2005–06 Sheffield Shield season

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]

2005–06 Sheffield Shield season

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)
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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

24–28 March 2006 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Queensland (H)
344 (100 overs) Brad Hodge 108 (168) Mitchell Johnson 4/55 (14 overs)		6/900d (242 overs) Jimmy Maher 223 (387) Dirk Nannes 3/150 (40 overs)
202 (60 overs) Nick Jewell 69 (162) Mitchell Johnson 6/51 (20 overs)

Queensland won by an innings and 354 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Peter Parker and Bob Parry Player of the match: Jimmy Maher (Queensland)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.

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