1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season

The 1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season was the 98th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.[1][2][3]

1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (3rd title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the seriesDarren Lehmann (SA)
Most runsMatthew Elliott (1,028)
Most wicketsPaul Reiffel (59)

Naming

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In November 1999, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) announced that the winner of the interstate first-class competition would be awarded the Pura Milk Cup, instead of the Sheffield Shield, under a sponsorship arrangement with National Foods.[4][5][6]

Table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Queensland 10 8 1 0 1 0 48
Victoria 10 6 2 0 2 0 36
Western Australia 10 4 4 0 2 0 30
South Australia 10 3 5 0 2 0 24
Tasmania 10 2 4 0 4 0 18
New South Wales 10 1 8 0 1 0 6

Final

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17–21 March 2000
Scorecard
(H) Queensland  
v
285 (124.4 overs)
Stuart Law 129 (330)
Paul Reiffel 5/65 (29.4 overs)
182 (88.5 overs)
Ian Harvey 50 (121)
Andy Bichel 6/47 (27.5 overs)
343 (175.5 overs)
Martin Love 100 (288)
Paul Reiffel 4/65 (40 overs)
1/31 (17.1 overs)
Matthew Elliott 14* (52)
Adam Dale 1/21 (8.1 overs)
Match Drawn, Queensland won by virtue of topping regular season ladder
Venue: Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Steve Davis
Player of the match: Stuart Law (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player [7] Team Mat Inns NO Runs Ave HS 100 50
Matthew Elliott   Victoria 10 19 4 1028 68.53 183* 4 4
Darren Lehmann   South Australia 9 18 1 995 58.52 149 6 1
Ryan Campbell   Western Australia 10 18 0 885 49.16 203 2 5
Michael Hussey   Western Australia 10 18 1 874 51.41 172* 3 3
Jason Arnberger   Victoria 11 22 2 869 43.45 214 2 5

Most wickets

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Player[8] Team Mat Inns Overs Wkts Ave Econ BBI BBM 5 10
Paul Reiffel   Victoria 11 20 425.2 59 16.64 2.30 5/65 9/130 1 0
Andy Bichel   Queensland 11 21 403.4 53 18.66 2.45 6/45 10/92 2 1
Brad Williams   Western Australia 10 19 365.4 50 23.02 3.14 6/74 9/114 5 0
Michael Kasprowicz   Queensland 6 11 202.3 42 11.64 2.41 5/32 10/88 4 1
Paul Wilson   South Australia 10 20 394.1 38 25.18 2.42 5/71 7/134 1 0

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
  3. ^ Baum, Greg (22 March 2000). "Queenslanders to remember a forgettable final". The Age. p. 56. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ Simpson, Kirsty (18 November 1999). "Cheers, boys, have a milk". The Age. p. 31. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  5. ^ Hinds, Richard (19 November 1999). "What's in a name when marketing people want to milk their deals?". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 41. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Milking it". Editorial. The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 November 1999. p. 48. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1999/00 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1999/00 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.