| 1999–2000 Sheffield Shield season | |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions: | Queensland |
| Count: | 3 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Player Of The Series: | Darren Lehmann (SA) |
| Most Runs: | Matthew Elliott (1,028) |
| Most Wickets: | Paul Reiffel (59) |
| Previous Year: | 1998–99 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1998–99 Sheffield Shield season |
| Next Year: | 2000–01 |
| Next Tournament: | 2000–01 Sheffield Shield season |
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]
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]
| width=175 | 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 |
| Player [7] | Team | Runs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Overs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |