2005–06 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket tournament
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The 2005–06 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 104th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.[1][2]
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (6th title)
Participants6
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin & Final |
| Champions | Queensland (6th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Player of the series | Andy Bichel (Queensland) |
| Most runs | Darren Lehmann (South Australia) (1,168) |
| Most wickets | Andy Bichel (Queensland) (50) |
Table
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | Drawn | N/R | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Victoria | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| South Australia | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Tasmania | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Western Australia | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| New South Wales | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player [3] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lehmann |  South Australia |
10 | 16 | 3 | 1168 | 89.84 | 301* | 4 | 4 |
| Jimmy Maher |  Queensland |
10 | 18 | 1 | 906 | 53.29 | 223 | 2 | 5 |
| Travis Birt |  Tasmania |
10 | 18 | 1 | 850 | 50 | 160 | 2 | 5 |
| Martin Love | Queensland |
11 | 20 | 2 | 828 | 46 | 169 | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Jewell |  Victoria |
11 | 20 | 0 | 827 | 41.35 | 143 | 1 | 6 |
Most wickets
| Player[4] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Bichel | Queensland |
11 | 20 | 429.0 | 50 | 26.68 | 3.10 | 7/56 | 8/81 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Griffith | Tasmania |
10 | 17 | 389.3 | 48 | 25.85 | 3.18 | 5/79 | 7/115 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | Queensland |
8 | 15 | 326.0 | 44 | 23.13 | 3.12 | 8/44 | 9/83 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | South Australia |
9 | 18 | 355.5 | 40 | 21.27 | 2.39 | 7/35 | 9/125 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | Tasmania |
10 | 17 | 345.3 | 39 | 30.82 | 3.47 | 7/58 | 10/87 | 1 | 1 |