2004–05 Sheffield Shield season

Australian cricket tournament

2004–05 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin & Final
Champions	New South Wales (44th title)
Participants	6
Matches	31
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 103rd 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	1	3	42
New South Wales	10	6	2	2	40
Western Australia	10	6	2	2	36
Victoria	10	4	6	0	24
South Australia	10	3	7	0	18
Tasmania	10	1	8	1	10

Final

18–20 March 2005
Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	New South Wales
102 (35.2 overs) Andrew Symonds 36 (65) Nathan Bracken 6/27 (13.2 overs)		188 (53.2 overs) Brad Haddin 68* (92) Ashley Noffke 4/58 (13.2 overs)
268 (95 overs) Martin Love 116 (269) Matthew Nicholson 5/60 (23 overs)		9/183 (57.2 overs) Brad Haddin 41 (40) Joe Dawes 3/30 (10.2 overs)

New South Wales won by 1 wicket
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Peter Parker and Steve Davis
Player of the match: Nathan Bracken (New South Wales)

New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

Player ^[3]	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	Ave	HS	100	50
Michael Bevan	Tasmania	9	18	3	1464	97.6	190	8	2
Phil Jacques	New South Wales	11	19	1	1191	66.16	240*	3	5
Dominic Thornely	New South Wales	11	19	3	1006	62.87	261*	4	4
Brad Haddin	New South Wales	11	18	3	902	60.13	154	2	5
Brad Hodge	Western Australia	8	15	1	891	63.64	204*	3	4

Most wickets

Player^[4]	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Ave	Econ	BBI	BBM	5	10
Shaun Tait	South Australia	10	18	391.1	65	20.16	3.35	7/99	9/73	3	0
Andy Bichel	Queensland	11	22	417.2	60	22.1	3.17	7/77	10/127	4	1
Stuart MacGill	New South Wales	11	19	421.2	54	24.66	3.16	6/85	8/144	3	0
Joe Dawes	Queensland	11	22	347.5	46	21.93	2.90	6/49	8/88	3	0
Adam Griffith	Tasmania	9	18	365.2	45	28.77	3.54	7/54	10/173	4	1

References

^ "2004-05 Pura Cup". Cric Info.
^ "Sheffield Shield Table". ESPN Australia.
^ "Pura Cup, 2004/05 batting most runs career Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ "Pura Cup, 2004/05 bowling most wickets career Record". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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