The Sheffield Shield (also known as the Marsh Sheffield Shield for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is played by six teams, each representing one of the six states.
Since 1977–78, all six states of Australia have fielded their own team. There is no team for any of the territories. Details of each team are set out below.
↑New South Wales was previously known as the "Blues" between 1995 and 2022.
↑Before 1993, all states were known by their state name or cricket association title. Queensland were the first to adopt a nickname when they became known as the ‘Bulls’ from 1993. Following the success of the ‘Bulls’ name, other states followed suit and in 1995 gave their state team nicknames.
↑Victoria was previously known as the "Victorian Bushrangers" between 1995 and 2018.[1]
↑Western Australia was previously known as the "Western Warriors" between 1995 and 2019.[2]
