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The Sheffield Shield needs to expand to eight teams. Expanding the competition would allow for more young players to have the experience of playing first-class cricket.
Many talented young players are unable to earn selection for their state team and are forced to play for their state’s second eleven team or for the CA XI in the Matador Cup.
To give more young players the chance to play first class cricket the Sheffield shield should be expanded to eight teams.
The two new teams should be based in Canberra and Northern Territory. Canberra would play at Manuka Oval, while the Northern Territory side would play most of their games at Traeger Park in Alice Springs – both of which have hosted first class matches in the past.
The Northern Territory side could also play a couple of matches in Darwin, either very early or very late in the season. The number of matches that Darwin could host would be limited due to it being the wet season during the summer.
With these changes the domestic season would remain relatively the same. The Matador Cup would be played be played in October with each team playing each other once. The Shield would be split into two six round blocks to be played either side of the big bash followed by the final.
Each team plays each other once at home and once away, this will give each team an extra two shield matches per season. This would hugely benefit the Australian side as it would give younger players more experience at first-class level.
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