The 2012/13 Ryobi Cup and Sheffield Shield fixtures have been released. The 2012/13 season will start in September rather than October due to the Champions League T20.
The first Ryobi Cup match will be between Western Australia and New South Wales on September 16th at the WACA.
The first Sheffield Shield match will also be Western Australia V New South Wales on September 18th at the WACA.
The only problem with starting the domestic season in September is that it will clash with AFL and NRL finals.
Each state will play 10 Shield matches and eight Ryobi Cup matches (the same as last season).
One of the dissapointments of the fixture is that the Ryobi Cup grand final will be played on a Wednesday (27th February 2013).
The highlights of the fixture are there will be two Sheffield Shield matches on Australia Day (NSW V WA and SA V VIC).
Another highlight is that the Redbacks will start there defense of the Ryobi Cup against Tasmania, the team they defeated in last seasons epic grand final.
There will be Shield matches played at Bankstown Oval, Allan Border Field, Manuka Oval and Blacktown Oval.
There will also be Ryobi matches played at North Sydney Oval, Manuka Oval and Burnie.
Here is the full fixture:
Sheffield Shield
September 18-21: Western Australia v New South Wales, WACA
September 26-29: New South Wales v Tasmania, Bankstown Oval
September 30-October 3: Western Australia v Victoria, WACA
October 1-4: Queensland v South Australia, Gabba
October 9-12: South Australia v Tasmania, Adelaide Oval
October 10-13: Queensland v Victoria, Gabba
October 23-26: Victoria v Tasmania, MCG
October 23-26: South Australia v Queensland, Adelaide Oval
November 2-5: Tasmania v South Australia, Bellerive Oval
November 2-5, Queensland v New South Wales, Allan Border Field
November 2-5: Victoria v Western Australia, MCG
November 9-12: Tasmania v Queensland, Bellerive Oval
November 12-15: Western Australia v South Australia, WACA
November 13-16: New South Wales v Victoria, SCG
November 23-26: Victoria v South Australia, MCG
November 26-29: Tasmania v Western Australia, Bellerive Oval
November 27-30: New South Wales v Queensland, Manuka Oval, Canberra
January 24-27: New South Wales v Western Australia, Blacktown Oval
January 24-27: South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide Oval
February 4-7: Queensland v Western Australia, Gabba
February 6-9: Tasmania v New South Wales, Bellerive Oval
February 18-21: Victoria v Queensland, MCG
February 19-22: South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval
February 21-24: Western Australia v Tasmania, WACA
March 7-10: Queensland v Tasmania, Gabba
March 7-10: Victoria v New South Wales, MCG
March 7-10: South Australia v Western Australia, Adelaide Oval
March 14-17: Tasmania v Victoria, Bellerive Oval
March 14-17: New South Wales v South Australia, SCG
March 14-17: Western Australia v Queensland, WACA
March 22-26: Final, TBC
Ryobi Cup
September 16: Western Australia v New South Wales, WACA
September 28: Western Australia v Victoria, WACA
October 7: Queensland v Victoria, Gabba
October 14: South Ausutralia v Tasmania, Adelaide Oval
October 21: South Australia v Queensland, Adelaide Oval
October 28: Victoria v Tasmania, MCG
October 31: Tasmania v South Australia, Bellerive Oval
November 7: Victoria v Western Australia, MCG
November 14: Tasmania v Queensland, Bellerive Oval
November 17: Western Australia v South Australia, WACA
November 18: New South Wales v Victoria, North Sydney Oval
November 21: Queensland v New South Wales, Gabba
November 28: Victoria v South Australia, MCG
December 1: Tasmania v Western Australia, Burnie
December 2: New South Wales v Queensland, Manuka Oval, Canberra
January 27: Queensland v Tasmania, Gabba
January 30: New South Wales v Western Australia, SCG
February 2: Queensland v Western Australia, Gabba
February 9: South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide Oval
February 11: Tasmania v New South Wales, Bellerive Oval
February 14: New South Wales v South Australia, SCG
February 16: Victoria v Queensland, MCG
February 17: South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval
February 19: Western Australia v Tasmania, WACA
February 27: Final, TBC
The 2012/13 season is sure to be a great one, so make sure you get to as many Shield and Ryobi games as you can!
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