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.

TeamPtsPldWDLQuoNew South Wales39106401.680Victoria39106221.208Western Australia32105231.326Tasmania16102440.737South Australia14.5102170.713Queensland12101360.705

Teams

Club Home Ground CaptainNew South Wales Blues Sydney Cricket Ground Simon KatichQueensland Bulls Brisbane Cricket Ground Jimmy MaherSouthern Redbacks Adelaide Oval Nathan AdcockTasmanian Tigers Bellerive Oval Daniel MarshVictorian Bushrangers Melbourne Cricket Ground Cameron WhiteWestern Warriors WACA Ground Adam Voges

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Final

Statistics

Highest Team Totals

Team Total Opponent Ground New South Wales 8/601 dec. Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground Victoria 5/581 dec. Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground Western Australia 5/565 dec. Queensland WACA Ground New South Wales 8/563 dec. Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground Queensland 6/544 dec. Tasmania Brisbane Cricket Ground

Most Runs

Player Runs Inns Avg HS 100s 50s Simon Katich (New South Wales) 1,506 17 94.12 306 5 8 David Hussey (Victoria) 1,008 20 56.00 104 2 8 Michael Di Venuto (Tasmania) 947 19 52.61 1783 5 Justin Langer (Western Australia) 770 1945.29 131 3 2 Brad Hodge (Victoria) 762 17 47.62 134 2 3

Highest Scores

Player Score Opponent Ground 4s 6s Simon Katich (New South Wales) 306 Queensland Sydney Cricket Ground 30 9 Brad Hodge (Victoria) 286* Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground 34 4 Graham Manou (South Australia) 190 Tasmania Bellerive Oval 22 0 Shane Watson (Queensland) 190 South Australia Adelaide Oval 19 3 Simon Katich (New South Wales) 189 Western Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 27 0

Most Wickets

Player Wkts Mts Ave S/R BBI BBM 5WI 10WM Doug Bollinger (New South Wales) 45 7 15.44 31.1 6/63 12/131 5 2 Ashley Noffke (Queensland) 43 9 21.25 47.4 6/33 7/147 5 0 Matthew Inness (Western Australia) 40 9 20.12 43.5 6/83 7/94 3 0 Bryce McGain (Victoria) 38 1134.15 67.4 5/68 6/128 2 0 Ryan Harris (South Australia) 37 10 29.86 60.3 7/108 9/171 1 0

Best Bowling Figures (Innings)

Player Overs Figures Opponent Ground Shaun Tait (South Australia) 16.1 7/29 Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground Jason Gillespie (South Australia) 20.0 7/58 Western Australia Adelaide Oval Ben Edmondson (Western Australia) 28.0 7/95 Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground Ryan Harris (South Australia) 32.0 7/108 Tasmania Adelaide Oval Gerard Denton (Victoria) 20.1 6/32 Tasmania Melbourne Cricket Ground

See also

Australian One Day Domestic season 2007-08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash season 2007-08 Australian cricket team in 2007-08

External links Cricket Web Cricket Australia Baggygreen