Sheffield Shield are awarded based on wins, losses, draws and ties, with the top two teams playing a final at the end of the season. Regular matches last for four days; the final lasts for five days. In 1891–92 the Earl of Sheffield was in Australia as the promoter of the English team led by W. G. Grace. The tour included three Tests played in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. At the conclusion of the tour, Lord Sheffield donated £150 to the New South Wales Cricket Association to fund a trophy for an annual tournament of intercolonial cricket in Australia. The three colonies
2019 Varsity Shield game, as well as to teams that a match by seven points or less. Teams ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams after the pool stage for the semifinals, which followed by a final. The teams that in the 2019 Varsity Cup are: The log for the 2019 Varsity Shield : The following matches played in the 2019 Varsity Shield: 2019 Varsity Shield The 2019 Varsity Shield the 9th season of the Varsity Shield, the second-tier competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series. It played between 18 February and 11 April