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 Logo of the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season | |
| Dates | 25 October 2016 – 29 March 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions |  Victoria (31st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series |  Chadd Sayers |
| Most runs |  Ed Cowan (959) |
| Most wickets | Chadd Sayers (62) |
The 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season was the 115th season of the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic first-class cricket competition. It started on 25 October 2016 and finished on 30 March 2017.[1] There was a break between December and January for the Big Bash League.[1] The first round of matches were played as day/night games in preparation for Australia's day/night Test match against Pakistan on 15 December 2016.[2] A second day/night round of fixtures took place in round five of the tournament.[3][4]
Victoria qualified for the final after their 8 wicket win against Western Australia in round 9 of the competition.[5] Victoria secured a home tie in the final, with an innings victory against Queensland in round 10.[6] However, the Melbourne Cricket Ground was unavailable for the fixture, so it took place at Traeger Park in Alice Springs.[6] They faced South Australia in the final, for the second consecutive year.[7] Victoria won the competition with a first-innings lead in the final, after the match finished as a draw.[8] It was their 31st tournament win and their third consecutive title.[8]
Points table
| Team[9] | Pld | W | L | D | NR | BP | Pts |
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| Victoria
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10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17.31 | 60.31 |
| South Australia
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.24 | 47.24 |
 Western Australia
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.48 | 45.48 |
| New South Wales
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17.60 | 44.60 |
 Queensland
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10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.53 | 41.53 |
 Tasmania
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10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10.64 | 19.64 |
Round-Robin stage
| Visitor team → | NSW | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
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| Home team ↓ | ||||||
| New South Wales | Match drawn | NSW 8 wickets | Match drawn | Victoria 198 runs | NSW 3 wickets | |
| Queensland | NSW 225 runs | Queensland 128 runs | Queensland 133 runs | Victoria Inns & 11 runs | Queensland 97 runs | |
| South Australia | SA 2 wickets | SA 6 wickets | SA Inns & 94 runs | Victoria 124 runs | WA 7 runs | |
| Tasmania | Match drawn | Queensland Inns & 172 runs | SA 193 runs | Match drawn | WA 9 wickets | |
| Victoria | NSW Inns & 77 runs | Victoria Inns & 81 runs | Victoria 5 wickets | Victoria 113 runs | Victoria 8 wickets | |
| Western Australia | WA 6 runs | WA 8 wickets | SA 10 wickets | Tasmania 9 wickets | WA Inns & 38 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Round 1
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Queensland (H) | |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 2.00, New South Wales 1.87
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Jake Weatherald 37* (61) |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.51, South Australia 3.61
(H) Victoria
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.73, Tasmania 0.95
Round 2
4–7 November
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Victoria (H) | |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus points: Victoria 2.61, Queensland 0.70
4–7 November
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New South Wales (H) | |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Gibson (New South Wales) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 1.98, Western Australia 1.16
4–7 November
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South Australia (H) | |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cameron Stevenson (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 2.98, Tasmania 0.80
Round 3
17–20 November
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New South Wales (H) | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bonus Points: New South Wales 0.55, Victoria 1.94
17–20 November
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(H) Queensland
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 2.43, South Australia 1.08
17–20 November
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- D'Arcy Short (Western Australia) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Western Australia 1.22, Tasmania 1.90
Round 4
26–29 November
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Victoria (H) | |
- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Victoria 2.11, South Australia 2.60
26–29 November
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Tasmania (H) | |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 0.37, New South Wales 1.86
26–29 November
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(H) Queensland
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Truloff (Queensland) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Queensland 1.96, Western Australia 1.45
Round 5
(H) Tasmania
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jake Hancock (Tasmania) made his first-class debut.
- Bonus Points: Tasmania 1.03, Victoria 1.30
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South Australia (H) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Charlie Stobo (New South Wales) and David Grant (South Australia) both made their first-class debuts.
- Bonus Points: South Australia 1.36, New South Wales 1.69