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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Italics indicate that the team no longer competes in state cricket

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