Sheffield Shield, 2008/09 news from Cricinfo

Love steps down without final wish

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:19:36 GMT

Martin Love would have swapped his farewell century for two ducks in the Sheffield Shield final if it meant Queensland won the trophy

Unbeaten Victoria grab the Sheffield Shield

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:12:23 GMT

Victoria's season of dominance was confirmed as the one-sided final ended in a draw and the home players celebrated

Victoria inflict more pain in preparation for Shield win

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:12:56 GMT

Victoria upgraded their chances from a trophy-winning draw to a comprehensive win before deciding to inflict more pain on Queensland

White and Wade steer Victoria closer to Sheffield Shield

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:13:26 GMT

Victoria's already strong hold on the Sheffield Shield increased as Cameron White and Matthew Wade half-centuries combined with more rain

Queensland nervous after rain washes out second day

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:13:55 GMT

Queensland's hopes in the Sheffield Shield final have been dampened after rain ruined the second day

Symonds keeps Bulls in touch after Hussey and Rogers fire

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:14:25 GMT

David Hussey's 113 and 105 from Chris Rogers lifted Victoria, but they slipped to 6 for 281 at stumps after a burst from Andrew Symonds

Dominant Victoria plan to avoid final slip

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:18:36 GMT

Victoria have had no problems this season except in finals and have one game to fix the problem

Hughes wins more recognition with Sheffield Shield prize

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:53:40 GMT

Phillip Hughes has been named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year

Jewell chases winning feeling

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:27:50 GMT

Nick Jewell says there is a different feel in Victoria's squad as the players push to end their losing streak in domestic finals

North leads in teams of the year

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:08:20 GMT

Marcus North's strong end to the season has continued with him being named captain of the Sheffield Shield and FR Cup teams of the year

Recovering Queensland consider options for final

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:18:15 GMT

Queensland have followed up their awful result against Victoria in the last preliminary game of the season by naming a 15-man squad for Friday's final

Bandy holds firm as Blues finish last

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:40:24 GMT

New South Wales' title defence ended in the wooden spoon after David Bandy's 87 not out guided Western Australia to safety with help from rain

Cosgrove hundred ends Tasmania's final hopes

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:48:22 GMT

Final warm-up ends in draw after Victoria's 806

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:27:10 GMT

Queensland have four days of relief before running into Victoria again and they will look for revenge in the final

Hodge demoralises Queensland with 261

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:24:58 GMT

Brad Hodge hurt Queensland during his marathon 261 before Victoria tried to crush them by batting on to a massive 5 for 656

Khawaja's 172 leaves Warriors in danger of finishing bottom

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:43:00 GMT

Usman Khawaja earned consecutive centuries as New South Wales spied a way out of last place following another fine day against Western Australia

Butterworth slips into match-winning mode

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:31:45 GMT

The allrounder Luke Butterworth had a dream day to give Tasmania the advantage in their push to reach the Sheffield Shield final

Warner and Khawaja build on New South Wales gains

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:02:40 GMT

David Warner's first-class debut took on a similar tempo to his international starts for Australia as he arrived to help push New South Wales' lead to 136

Tigers claw their way back in tight encounter

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:30:47 GMT

Tasmania stormed into contention for the Sheffield Shield final by taking advantage of a sloppy South Australia

Hodge and Rogers drive into nervous Queensland

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:54:19 GMT

Brad Hodge and Chris Rogers warmed up for next week's final with centuries that left Queensland in a worrying position after two days