1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season

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1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (3rd title)
Participants6
Matches31

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[]

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[]

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[]


Report[7]
(H) Queensland 
v
285
Stuart Law 129
Paul Reiffel 5/65
182
Ian Harvey 50
Andy Bichel 6/47
343
Martin Love 100
31-1
Match Drawn, Queensland won by an virtue of topping regular season ladder
Venue: Brisbane
Umpires: Darrell Hair, Steve Davis

References[]

  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. ^ "Full Scorecard of Queensland vs Victoria Final 1999/00". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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