydney Oval |
2012-13 | Queensland def. Victoria by two runs | MCG |
2011-12 | South Australia tied with Tasmania (won on bonus point) | Adelaide Oval |
2010-11 | Victoria def. Tasmania by 84 runs | MCG |
2009-10 | Tasmania def. Victoria by 110 runs | MCG |
2008-09 | Queensland def. Victoria by 12 runs | MCG |
2007-08 | Tasmania def. Victoria by one wicket | Bellerive Oval |
2006-07 | Queensland def. Victoria by 21 runs | MCG |
2005-06 | New South Wales def. South Australia by one wicket | Adelaide Oval |
2004-05 | Tasmania def. Queensland by seven wickets | The Gabba |
2003-04 | Western Australia def. Queensland by four wickets | The Gabba |
2002-03 | New South Wales def. Western Australia by seven wickets | WACA |
2001-02 | New South Wales def. Queensland by 19 runs | The Gabba |
2000-01 | New South Wales def. Western Australia by six wickets | WACA |
1999-00 | Western Australia def. Queensland by 45 runs | WACA |
1998-99 | Victoria def. New South Wales by 39 runs | MCG |
1997-98 | Queensland def. New South Wales by two wickets | SCG |
1996-97 | Western Australia def. Queensland by eight wickets | WACA |
1995-96 | Queensland def. Western Australia by four wickets | The Gabba |
1994-95 | Victoria def. South Australia by four wickets | MCG |
1993-94 | New South Wales def. Western Australia by 43 runs | SCG |
1992-93 | New South Wales def. Victoria by four wickets | SCG |
1991-92 | New South Wales def. Western Australia by 69 runs | WACA |
1990-91 | Western Australia def. New South Wales by seven wickets | WACA |
1989-90 | Western Australia def. South Australia by seven wickets | WACA |
1988-89 | Queensland def. Victoria by 163 runs | MCG |
1987-88 | New South Wales def. South Australia by 23 runs | SCG |
1986-87 | South Australia def. Tasmania by 86 runs | TCA Ground |
1985-86 | Western Australia def. Victoria by 19 runs | MCG |
1984-85 | New South Wales def. South Australia by 88 runs | SCG |
1983-84 | South Australia def. Western Australia by eight runs | Adelaide Oval |
1982-83 | Western Australia def. New South Wales by four wickets | WACA |
1981-82 | Queensland def. New South Wales by 27 runs | SCG |
1980-81 | Queensland def. Western Australia by 72 runs | WACA |
1979-80 | Victoria def. New South Wales by four wickets | MCG |
1978-79 | Tasmania | No final |
1977-78 | Western Australia | |
1976-77 | Western Australia | |
1975-76 | Queensland | |
1974-75 | New Zealand | |
1973-74 | Western Australia | |
1972-73 | New Zealand | |
1971-72 | Victoria | |
1970-71 | Western Australia | |
1969-70 | New Zealand |
Big Bash history
The Big Bash has always been run as an eight-team competition, with semi-finals and a final at the end.
Year | Champion and result | Final venue |
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2022-23 | Perth Scorchers def. Brisbane Heat by 5 wickets | Optus Stadium |
2021-22 | Perth Scorchers def. Sydney Sixers by 79 runs | Marvel Stadium |
2020-21 | Sydney Sixers def. Perth Scorchers by 27 runs | SCG |
2019-20 | Sydney Sixers def. Melbourne Stars by 19 runs | SCG |
2018-19 | Melbourne Renegades def. Melbourne Stars by 13 runs | Marvel Stadium |
2017-18 | Adelaide Strikers def. Hobart Hurricanes by 25 runs | Adelaide Oval |
2016-17 | Perth Scorchers def. Sydney Sixers by nine wickets | WACA |
2015-16 | Sydney Thunder def. Melbourne Stars by three wickets | MCG |
2014-15 | Perth Scorchers def. Sydney Sixers by four wickets | Manuka Oval |
2013-14 | Perth Scorchers def. Hobart Hurricanes by 39 runs | WACA |
2012-13 | Brisbane Heat def. Perth Scorchers by 34 runs | WACA |
2011-12 | Sydney Sixers def. Perth Scorchers by seven wickets | WACA |