2002–03 Sheffield Shield season

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.^[1]^[2]

Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
Queensland	10	6	3	1	42
New South Wales	10	6	2	2	36
Victoria	10	5	4	5	36
South Australia	10	4	5	1	28
Western Australia	10	2	5	3	20
Tasmania	10	2	6	2	14

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)

Player ^[3]	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

Player^[4]	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

^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
^ "Pura Cup, 2002/03 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "Pura Cup, 2002/03 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.