2014–15 Sheffield Shield season while Fawad Ahmed took the most wickets of the season. The match between South Australia and New South Wales was abandoned after a hit to the head left Phillip Hughes in critical condition. The other matches in this round were abandoned before play on Day 2 as Hughes' condition remained unchanged. Hughes died on 27 November. Matches were originally scheduled for 5 to 8 December. 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season The 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season was the 113th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. It was held after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day
2017–18 Sheffield Shield season to do so in a first-class match. In the final round of fixtures, Tasmania beat the defending champions, Victoria, by 156 runs to advance to their first Sheffield Shield final since the 2012–13 season. They faced Queensland at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. In the final, Queensland beat Tasmania by nine wickets to win their eighth title and their first since 2012. This was also the final season for Doug Bollinger, Ed Cowan, Ben Cutting and Michael Klinger. New South Wales named the following squad for 2017-18. Players with international caps are listed in bold. Queensland named the following squad