2021–22 Sheffield Shield season
| Dates | 24 September 2021 – 4 April 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Champions | Western Australia (16th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Henry Hunt (South Australia) & Travis Dean (Victoria) |
| Most runs | Peter Handscomb (Victoria) (697) |
| Most wickets | Mark Steketee (Queensland) (32) |
The 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season was the 120th of the Australian inter-state domestic first-class cricket competition. Queensland were the defending champions.
Initially, on 21 July 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament. Then on 8 September 2021, it announced that the previous schedule had been scrapped due to ongoing lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne and subsequent border restrictions. The fixtures for the first two matches were confirmed, with the full revised schedule to be released later. However, the second match of round one, between Queensland and Tasmania, was postponed following an increase in COVID-19 cases in the state of Queensland.
On 1 October 2021, Cricket Australia announced revised fixtures for October with Queensland playing Tasmania in Adelaide beginning on the 7th, South Australia playing Queensland in Adelaide beginning on the 15th, and Tasmania visiting Perth to play Western Australia on the 17th. On 20 October 2021 following the border openings in Sydney and Melbourne, Cricket Australia confirmed the next set of fixtures. On 5 November 2021, Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for three further fixtures, with the venue for the first match of the fifth round between South Australia and Queensland to be decided based on the location of WBBL|07 season finals. On 21 November 2021, it announced Adelaide Oval as the venue for the BBL|07 finals and Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide for the South Australia versus Queensland match.
On 19 November 2021, the start of the match between New South Wales and Victoria was delayed, after Victoria player Will Sutherland's COVID-19 test result required further analysis. Despite the positive test, Cricket Australia confirmed that the match would start a day later than planned on 20 November 2021.
Western Australia were the first team to reach the final of the competition, with them hosting the final for the first time since the 1997–98 Sheffield Shield season. Victoria finished in second place to join Western Australia in the final. The final ended in a draw, with Western Australia winning the tournament having earned more bonus points in their first 100 overs compared to Victoria.