2002–03 Sheffield Shield season

2002–03 Sheffield Shield season

Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin & Final
Champions	New South Wales (43rd title)
Participants	6
Matches	31
Player of the series	Clinton Perren (Qld)
Most runs	Greg Blewett (843)
Most wickets	Stuart MacGill (48)

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.

Table

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

14–16 March 2003 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	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

Most runs

Player	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

Player	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