2004–05 Sheffield Shield season

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
Player of the series	Michael Bevan (Tas)
Most runs	Michael Bevan (1,464)
Most wickets	Shaun Tait (65)

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.

Table

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	Drawn	N/R	Points
Queensland	10	6	1	0	3	0	42
New South Wales	10	6	2	0	2	0	40
Western Australia	10	6	2	0	2	0	36
Victoria	10	4	6	0	0	0	24
South Australia	10	3	7	0	0	0	18
Tasmania	10	1	8	0	1	0	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	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	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