2003–04 Sheffield Shield season

The 2003–04 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 102nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.[1][2]

2003–04 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsVictoria (26th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the seriesMatthew Elliott (Vic)
Most runsMatthew Elliott (1,381)
Most wicketsMatthew Nicholson (39)

Table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Victoria 10 6 0 0 4 0 40
Queensland 10 3 3 0 4 0 24
Tasmania 10 3 1 0 6 0 24
Western Australia 10 3 3 0 4 0 21
New South Wales 10 2 6 0 2 0 17
South Australia 10 2 6 0 2 0 12

Final

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12–16 March 2004
Scorecard
(H) Victoria  
v
710 (212 overs)
Matthew Elliott 155 (302)
Ashley Noffke 3/104 (31 overs)
275 (105.5 overs)
Jimmy Maher 72 (184)
Cameron White 4/66 (30 overs)
1/140d (30 overs)
Jason Arnberger 72 (89)
Nathan Hauritz 1/54 (8 overs)
254 (68.3 overs)
Stuart Law 72 (114)
Mick Lewis 6/59 (17.3 overs)
Victoria won by 321 runs
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Peter Parker and Bob Parry
Player of the match: Matthew Elliot
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player [3] Team Mat Inns NO Runs Ave HS 100 50
Matthew Elliott   Victoria 11 20 3 1381 81.23 182 7 3
Murray Goodwin   Western Australia 10 20 2 1183 65.72 201* 4 5
Stuart Law   Queensland 11 20 4 1053 65.81 203 2 6
Brad Hodge   Victoria 10 19 3 984 61.5 125 4 4
Marcus North   Western Australia 10 19 1 984 54.66 130* 3 5

Most wickets

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Player[4] Team Mat Inns Overs Wkts Ave Econ BBI BBM 5 10
Matthew Nicholson   New South Wales 9 18 343.0 39 30.35 3.45 6/76 8/162 2 0
Damien Wright   Tasmania 9 17 362.5 37 26.48 2.70 5/43 7/63 1 0
Andrew Downton   Tasmania 10 20 373.5 37 36.56 3.61 5/71 5/71 1 0
Paul Rofe   South Australia 9 16 308.5 35 27.02 3.06 7/66 8/117 2 0
Mick Lewis   Victoria 9 17 312.3 34 27.85 3.03 6/59 7/125 2 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. ^ "Pura Cup, 2003/04 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Pura Cup, 2003/04 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.