2017–18 Sheffield Shield season for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. South Australia named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. Tasmania named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. Victoria named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. Western Australia named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. The following players made their first-class debuts throughout the competition. All Sheffield Shield matches were exclusively streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's official website, with the final
Sport in Sheffield Sport in Sheffield Sheffield has a long history of involvement in sport. Although cricket was the first organised sport, it has gradually been supplanted by football. Both the main two local football teams grew out of cricket teams. Sheffield can claim many firsts in football the most famous one being Sheffield F.C. being the world's first and oldest football club. Today it has a club in every major team sport in England. Sheffield became the first UK National City of Sport in 1995 and is now home to the English Institute of Sport (EIS). Today the city is home to