The 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season was the 116th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. It started on 26 October 2017 and finished on 27 March 2018. The opening round of matches were played as day/night fixtures and the first three rounds of matches took place before the Ashes series. Victoria were the defending champions.

In round two of the competition, Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in each innings of a first-class cricket match in Australia. He became the second Australian, and the eighth bowler overall, to do so in a first-class match.

In the final round of fixtures, Tasmania beat the defending champions, Victoria, by 156 runs to advance to their first Sheffield Shield final since the 2012–13 season. They faced Queensland at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. In the final, Queensland beat Tasmania by nine wickets to win their eighth title and their first since 2012. This was also the final season for Doug Bollinger, Ed Cowan, Ben Cutting and Michael Klinger.

Points table Team 10 6 1 3 0 16.00 55.00 10 5 3 2 0 15.55 47.55 10 3 2 5 0 16.91 39.91 10 3 5 2 0 17.09 37.09 10 3 5 2 0 14.37 34.37 10 2 6 2 0 15.04 29.04

Round-Robin stage Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Final

Squads New South Wales New South Wales named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen3 Daniel Hughes Left-handed Right-arm medium 17 Kurtis Patterson Left-handed Right-arm off break 18 Param Uppal Right-handed Right-arm off-break Rookie contract19 Steve Smith Right-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract, captain22 Ryan Gibson Right-handed Right-arm medium 27 Ed Cowan Left-handed Right-arm leg break 31 David Warner Left-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract36 Nick Larkin Right-handed — 53 Nic Maddinson Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox – Jordan Gauci Right-handed — Rookie contract– Jason Sangha Right-handed Left-arm leg break Rookie contract All-rounders14 Ben Dwarshuis Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 21 Moises Henriques Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Vice-captain Wicket-keepers20 Peter Nevill Right-handed — Cricket Australia contract70 Jay Lenton Left-handed — Bowlers5 Harry Conway Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 8 Josh Hazlewood Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract9 Trent Copeland Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 12 Arjun Nair Right-handed Right-arm off break 24 William Somerville Right-handed Right-arm off break 25 Charlie Stobo Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 28 Gurinder Sandhu Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 30 Pat Cummins Right-handed Right-arm fast Cricket Australia contract42 Daniel Fallins Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Rookie contract56 Mitchell Starc Left-handed Left-arm fast Cricket Australia contract67 Nathan Lyon Right-handed Right-arm off break Cricket Australia contract72 Steve O'Keefe Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 77 Sean Abbott Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 78 Mickey Edwards Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract– Liam Hatcher Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract– Henry Thornton Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium

Queensland Queensland named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen4 Usman Khawaja Left-handed Right-arm medium Cricket Australia contract, Captain9 Marnus Labuschagne Right-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract15 Joe Burns Right-handed Right-arm medium Cricket Australia contract25 Sam Truloff Right-handed Right-arm leg break 44 Charlie Hemphrey Right-handed Right-arm off break 47 Sam Heazlett Left-handed Left-arm off break 50 Chris Lynn Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 66 Peter Forrest Right-handed Right-arm medium 94 Matt Renshaw Left-handed Right-arm off break Cricket Australia contract– Bryce Street – Left-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract All-rounders20 Michael Neser Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 24 Jack Wildermuth Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 31 Ben Cutting Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 52 Jason Floros Left-handed Right-arm off break – James Bazley Right-handed Right-arm medium – Max Bryant Right-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract– Harry Wood – Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract Wicket-keepers33 Lachlan Pfeffer Left-handed — 59 Jimmy Peirson Right-handed — Bowlers14 Peter George Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 16 Mark Steketee Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 21 Cameron Gannon Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 22 Mitchell Swepson Right-handed Right-arm leg break 35 Brendan Doggett Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 58 Luke Feldman Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 64 Billy Stanlake Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract– Xavier Bartlett Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract– Matthew Kuhnemann Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Rookie contract– Jack Prestwidge – Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract

South Australia

South Australia named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen7 Johnathan Dalton Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 Callum Ferguson Right-handed Right-arm medium 20 Kelvin Smith Left-handed Right-arm off break 26 Tom Cooper Right-handed Right-arm off break 28 Jake Weatherald Left-Handed Right arm leg break 33 Jake Lehmann Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 34 Travis Head Left-handed Right-arm off break Captain Cricket Australia contract39 Conor McInerney Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 49 Alex Ross Right-handed Right-arm off break – Patrick Page Left-handed Right-arm medium – Jake Winter Right-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract All-rounders3 Cameron Valente Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast – Daniel Drew – Right-handed Right-arm off break Rookie contract– Ben Pengelley Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Rookie contract Wicket-keepers4 Harry Nielsen Left-handed Right-arm off break 5 Alex Carey Left-handed — Bowlers1 Daniel Worrall Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium15 Joe Mennie Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 17 Michael Cormack Right-handed Right-arm off break Rookie contract21 Spencer Johnson Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Rookie contract27 Chadd Sayers Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 29 Tom Andrews Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 30 Nick Benton Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 44 Nick Winter Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 55 Kane Richardson Right-handed Right-arm fast 63 Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract– David Grant Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast – Lloyd Pope Right-handed Right-arm leg break Rookie contract

Tasmania

Tasmania named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen2 Jake Doran Left-handed Left-arm medium 9 Charlie Wakim Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 George Bailey Right-handed Right-arm medium Cricket Australia contract, captain21 Jordan Silk Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 28 Ben McDermott Right-handed Right-arm medium 64 Alex Doolan Right-handed Right arm medium Vice-captain– Jake Hancock Right-handed Right-arm off-break – Caleb Jewell Left-handed Left-arm medium Rookie contract– Corey Murfet Left-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract All-rounders15 Simon Milenko Right-handed Right-arm medium 19 Jarrod Freeman Right-handed Right-arm off-break Not contracted20 Beau Webster Right-handed Right-arm off-break 25 James Faulkner Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Cricket Australia contract– Liam Devlin — Right-handed Right-arm leg break Rookie contract– Mac Wright Right-handed Right-arm leg break Rookie contract Wicket-keepers31 Matthew Wade Left-handed Right-arm medium Cricket Australia Contract36 Tim Paine Right-handed — 51 Ben Dunk Left-handed Right-arm off-break Bowlers3 Cameron Stevenson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 5 Gabe Bell Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 6 Tom Rogers Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 12 Riley Meredith Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract13 Cameron Boyce Right-handed Right-arm leg break 16 Nick Buchanan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 17 Andrew Fekete Right-handed Right-arm fast 22 Jackson Bird Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 43 Sam Rainbird Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast – Andrew Perrin Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium – Hamish Kingston Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Not contracted– Aaron Summers Right-handed Right-arm fast Rookie contract

Victoria Victoria named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen5 Aaron Finch Right-handed Left-arm off break Vice Captain, Cricket Australia contract8 Blake Thomson Right-handed Right-arm off break 9 Cameron White Right-handed Right-arm leg break 10 Will Pucovski Right-handed Right-arm off break 14 Marcus Harris Left-handed Right-arm off break 22 Eamonn Vines Left-handed — 29 Travis Dean Right-handed Right-arm Medium 36 Seb Gotch Right-handed — Occasional wicket-keeper All-rounders2 Matthew Short Right-handed Right-arm off break 12 Will Sutherland Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract32 Glenn Maxwell Right-handed Right-arm off break Cricket Australia contract45 Daniel Christian Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium – Guy Walker Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Wicket-keepers7 Sam Harper Right-handed Right-arm medium 54 Peter Handscomb Right-handed — Captain, Cricket Australia contract Bowlers3 Jackson Coleman Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 17 James Muirhead Right-handed Right-arm leg break 18 Jon Holland Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 19 James Pattinson Left-handed Right-arm fast Cricket Australia contract20 Peter Siddle Right-handed Right-arm fast 24 Scott Boland Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 26 Xavier Crone Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 34 Jake Reed Left-handed Right-arm fast 80 Fawad Ahmed Right-handed Right-arm leg break 99 Chris Tremain Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast – Wes Agar Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium JLT Cup contract– Zak Evans – Right-handed Right-arm fast Rookie contract– Sam Grimwade Right-handed Right-arm off break Rookie contract– Jackson Koop Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract– Tom O'Donnell Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Rookie contract– Mitch Perry – Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract

Western Australia

Western Australia named the following squad for 2017–18. Players with international caps are listed in bold.