Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade unveiled a tattoo of the late Phillip Hughes on his arm after his state of Victoria won the domestic Sheffield Shield competition . The 27-year-old showed off the touching tribute to his former international team-mate , who tragically died late last year after being hit on the side of the head by a bouncer . Wade was celebrating Victoria 's 29th Sheffield Shield first-class title after they drew with Western Australia at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart . Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade unveiled a tattoo of Phillip Hughes on his arm . Wade ( right ) and Victoria coach Greg Shipperd celebrate their team winning the Sheffield Shield . Wade has played 12 Tests , 47 one-day internationals and 22 T20s for Australia but was left out of their World Cup squad . Hughes died aged 25 as a result of a blow on the head from a Sean Abbott bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia in November . Victoria finished in first place on points during the regular season , meaning they only needed a draw to take the title . The match in the island state of Tasmania due to the unavailability of the Melbourne Cricket Ground because of Sunday 's World Cup final . Victoria secured the draw they needed against Western Australia to win the Sheffield Shield title . The title was Victoria 's 29th Sheffield Shield and they secured it with a draw against WA in Hobart . Wade and Hughes together during their days playing for Australia in Cardiff in 2013 . The winners finished on 158 for four , trailing Western Australia by 175 runs . After Western Australia declared at 293 for two earlier Wednesday with a 333-run lead , Victoria did little to chase down the target , with no runs being scored in eight overs during the final session . Fawad Ahmed took 8-89 for Victoria in the first innings to set a finals record .
Matthew Wade shows off a tattoo of Phillip Hobart on his arm . Hobart died after being hit on the side of the head by a bouncer . Wade 's Victoria side won Sheffield Shield at the Bellerive Oval in Hughes .