2017–18 Sheffield Shield season broadcast live on ABC Grandstand radio. 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season The 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season was the 116th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Australia. It started on 26 October 2017 and finished on 27 March 2018. The opening round of matches were played as day/night fixtures and the first three rounds of matches took place before the Ashes series. Victoria were the defending champions. In round two of the competition, Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in each innings of a first-class cricket match in Australia. He became the second
The Guide to Cricketers 'The Guide to Cricketers' sold for £70,000. Leslie Guttereridge Auction at Lawrences Auctioneers The Guide to Cricketers The Guide to Cricketers was a cricket annual edited by Fred Lillywhite between 1849 and his death in 1866. The title varied somewhat but was generally along the lines of "The Guide to Cricketers". It is often referred to as Lillywhite's Guide. The first edition was published in 1849 and was called The young cricketer's guide, containing full direction for playing the noble and manly game of cricket by William Lillywhite. To which is added the Laws of the game, with the latest