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THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD COMPETITION The Sheffield Shield, the nation's famous four-day interstate competition, is the premier domestic cricket competition in the world. The competition is between the six States of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Each State will play each other State on a home-and-away basis, with the two leading teams to meet in the Final at the home ground of the No.1 side. |
The full schedule for the 2012-13 season is:-
| Dates | Teams | Venue |
| Tue 18-Fri 21 September 2012 | West Aust v NSW | WACA |
| Wed 26-Sat 29 September 2012 | NSW v Tasmania | Bankstown |
| Sun 30 Sept-Wed 3 Oct 2012 | West Aust v Victoria | WACA |
| Mon 1-Thur 4 October 2012 | Queensland v South Aust | Gabba |
| Tue 9-Fri 12 October 2012 | South Aust v Tasmania | Adelaide |
| Wed 10-Sat 13 October 2012 | Queensland v Victoria | Gabba |
| Tue 23-Fri 26 October 2012 | Victoria v Tasmania | MCG |
| Tue 23-Fri 26 October 2012 | South Aust v Queensland | Adelaide |
| Fri 2-Mon 5 November 2012 | Tasmania v South Aust | Blundstone |
| Fri 2-Mon 5 November 2012 | Queensland v NSW | AB Field |
| Fri 2-Mon 5 November 2012 | Victoria v West Aust | MCG |
| Fri 9-Mon 12 November 2012 | Tasmania v Queensland | Blundstone |
| Mon 12-Thur 15 November 2012 | West Aust v South Aust | WACA |
| Tue 13-Fri 16 November 2012 | NSW v Victoria | SCG |
| Fri 23-Mon 26 November 2012 | Victoria v South Aust | MCG |
| Mon 26-Thurs 29 November 2012 | Tasmania v West Aust | Blundstone |
| Tue 27-Fri 30 November 2012 | NSW v Queensland | Manuka |
| Thur 24-Fri 27 January 2013 | NSW v West Aust | Blacktown |
| Thur 24-Fri 27 January 2013 | South Aust v Victoria | Adelaide |
| Mon 4-Thur 7 February 2013 | Queensland v West Aust | Gabba |
| Wed 6-Sat 9 February 2013 | Tasmania v NSW | Blundstone |
| Mon 18-Thur 21 February 2013 | Victoria v Queensland | MCG |
| Tue 19-Fri 22 February 2013 | South Aust v NSW | Adelaide |
| Thur 21-Sun 24 February 2013 | West Aust v Tasmania | WACA |
| Thur 7-Sun 10 March 2013 | Queensland v Tasmania | Gabba |
| Thur 7-Sun 10 March 2013 | Victoria v NSW | MCG |
| Thur 7-Sun 10 March 2013 | South Aust v West Aust | Adelaide |
| Thur 14-Sun 17 March 2013 | Tasmania v Victoria | Blundstone |
| Thur 14-Sun 17 March 2013 | NSW v South Aust | SCG |
| Thur 14-Sun 17 March 2013 | West Aust v Queensland | WACA |
| Fri 22-Tue 26 March 2013 | Final | TBA |
NOTE: Cricket Australia reserves the right in its absolute discretion to change or amend the official 2012-2013 Sheffield Shield program without notice.
The final will be televised live in full on FoxSports.
