WA seamer Matthew Kelly will aim to cap off a career-best domestic summer with his fifth title in a little over 13 months against Victoria in this week’s Sheffield Shield final at the WACA Ground.

The Claremont-Nedlands product has become a mainstay in all three formats this season, even holding his spot in a star-studded Marsh One-Day Cup final side earlier in the month.

Win or lose in the shield decider, starting on Thursday, the 28-year-old knows he will look back on this golden era of WA cricket with fond memories.

Opener Cameron Bancroft and all-rounders Aaron Hardie and Ashton Turner are the other players set to feature in all three finals this season to go with two last year as WA hunts a remarkable ‘six-peat’ of domestic titles.

“In any sport and in particular cricket, there’s a lot of ups and downs and it doesn’t always go your way,” Kelly told The West Australian.

“In an era where we’ve managed to have a lot of success, there’s going to be some great memories and it’s something that in 10 or 20 years time when we get together as a group and we look back on it, we’ll remember it fondly and share those memories together forever.

“At the end of the day, you never think about the individual success or what happened in particular games, but you remember the wins that you have and those memories together.

“I’m really looking forward to putting another week together for WA and hopefully we can celebrate at the end of it.”

Kelly as taken 29 wickets at a career-best average of 15.89 in seven matches, equal-sixth in the competition’s wicket-taking.

Needing just one more in the final to match his best wicket tally of 30, in 10 matches back in 2018-19, the reliable right-armer credits a stint with English County side Northamptonshire last year and a well-rounded bowling attack for taking his game to the next level.

“It’s certainly been probably my best season individually and I think when we’re going well as a group, we’re trying to feed off that as a bowling attack,” Kelly said.

“It’s nice to bowl with the bowling attack that we’ve got, we work really well together and I’ve got a lot of games under my belt now and have figured out what exactly works for me.

“My stint in the UK helped me too, working on my craft and learning some new skills and I feel like I’ve managed to bring that over here and have an impact this summer.”

Kelly is confident long-time club teammate and fellow seamer Joel Paris will play in the final after missing last week’s loss to Victoria and the Marsh One-Day Cup final win over South Australia with back soreness.

Kelly also didn’t play in the last shield game, resting in a bid to fresh up for the decider, neither did speedster Lance Morris who’s back from Australian Test duties in what will be a new-look bowling attack.

“I’m expecting Joely to play,” Kelly said.

“Obviously he had a break last week as well and he’ll be better for having that time to rest.

“As bowlers, by the end of the season you’ve worked really hard and you’ve had a lot time on the legs and the body has probably got a few things going on.

“But we were really lucky that he had the opportunity to take that rest and no doubt he’ll be better for that.

“We were just chatting before and we were taking that we never thought that we would potentially be playing in two Sheffield Shield finals in a row.

“To be able to to do with a close mate of mine is really special.”

Unlike Perth Scorchers’ Big Bash League final victory over Brisbane Heat last month, when he was battling it out with off-spinner Peter Hatzoglou for the last spot in the side, Kelly doesn’t have a nervous wait to find out if he makes the XI.

“We’ve got such a great group of players in WA and so many guys who are willing to put their hand up and are ready to play at all times,” Kelly said.

“We could roll anyone out on the day and I’m sure they’d do a great job. For me personally, to be fit and available and ready to play in the shield final, which is something that we all dream of, is really exciting so I’m very happy to be a part of it.”

Sheffield Shield final

Thursday to Monday at WACA Ground, 10am

LIKELY TEAMS

WA: Sam Whiteman (captain), Cameron Bancroft, Teague Wyllie, Hilton Cartwright, Aaron Hardie, Ashton Turner, Josh Philippe (wk), Joel Paris, Matt Kelly, Lance Morris, Corey Rocchiccioli.

Victoria: Marcus Harris, Ashley Chandrasinghe, Peter Handscomb (captain), Campbell Kellaway, Matthew Short, Will Sutherland, Sam Harper (wk), Mitch Perry, Fergus O’Neill, Scott Boland, Todd Murphy.

Bonus points: If the match ends in a draw like it did last year when WA were crowned champions, bonus points will decide the victor. Bonus points are awarded in the first 100 overs of each team’s first innings. The batting side earns 0.01 of a bonus point for every run over 200 in that first 100 overs, while the bowling side earns 0.1 points for every wicket taken.