Tasmanian veteran Wade will start the batting for the first time in Marsh Sheffield Shield cricket, while Victoria will welcome back ace hitter Matt Short for a thrilling top-of-the-table showdown
The right-handed batter who has the ability to bowl both pace and off-spin, will link up with his new teammates in Bristol in late May. The 30-year-old has played for Tasmania in Australia's domestic competitions since 2014. He amassed 554 runs at an average of 61.55 in this year's Sheffield
Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine labelled the SCG pitch as an "absolute disgrace" which was produced for the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Tasmania.
Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan are poised to make history for Australian cricket by becoming the first female umpires to officiate in the Sheffield Shield.
Former Australian pacer Peter Allan passed away at the age of 87 on Thursday. He featured in a single Test match for Australia and he is one out of three players to have taken 10 wickets in a Sheffield Shield innings.
Western Australia, led by Sam Whiteman have pulled off an upset by defeating the 32-time champions in the summit clash. Sheffield Shield is the top first-class domestic cricket competition in Australia.
Shaun Marsh on Friday announced his retirement from first-class cricket after 22 years of service for Western Australia (WA) at Sheffield Shield level, and 38 Test matches for Australia.
Agar is a regular in Australia's limited overs playing eleven and is expected to join the team for the three-match ODI series that begins on March 17. The 29-year-old will return to play in Western Australia's Shield match against Tasmania next week and will also be available to play in the