2003–04 Sheffield Shield season

2003–04 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin & Final
Champions	Victoria (26th title)
Participants	6
Matches	31
Player of the series	Matthew Elliott (Vic)
Most runs	Matthew Elliott (1,381)
Most wickets	Matthew Nicholson (39)
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 102nd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.^[1]^[2]

Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
Victoria	10	6	0	4	40
Queensland	10	3	3	4	24
Tasmania	10	3	1	6	24
Western Australia	10	3	3	4	21
New South Wales	10	2	6	2	17
South Australia	10	2	6	2	12

Final

12–16 March 2004
Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	Queensland
710 (212 overs) Matthew Elliott 155 (302) Ashley Noffke 3/104 (31 overs)		275 (105.5 overs) Jimmy Maher 72 (184) Cameron White 4/66 (30 overs)
1/140d (30 overs) Jason Arnberger 72 (89) Nathan Hauritz 1/54 (8 overs)		254 (68.3 overs) Stuart Law 72 (114) Mick Lewis 6/59 (17.3 overs)

Victoria won by 321 runs
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Peter Parker and Bob Parry
Player of the match: Matthew Elliot

Queensland won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

Player ^[3]	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave	HS	100	50
Matthew Elliott	Victoria	11	20	3	1381	81.23	182	7	3
Murray Goodwin	Western Australia	10	20	2	1183	65.72	201*	4	5
Stuart Law	Queensland	11	20	4	1053	65.81	203	2	6
Brad Hodge	Victoria	10	19	3	984	61.5	125	4	4
Marcus North	Western Australia	10	19	1	984	54.66	130*	3	5

Most wickets

Player^[4]	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Ave	Econ	BBI	BBM	5
Matthew Nicholson	New South Wales	9	18	343.0	39	30.35	3.45	6/76	8/162	2
Damien Wright	Tasmania	9	17	362.5	37	26.48	2.70	5/43	7/63	1
Andrew Downton	Tasmania	10	20	373.5	37	36.56	3.61	5/71	5/71	1
Paul Rofe	South Australia	9	16	308.5	35	27.02	3.06	7/66	8/117	2
Mick Lewis	Victoria	9	17	312.3	34	27.85	3.03	6/59	7/125	2

References

^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
^ "Pura Cup, 2003/04 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ "Pura Cup, 2003/04 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[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, 2003/04 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[4] "Pura Cup, 2003/04 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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