Cricket tournament
| Cricket format | First-class |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | New South Wales (7th title) |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Monty Noble (New South Wales) – 373 runs |
| Most wickets | Jack Reedman (South Australia) – 19 wickets |
| ← 1903–041905–06 → | |
The 1904–05 Sheffield Shield season was the 13th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Victoria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| South Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Fixtures
| 12–16 November 1904 Scorecard |
(H) South Australia 
|
v |  Victoria
|
| 247 (101.3 overs) Clem Hill 111* Frederick Collins 5/50 (24.3 overs) |
437 (162.5 overs) Frank Laver 164 Norman Claxton 5/130 (60 overs) | |
| 210 (66.2 overs) Clem Hill 67 Frank Laver 4/31 (12 overs) |
1/21 (5 overs) William Scott 13* Clem Hill 1/3 (2 overs) |
| Victoria won by 9 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Philip Argall and T. A. Reeves |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 17–20 December 1904 Scorecard |
New South Wales 
|
v | South Australia (H)
|
| 465 (133.4 overs) Mick Waddy 129* Robert Cowan 4/104 (24 overs) |
177 (62.1 overs) Joe Darling 67 Monty Noble 5/51 (22.1 overs) | |
| 168 f/o (60.3 overs) Algy Gehrs 37 Bert Hopkins 4/34 (22 overs) |
| New South Wales won by an innings and 120 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: George Watson and Philip Argall |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24–28 December 1904 Scorecard |
| New South Wales
|
v | Victoria (H)
|
| 213 (66.1 overs) Monty Noble 85 Charlie McLeod 4/42 (17 overs) |
213 (64.4 overs) John Stuckey 73 Francis Johnson 4/70 (20.4 overs) | |
| 480 (131.3 overs) Monty Noble 70 Frederick Collins 5/103 (27.3 overs) |
345 (121.2 overs) John Stuckey 75 Francis Johnson 3/64 (27 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 135 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and E. Barrass |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
| 31 December 1904 – 4 January 1905 Scorecard |
| (H) Victoria
|
v | South Australia
|
| 420 (133.2 overs) Algy Gehrs 170 Jack Saunders 4/108 (37 overs) |
129 (59.2 overs) Frank Laver 41 Jack Reedman 7/54 (30.2 overs) | |
| 219 f/o (76.4 overs) Warwick Armstrong 85 Jack Reedman 6/95 (29.4 overs) |
| South Australia won by an innings and 72 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Bob Crockett and William Bruton |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 6–9 January 1905 Scorecard |
| South Australia
|
v | New South Wales (H)
|
| 281 (77.3 overs) John Pellew 68 Bert Hopkins 4/58 (18.3 overs) |
299 (87.4 overs) Reggie Duff 80 Joe Travers 6/102 (32.4 overs) | |
| 185 (54.4 overs) John Pellew 53 Tibby Cotter 7/77 (19 overs) |
3/170 (39.5 overs) Victor Trumper 76 Robert Cowan 1/28 (6 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: James Laing and William Curran |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
| 27 January – 1 February 1905 Scorecard |
| (H) New South Wales
|
v | Victoria
|
| 421 (107.5 overs) Victor Trumper 81 Warwick Armstrong 2/95 (33 overs) |
345 (118.1 overs) James Giller 125 Tibby Cotter 5/83 (29 overs) | |
| 255 (74.2 overs) Monty Noble 112 Warwick Armstrong 4/57 (26.2 overs) |
132 (46.3 overs) Barlow Carkeek 46 Bert Hopkins 4/14 (7.3 overs) |
| New South Wales won by 199 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: James Laing and William Curran |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most Runs
Monty Noble 373
Most Wickets
Jack Reedman 19
References
- Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
- Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
- "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.
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