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  Fire alarm creates chaos during cricket match in Australia, play stopped for 25 minutes

  Cricket | March 16, 2026 21:10 IST

  The Tasmania vs New South Wales Sheffield Shield clash was interrupted due to a fire alarm today at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The match was stopped for nearly half an hour before it was revealed that it was a false alarm caused by a malfunctioning kitchen device at the venue.

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  Travis Head, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis set to make Shield return after T20 World Cup exit

  Cricket | March 03, 2026 14:50 IST

  Star Australia players Travis Head, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, and many more stars are all set to make their return to the Sheffield Shield after Australia's subpar campaign at the T20 World Cup 2026, and ahead of their next Test assignments.

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  Mitchell Marsh to retire from Sheffield Shield cricket, leaves door open to play Tests for Australia

  Cricket | December 08, 2025 19:13 IST

  Australia's white-ball captain Mitchell Marsh will retire from Sheffield Shield cricket at the end of this season. However, he has kept the door ajar to play for Australia in the whites if needed. He made his debut for Western Australia in first-class cricket at the age of 18.

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  Travis Head released from T20I squad for India series to play Sheffield Shield ahead of Ashes

  Cricket | November 03, 2025 16:25 IST

  With the Ashes coming up, Australia have kept an eye on the preparation for the red-ball format. After Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott, Travis Head will play the Sheffield Shield after being released from Australia's T20I squad for the India series.

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  Marnus Labuschagne slams 160 in Ashes audition in Sheffield Shield, Konstas's woeful run continues

  Cricket | October 06, 2025 18:35 IST

  Australia are likely to pick their Ashes squad by the end of this month and several contenders for spots are putting their names in the mix through Sheffield Shield, including the likes of Marnus Labuschagne, Jake Weatherald, Matt Renshaw and Sam Konstas.

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  Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc named in New South Wales squad for Sheffield Shield

  Cricket | October 17, 2024 7:01 IST

  Steve Smith has confirmed that he will no longer play as an opener in Test cricket for Australia. The right-handed batter will bat at his favourite slot, No. four, during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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  India TV Sports Wrap on July 25: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Other Sports | July 25, 2024 9:58 IST

  The Paris Olympics 2024 Group B men's football match, Argentina vs Morocco, ended with chaos as fans stormed the stadium and threw water bottles on the pitch while India's campaign kicks off with archers taking part in the rankings round. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on July 25.

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  Cameron Bancroft to miss Sheffield Shield final against Tasmania after cycling accident

  Cricket | March 20, 2024 15:09 IST

  Bancroft is the second-leading run-getter in the ongoing Sheffield Shield season behind Tasmania's Beau Webster. Bancroft has scored 778 runs in 10 games at an average of 48.62.

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  Australia's Matthew Wade announces retirement from red-ball cricket ahead of IPL 2024

  Cricket | March 15, 2024 8:22 IST

  Matthew Wade is set to retire from first-class cricket after the Sheffield Shield final for Tasmania against Western Australia in Perth next week. Wade, who has played 165 first-class games including 36 Test matches for Australia will continue to play white-ball cricket for Australia and Hurricanes.

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  Cricket gear stolen of Queensland team before Sheffield Shield match

  Cricket | October 04, 2021 12:34 IST

  Thieves broke into Australian domestic team Queensland's van and stole costly equipment ahead of their clash at the Karen Rolton Oval on Thursday.

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  Spin wizard! MJ Swepson turns it crazy like Shane Warne; leaves batsman stunned

  Cricket | April 05, 2021 13:18 IST

  The incident happened during Day 3 of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Queensland. Swepson, turning out for Queensland, stunned left-handed Dan Hughes.

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  Watch: Mitchell Starc throws bat in anger after skipper declares with him closing on maiden century

  Cricket | November 10, 2020 17:13 IST

  The fuming Oz pacer was hurling his bat in anger during a first-class cricket match in Australia after missing out on his maiden first-class ton.

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  Cricket Australia confirms fixtures for Sheffield Shield Trophy

  Cricket | September 24, 2020 13:56 IST

  Round one matches will begin on October 10 with South Australia taking on Western Australia and Queensland facing Tasmania.

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  New South Wales win Sheffield Shield title after final gets cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak

  Cricket | March 17, 2020 10:14 IST

  New South Wales had 51 points from nine games with six wins and had already booked their place in the final scheduled for March 27.

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  Final round of Sheffield Shield games called off due to coronavirus outbreak

  Cricket | March 15, 2020 15:03 IST

  The matches between South Australia and Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales (March 17), Victoria and Tasmania will be impacted because of the decision.

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  Sheffield Shield match suspended due to dangerous MCG pitch

  Cricket | December 07, 2019 13:17 IST

  Several batsmen were hit by rising deliveries when umpires finally decided to suspend the play after West Australia reached 89/3 after 40 overs less than an hour into the second session.

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  Aaron Finch suffers blow on head during Sheffield Shield match

  Cricket | November 30, 2019 10:50 IST

  Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch was substituted after he suffered a blow on his head during a Sheffield Shield game.

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  Mitchell Marsh apologizes after punching dressing room wall

  Cricket | October 15, 2019 15:24 IST

  Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh has tendered an apology after he broke his hand while punching the dressing room wall during a Sheffield Shield match.

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  Sheffield Shield out of SCG after pitch suffers rugby damage

  Cricket | October 14, 2019 15:56 IST

  According to NSW Cricket, the SCG pitch square was damaged when the Roosters trained on it a fortnight ago ahead of the NRL final and it is not fit to host a first-class match.

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  Tim Paine rested for Tasmania's Sheffield Shield fixture against Victoria

  Cricket | March 01, 2019 17:15 IST

  Tim Paine sustained the injury during a match against South Australia in Adelaide, which Tasmania won by six wickets.