1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin & Final
Champions	Queensland (3rd title)
Participants	6
Matches	31
Player of the series	Darren Lehmann (SA)
Most runs	Matthew Elliott (1,028)
Most wickets	Paul Reiffel (59)
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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.

Naming

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.

Table

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

Final

17–21 March 2000
Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	Victoria
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

Most runs

Player	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

Player	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

Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
"Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
Baum, Greg (22 March 2000). "Queenslanders to remember a forgettable final". The Age. p. 56. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
Simpson, Kirsty (18 November 1999). "Cheers, boys, have a milk". The Age. p. 31. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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.
"Milking it". Editorial. The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 November 1999. p. 48. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
"Sheffield Shield, 1999/00 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
"Sheffield Shield, 1999/00 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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