All the round seven Sheffield Shield squads

07 Feb 2025 cricket.com.au

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Queensland v NSW, Gabba, 8-11 February

Queensland squad: Mitchell Swepson (c), Xavier Bartlett, Jack Clayton, Lachlan Hearne, Angus Lovell, Ben McDermott, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Tom Straker, Jack Wildermuth

In: Michael Neser

Outs: Gurinder Sandhu, Bryce Street

After securing their first win of the season in their last game, the Bulls welcome back Michael Neser who missed multiple matches due to a hamstring injury prior to BBL|14. The experienced right-armer took 10 wickets in Queensland's opening two games before suffering the injury while representing Australia A against India A in November.

Former NSW left-hander Lachlan Hearne comes into the match in strong form after hitting 106 for the Cricket Australia XI against England Lions last month and 72 for Queensland Second XI in their win over NSW last week.

Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja are unavailable due to Australia's ongoing Test tour of Sri Lanka, while batter Bryce Street and fast bowler Gurinder Sandhu have been left out from the Bulls previous match.

NSW squad: Ollie Davies, Jack Edwards (c), Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Hanno Jacobs, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Kurtis Patterson, Ross Pawson, Josh Philippe, Lachlan Shaw

Ins: Liam Hatcher, Hanno Jacobs, Nic Maddinson, Ross Pawson

Outs: Ryan Hadley (injured), Blake Nikitaras, Tanveer Sangha (Australia squad), Jackson Bird (hamstring strain)

Teenage opener Sam Konstas has been released from Australia's tour of Sri Lanka after missing the first Test and will line up for the Blues at the Gabba, where he hasn't played before.

Jack Edwards will again captain NSW with Moises Henriques – who missed three games prior to the BBL with a groin complaint – not included as he prioritises white-ball cricket.

Nic Maddinson, Liam Hatcher, Hanno Jacobs and Ross Pawson are additions to the squad that defeated WA by an innings and 68 runs in the last round before BBL|14. Ryan Hadley (injured), Tanveer Sangha (Australia team duties), Blake Nikitaras and Lachlan Shaw drop out of that team.

Maddinson returned to action in Wednesday's One-Day Cup win over Tasmania after a two-month layoff following finger surgery in December.

Veteran seamer Jackson Bird, who at 38 years old is currently the Shield's joint leading wicket-taker this season, was initially named in the squad but later withdrawn having not recovered from a hamstring strain suffered during the BBL, paving the way for allrounder Jacobs and seamer Pawson to make their debuts. Lachlan Shaw comes back into the 12 as his replacement after a strong BBL campaign for the Sixers.

Konstas set for Shield return after leaving Sri Lanka early

Western Australia v South Australia, WACA Ground, 8-11 February

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WA squad: Ashton Turner (c), Hilton Cartwright, Brody Couch, Keaton Critchell, Joel Curtis, Sam Fanning, Cameron Gannon, Jayden Goodwin, Joel Paris, Corey Rocchiccioli, Charlie Stobo, Teague Wyllie

Ins: Ashton Turner, Charlie Stobo, Teague Wyllie

Outs: Sam Whiteman (foot), Cameron Bancroft (shoulder), Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris (managed)

The three-time reigning champions are missing a stack of big names with Josh Inglis and Cooper Connolly away on Test duties and Aaron Harde joining them in Sri Lanka as part of the ODI squad. Star quick Lance Morris will also miss the match under Cricket Australia's workload management plan.

Cameron Bancroft (shoulder), Jhye Richardson (shoulder surgery), Cameron Green (back) and Mitch Marsh (back) are injured, with captain Sam Whiteman also missing due to an infected foot.

Ashton Turner will skipper the team in the absence of Whiteman, while young top-order batter Teague Wyllie returns alongside seamer Charlie Stobo.

Connolly debuts as Aussies look for Galle sweep

SA squad: Wes Agar, Jordan Buckingham, Brendan Doggett, Henry Hunt, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jake Lehmann, Ben Manenti (c), Harry Matthias, Nathan McAndrew, Conor McInerney, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott

Ins: Jordan Buckingham, Brendan Doggett, Lloyd Pope

Outs: Harry Conway, Harry Nielsen, Henry Thornton

South Australia have left out wicketkeeper Harry Nielsen in favour of Harry Matthias, who comes in for his second Shield match. Their pace stocks have received a boost with Australia A quicks Jordan Buckingham and Brendan Doggett returning after each claiming four wickets in last week's clash with England Lions.

Leg-spinner Lloyd Pope also bolsters the bowling options for skipper Ben Manenti, who will lead the side in the absence of Nathan McSweeney who is with the Test squad in Sri Lanka. Harry Conway, Nielsen and Henry Thornton miss out from their two-run win over Tasmania prior to the BBL break.

Tasmania v Victoria, Bellerive Oval, 8-11 February

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Tasmania squad: Jordan Silk, (c) Gabe Bell, Jake Doran, Kieran Elliott, Brad Hope, Caleb Jewell, Rafael MacMillan, Lawrance Neil-Smith, Aidan O'Connor, Will Prestwidge, Nivethan Radhakrishnan, Tim Ward, Jake Weatherald

Ins: Caleb Jewell, Rafael MacMillan, Aidan O'Connor, Will Prestwidge

Outs: Matthew Kuhnemann (Test duties), Mitch Owen (SA20), Riley Meredith

Tasmania will be without Test allrounder Beau Webster and spinner Matt Kuhnemann, as well as breakout BBL star Mitch Owen who is currently playing in the SA20 competition in South Africa and doesn't return until next week. The Tigers are currently on the bottom of the Shield standings and need to turn their campaign around quickly f they're to make a second straight final.

Caleb Jewell, who has recently found himself a new BBL home, returns to the squad after being dropped before the Big Bash break.

Victoria squad: Will Sutherland (c), Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Sam Elliott, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Jon ⁠Merlo, Fergus ⁠O’Neill, Mitch Perry, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle

Ins: Will Sutherland, Harry Dixon, Peter Siddle

Outs: Ash Chandrasinghe, Cam McClure, Todd Murphy (Test duties)

Harry Dixon is in the mix to make his first-class debut after the 19-year-old bat was called up to the 13-player squad.

Skipper Will Sutherland also comes back into the fold for the Vics after being absent from the four-day team since their match against South Australia in November.

Peter Siddle has also been named in the squad while fellow quick bowler Cam McClure comes out alongside Ash Chandrasinghe and Todd Murphy (Sri Lanka).

Sheffield Shield standings 2024-25

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Drawn D	Batting Bonus Bat	Bowling Bonus Bowl	Total points PTS
1 South Australia Men SA	10	6	1	3	7.61	9	55.61
2 Queensland Bulls QLD	10	3	3	4	9.06	8.7	39.76
3 Victoria Men VIC	10	4	5	1	5.19	9.3	39.49
4 NSW Men NSW	10	3	4	3	6.99	8.4	36.39
5 Tasmanian Tigers Men TAS	10	3	5	2	7.72	8.2	35.92
6 Western Australia Men WA	10	3	4	3	5.83	8.6	35.43

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

D: Drawn

N/R: No results

Ded.: Deductions

Bat: Batting Bonus

Bowl: Bowling Bonus

PTS: Total points