1998–99 Sheffield Shield season

1998–99 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsWestern Australia (15th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the seriesMatthew Elliott (Victoria)
Most runsMatthew Elliott (Victoria) (925)
Most wicketsDavid Saker (Victoria) (45)

The 1998–99 Sheffield Shield season was the 97th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1][2]

Table

Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Queensland 10 5 1 0 4 0 34
Western Australia 10 4 2 0 4 0 28
Victoria 10 3 3 0 4 0 26
South Australia 10 2 3 0 5 0 18
Tasmania 10 1 3 0 6 0 10
New South Wales 10 1 4 0 5 0 10

Final

19–22 March 1999
Scorecard
v
265 (73.3 overs)
Andrew Symonds 113 (116)
Damien Martyn 4/30 (8.3 overs)
9/425d (132 overs)
Simon Katich 115 (246)
Damien Martyn 85 (183)
Andrew Symonds 4/83 (24 overs)
129 (55.5 overs)
Jimmy Maher 58 (154)
Jo Angel 4/20 (16 overs)
Western Australia won by an innings and 31 runs
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Daryl Harper
Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Western Australia)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Player [3] Team Mat Inns NO Runs Ave HS 100 50
Matthew Elliott  Victoria 7 13 2 925 84.09 161 5 4
Simon Katich  Western Australia 11 20 4 909 56.81 154* 4 3
Michael Hussey  Western Australia 11 20 0 877 43.85 187 1 7
Jamie Cox  Tasmania 10 17 1 863 53.93 184 4 3
Jimmy Maher  Queensland 11 19 2 838 49.29 208* 1 6

Most wickets

Player[4] Team Mat Inns Overs Wkts Ave Econ BBI BBM 5 10
David Saker  Victoria 10 19 392.4 45 23.31 2.67 5/28 8/80 1 0
Andy Bichel  Queensland 8 14 293.5 39 22.38 2.97 6/54 8/65 3 0
Jo Angel  Western Australia 8 15 296.1 35 18.22 2.15 5/64 7/107 1 0
Paul Reiffel  Victoria 7 13 289.2 32 19.68 2.17 4/59 7/106 0 0
Brad Young  South Australia 8 16 449.2 28 44.17 2.75 5/52 6/89 1 0

References

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. pp. 1344–1345. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
  3. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1998/99 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Shield, 1998/99 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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