2003–04 Sheffield Shield season
Australian cricket tournament
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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]
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsVictoria (26th title)
Participants6
| 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) |
Table
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | N/R | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| Queensland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| Western Australia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| South Australia | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
Final
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 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Nicholson |  New South Wales |
9 | 18 | 343.0 | 39 | 30.35 | 3.45 | 6/76 | 8/162 | 2 | 0 |
| Damien Wright |  Tasmania |
9 | 17 | 362.5 | 37 | 26.48 | 2.70 | 5/43 | 7/63 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Downton | Tasmania |
10 | 20 | 373.5 | 37 | 36.56 | 3.61 | 5/71 | 5/71 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Rofe |  South Australia |
9 | 16 | 308.5 | 35 | 27.02 | 3.06 | 7/66 | 8/117 | 2 | 0 |
| Mick Lewis | Victoria |
9 | 17 | 312.3 | 34 | 27.85 | 3.03 | 6/59 | 7/125 | 2 | 0 |