1998–99 Sheffield Shield season

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]

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 (Vic)
Most runsMatthew Elliott (925)
Most wicketsDavid Saker (45)

Table

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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

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19–22 March 1999
Scorecard
(H) Queensland  
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

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Most runs

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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

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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

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  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.