1998–99_Sheffield_Shield_season
1998–99 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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]
Quick Facts Cricket format, Tournament format(s) ...
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | Western Australia (15th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Matthew Elliott (Vic) |
| Most runs | Matthew Elliott (925) |
| Most wickets | David Saker (45) |
← 1997–98 | |
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More information Team, Played ...
| 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 |
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19–22 March 1999 Scorecard |
(H) Queensland  |
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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.
Most runs
More information Player, Team ...
| 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 |
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Most wickets
More information Player, Team ...
| 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 |
Close
- Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. pp. 1344–1345. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
- "Sheffield Sheild, 1998/99 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- "Sheffield Shield, 1998/99 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.