2010–11 Sheffield Shield season 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season The 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season was the 109th season of the Sheffield Shield, the first-class domestic cricket competition of Australia. The season began on 8 October 2010, and ended on 21 March 2011 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, with the Tasmanian Tigers winning their second shield. The top two teams after each round is played will compete for the Sheffield Shield final. The match will be contested at the home ground of the side that finishes first. In the result of a draw, the team that finished on top of the ladder, and hence hosting the
Sport in Sheffield £23,540,000 English Institute of Sport - Sheffield (EISS), opened in December 2003. The £15.7 million iceSheffield, opened in May 2003, is also part of the project. Placed between the existing Sheffield Arena and Don Valley Stadium, this created one of the most concentrated areas of sports facilities in the country. 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