2009–10 Sheffield Shield season the ladder, and hence hosting the match will be awarded the title. For an explanation of how points are awarded, see Sheffield Shield Points System. There is a break in the regular schedule of first class games to allow for the 2009–10 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition. 2009–10 Sheffield Shield season The 2009–10 Sheffield Shield season is the 108th season of official first-class domestic cricket in Australia. The season began on 13 October 2009. The Victorian Bushrangers were the winners of the competition, defeating the Queensland Bulls by 459 runs in the final held from 17–21 March 2010 at the
2010 Claxton Shield regular season the first game of their doubleheader, beating the Rams 16–0 and eliminating the Heat from finals contention. 2010 Claxton Shield regular season The 2010 Claxton Shield regular season was held from 6 November 2009 through to 23 January 2010. All five teams competed in a double round-robin format; playing each other team in two series of three games each, totaling 24 games played each. The top three teams progressed to the finals series. The top team automatically qualified for the championship series, to face the winner of the semi final series between the second and third placed teams. The New