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South Australia's bowlers failed to dismiss Victoria in the follow-on and had to settle for a draw at the Adelaide Oval

Western Australia completed an eight-wicket win after a dramatic collapse from New South Wales, during which they lost their last six wickets for three runs on the final day at the WACA Ground

Tasmania's fast bowlers made short work of Queensland in the fourth innings, needing only 50.4 overs to wrap up a 183-run win in Hobart

Adam Voges's century gave Western Australia a sizeable lead against New South Wales after which Jason Behrendorff's incisive spell left the hosts with a shot at victory

Glenn Maxwell scored a second consecutive Shield century to stall South Australia's push for victory on the third day at Adelaide Oval

Ben Hilfenhaus' hat-trick was the headlining performance on a 17-wicket day in Hobart, and when the dust settled after the frenetic action, Queensland were left with a daunting target to chase

Fifties from opener Marcus North and Adam Voges helped Western Australia reach a strong position against New South Wales on the second day of their Sheffield Shield game

Tasmania's lower-order batsmen made useful contributions to put up a competitive total, one that appeared stronger after the bowlers dismissed three Queensland batsmen cheaply

Michael Klinger converted his overnight hundred into a double-century, and Tim Ludeman scored a ton too, as South Australia shut out Victoria's chances of victory at the Adelaide Oval

Ryan Carters scored a century to lead New South Wales into a strong position but they slipped after his dismissal on the first day at the WACA Ground

Michael Klinger was at the forefront of a strong batting performance from South Australia in Adelaide, and his unbeaten century was supported by fifties from Sam Raphael and Tom Cooper

Tasmania conceded significant ground by losing four wickets for 49 runs after a strong second-wicket partnership of 143 between Ed Cowan and Steven Cazzulino at Bellerive Oval.

Ben Dunk's success in the Big Bash League for the Hobart Hurricanes and subsequent IPL deal with the Mumbai Indians is one of this season's feelgood stories in Australian cricket

Adam Voges and Marcus North helped Western Australia chase down 256 to stay in contention for the Sheffield Shield final as they secured a four-wicket win over Tasmania in Perth

Usman Khawaja scored an unbeaten 182 as Queensland pulled off the second-highest chase in Sheffield Shield history, stunning South Australia by chasing down their target of 471 with five wickets in hand

A pair of wickets from Andrew Fekete late in the day gave Tasmania hope of victory in Perth, where Western Australia finished the third day at 2 for 27 in their chase of 256

An unbeaten 70 from Callum Ferguson extended South Australia's lead in Brisbane, where they set Queensland an unlikely 471 for victory

Victoria crashed to 6 for 9 in the worst ever opening to a Sheffield Shield innings before a Glenn Maxwell century helped them recover, but it was not enough to prevent New South Wales cruising to an innings win in Sydney

A six-wicket haul from Ben Hilfenhaus was not enough to prevent Western Australia claiming first-innings points at the WACA

A collapse from Queensland has given South Australia a strong chance of victory in Brisbane, where the Redbacks finished the second day with an enormous lead of 290 runs and ten wickets in hand after not enforcing the follow-on