2002–03 Sheffield Shield season

The 2002–03 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 101st season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]

2002–03 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsNew South Wales (43rd title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the seriesClinton Perren (Qld)
Most runsGreg Blewett (843)
Most wicketsStuart MacGill (48)

Table

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Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn N/R Points
Queensland 10 6 3 0 1 0 42
New South Wales 10 6 2 0 2 0 36
Victoria 10 5 4 0 5 0 36
South Australia 10 4 5 0 1 0 28
Western Australia 10 2 5 0 3 0 20
Tasmania 10 2 6 0 2 0 14

Final

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14–16 March 2003
Scorecard
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  Queensland (H)
282 (80.2 overs)
Michael Slater 100 (197)
Joe Dawes 5/66 (21 overs)
84 (29.2 overs)
Wade Seccombe 24* (39)
Stuart MacGill 5/16 (5.2 overs)
263 (80.2 overs)
Steve Waugh 56 (132)
Joe Dawes 3/64 (17 overs)
215 (65 overs)
Lee Carseldine 65 (146)
Simon Katich 3/43 (14 overs)
New South Wales won by 246 runs
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Peter Parker and Steve Davis
Player of the match: Simon Katich (New South Wales)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player [3] Team Mat Inns NO Runs Ave HS 100 50
Greg Blewett   South Australia 9 17 0 843 49.58 135 2 5
David Fitzgerald   South Australia 10 19 1 774 43 153 3 1
Michael Slater   New South Wales 10 18 0 770 42.77 204 3 1
Michael Clarke   New South Wales 10 17 1 763 47.68 134 4 2
Chris Rogers   Western Australia 10 17 1 745 45.56 194 2 4

Most wickets

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Player[4] Team Mat Inns Overs Wkts Ave Econ BBI BBM 5 10
Stuart MacGill   New South Wales 10 18 387.3 48 26.83 3.32 5/16 9/128 3 0
Michael Kasprowicz   Queensland 10 18 394.3 47 23.02 2.74 5/36 7/98 3 0
Joe Dawes   Queensland 10 18 296.2 43 18.76 2.72 7/67 10/135 3 1
Michael Clark   Western Australia 10 18 287.0 38 23.13 3.06 5/47 6/102 1 0
Ashley Noffke   Queensland 8 14 274.4 37 21.48 2.89 6/24 8/160 2 0

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
  3. ^ "Pura Cup, 2002/03 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Pura Cup, 2002/03 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.