| 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 (South Australia) |
| Most runs | Matthew Elliott (Victoria) (1,028) |
| Most wickets | Paul Reiffel (Victoria) (59) |
2000–01 → | |
The1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season was the 98th season of theSheffield Shield, the domesticfirst-classcricket competition of Australia.Queensland won the championship.[1][2][3]
In November 1999, theAustralian Cricket Board (ACB) announced that the winner of the interstatefirst-class competition would be awarded the Pura Milk Cup, instead of the Sheffield Shield, under a sponsorship arrangement withNational Foods.[4][5][6]
| 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 |
17–21 March 2000 Scorecard |
(H)Queensland | v | |
Match Drawn, Queensland won by virtue of topping regular season ladder Venue:Allan Border Field,Brisbane Umpires:Darrell Hair andSteve Davis Player of the match:Stuart Law (Queensland) |
| Player[7] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Elliott | 10 | 19 | 4 | 1028 | 68.53 | 183* | 4 | 4 | |
| Darren Lehmann | 9 | 18 | 1 | 995 | 58.52 | 149 | 6 | 1 | |
| Ryan Campbell | 10 | 18 | 0 | 885 | 49.16 | 203 | 2 | 5 | |
| Michael Hussey | 10 | 18 | 1 | 874 | 51.41 | 172* | 3 | 3 | |
| Jason Arnberger | 11 | 22 | 2 | 869 | 43.45 | 214 | 2 | 5 |
| Player[8] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reiffel | 11 | 20 | 425.2 | 59 | 16.64 | 2.30 | 5/65 | 9/130 | 1 | 0 | |
| Andy Bichel | 11 | 21 | 403.4 | 53 | 18.66 | 2.45 | 6/45 | 10/92 | 2 | 1 | |
| Brad Williams | 10 | 19 | 365.4 | 50 | 23.02 | 3.14 | 6/74 | 9/114 | 5 | 0 | |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 11 | 202.3 | 42 | 11.64 | 2.41 | 5/32 | 10/88 | 4 | 1 | |
| Paul Wilson | 10 | 20 | 394.1 | 38 | 25.18 | 2.42 | 5/71 | 7/134 | 1 | 0 |
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