2006–07 Sheffield Shield season 2006–07 Sheffield Shield season The Pura Cup 2006–07 season was the 105th season of the Australian domestic First-class cricket competition played in Australia, known as the Pura Cup. The Tasmanian Tigers defeated the New South Wales Blues in the final at Bellerive Oval, winning the trophy for the first time. VICTORIA NEW SOUTH WALES QUEENSLAND SOUTH AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA TASMANIA The Final was played between Tasmania and New South Wales from March 19 to 23, 2007. By virtue of finishing on top of the table at the end of the season, Tasmania won the right to host the final at
Sheffield Park cricket ground Sheffield Park cricket ground Sheffield Park is a cricket ground at the Sheffield Park estate, located near Uckfield, East Sussex, England. From 1881 to 1896 it was the home ground of Lord Sheffield's XI, organised by Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, who in 1891 donated £150 to the New South Wales Cricket Association which was used to purchase a plate and establish the competition known as the Sheffield Shield. Cricket had been played at the ground for the previous 30 years before 1881, but these matches were unrecorded. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1881, when