ACS Overseas First-Class Annual 2019

38 Australia in 2018/19 Marcus Harris, once of Western Australia but now of Victoria, enjoyed a most productive season and easily topped the aggregates with 1515 runs at 56.11; form that earned him elevation to the Test side. Another player to make his Test bow in 2018/19, Travis Head of South Australia, was second with 1024. He was closely followed by the only other player to exceed 1000, the former Test keeper Matthew Wade, whose 1021 runs earned him a recall for the Ashes tour as a specialist bat. Of the bowlers, only two claimed as many as fifty victims. Trent Copeland of New South Wales, his brief Test career now well behind him, headed the list with 52 at only 18.21; while Jackson Bird of Tasmania captured exactly 50 wickets at 22.20. But Scott Boland and Christopher Tremain, both of champions Victoria, were not far behind with 48 and 45 respectively, while Test spinner Nathan Lyon also took 45 during the season including what was, remarkably, his first ‘five-for’ in the Sheffield Shield (5-94 for New South Wales v Queensland at Canberra). (JCB) Sheffield Shield 2018/19: Final table P W L D BatBP BowBP A Pts 6 0 1 1 Victoria 10 6 1 3 9.78 9.2 0 57.98 2 New South Wales 10 5 2 3 5.82 8.1 0 46.92 3 Western Australia 10 5 3 2 3.8 8.1 0 43.9 4 Tasmania 10 3 5 2 2.69 10.8 -1 32.49 5 Queensland 10 3 5 2 3.72 8.1 0 31.82 6 South Australia 10 0 6 4 5.01 7.5 0 16.51 Adjustment: Tasmania: 1 point deducted for slow over-rate in match againt South Australia on 23rd February 2019. FINAL: Victoria beat New South Wales by 177 runs.