2007–08 Sheffield Shield season


The 2007–08 Pura Cup was the 106th season of official first-class domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The 2007 competition began on 12 October, when the previous season's champions, Tasmania took on Queensland at the Gabba. New South Wales were crowned champions for the 45th time in their history as they beat Victoria by 258 runs in the Pura Cup final.

Table

The top two teams after each round is played will compete for the Pura Cup final. The match will be contested at the home ground of the side that finishes first. For an explanation of how points are rewarded, see Pura Cup Points System.
TeamPtsPldWDLQuo
New South Wales39106401.680
Victoria39106221.208
Western Australia32105231.326
Tasmania16102440.737
South Australia14.5102170.713
Queensland12101360.705

Teams

ClubHome GroundCaptain
New South Wales BluesSydney Cricket GroundSimon Katich
Queensland BullsBrisbane Cricket GroundJimmy Maher
Southern RedbacksAdelaide OvalNathan Adcock
Tasmanian TigersBellerive OvalDaniel Marsh
Victorian BushrangersMelbourne Cricket GroundCameron White
Western WarriorsWACA GroundAdam Voges

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Final

Statistics

Highest Team Totals

TeamTotalOpponentGround
New South Wales8/601 dec.QueenslandSydney Cricket Ground
Victoria5/581 dec.QueenslandBrisbane Cricket Ground
Western Australia5/565 dec.QueenslandWACA Ground
New South Wales8/563 dec.VictoriaSydney Cricket Ground
Queensland6/544 dec.TasmaniaBrisbane Cricket Ground

Most Runs

PlayerRunsInnsAvgHS100s50s
Simon Katich 1,5061794.1230658
David Hussey 1,0082056.0010428
Michael Di Venuto 9471952.6117835
Justin Langer 7701945.2913132
Brad Hodge 7621747.6213423

Highest Scores

PlayerScoreOpponentGround4s6s
Simon Katich 306QueenslandSydney Cricket Ground309
Brad Hodge 286*QueenslandBrisbane Cricket Ground344
Graham Manou 190TasmaniaBellerive Oval220
Shane Watson 190South AustraliaAdelaide Oval193
Simon Katich 189Western AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground270

Most Wickets

PlayerWktsMtsAveS/RBBIBBM5WI10WM
Doug Bollinger 45715.4431.16/6312/13152
Ashley Noffke 43921.2547.46/337/14750
Matthew Inness 40920.1243.56/837/9430
Bryce McGain 381134.1567.45/686/12820
Ryan Harris 371029.8660.37/1089/17110

Best Bowling Figures (Innings)

PlayerOversFiguresOpponentGround
Shaun Tait 16.17/29QueenslandBrisbane Cricket Ground
Jason Gillespie 20.07/58Western AustraliaAdelaide Oval
Ben Edmondson 28.07/95QueenslandBrisbane Cricket Ground
Ryan Harris 32.07/108TasmaniaAdelaide Oval
Gerard Denton 20.16/32TasmaniaMelbourne Cricket Ground