2001–02 Sheffield Shield season

The 2001–02 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 100th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Queensland won the championship.[1][2]

2001–02 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin & Final
ChampionsQueensland (5th title)
Participants6
Matches31
Player of the seriesBrad Hodge (Vic) & Jimmy Maher (Qld)
Most runsMartin Love (1,108)
Most wicketsMichael Kasprowicz (49)

Table

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TeamPlayedWonLostTiedDrawnN/RPoints
Queensland105203036
Tasmania104204030
Western Australia103305026
South Australia103502020
Victoria102404016
New South Wales102404012

Final

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22–26 March 2002
Scorecard
(H) Queensland 
v
4/253d (114 overs)
Andrew Symonds 91* (157)
Shane Jurgensen 5/68 (35 overs)
141 (56.2 overs)
Michael Dighton 29 (64)
Michael Kasprowicz 5/60 (20 overs)
368 (124.5 overs)
Brendan Nash 96 (216)
Shane Jurgensen 6/104 (34 overs)
294 (99.5 overs)
Michael Di Venuto 65 (147)
Andrew Symonds 4/45 (22 overs)
Queensland won by 235 runs
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Simon Taufel and Steve Davis
Player of the match: Andrew Symonds (Queensland)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player [3]TeamMatInnsNORunsAveHS10050
Martin Love  Queensland11203110865.17202*26
Jimmy Maher  Queensland9171108567.8120935
Brad Hodge  Victoria1018385857.214042
Greg Blewett  South Australia1019385853.62169*42
Matthew Elliott  Victoria1020278043.33135*16

Most wickets

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Player[4]TeamMatInnsOversWktsAveEconBBIBBM510
Michael Kasprowicz  Queensland917343.54922.083.145/449/13120
Stuart Clark  New South Wales917387.04523.262.705/428/14840
Jo Angel  Western Australia1018412.04424.42.606/529/11010
Paul Rofe  South Australia1019410.44124.682.467/5213/11231
Ashley Noffke  Queensland1018345.43826.312.895/319/14320

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, 2001/02 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Pura Cup, 2001/02 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2024.