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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)

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]

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
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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.


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