Sheffield Shield
Season Winner Second Third
1892-93 Victoria South Australia New South Wales
1893-94 South Australia New South Wales Victoria
1894-95 Victoria South Australia New South Wales
1895-96 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
1896-97 New South Wales South Australia Victoria
1897-98 Victoria South Australia New South Wales
1898-99 Victoria New South Wales South Australia
1899-1900 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
1900-01 Victoria New South Wales South Australia
1901-02 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
1902-03 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
1903-04 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
1904-05 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
1905-06 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
1906-07 New South Wales South Australia Victoria
1907-08 Victoria South Australia New South Wales
1908-09 New South Wales South Australia Victoria
1909-10 South Australia New South Wales Victoria
1910-11 New South Wales South Australia Victoria
1911-12 New South Wales Victoria South Australia
Competition placings -- 1892–93 to 1925–26
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from six states of Australia. Prior to the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, donated by Lord Sheffield, was first contested during the 1892-93 season, between New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Queensland was admitted for the 1926-27 season, Western Australia for the 1947-48 season and Tasmania for the 1977-78 season. The competition is contested in a double-round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice, i.e. home and away. Points are awarded based on wins, losses, draws and ties, with the top two teams playing a final at the end of the season. Regular matches last for four days; the final lasts for five days.