| 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 (Tasmania) |
| Most runs | Michael Bevan (Tasmania) (1,464) |
| Most wickets | Shaun Tait (South Australia) (65) |
2005–06 → | |
The2004–05 Sheffield Shield season known as the Pura Cup was the 103rd season of theSheffield Shield, the domesticfirst-classcricket competition of Australia.New South Wales won the championship.[1][2]
| 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 |
18–20 March 2005 Scorecard |
(H)Queensland | v | |
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) |
| Player[3] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ave | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bevan | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1464 | 97.6 | 190 | 8 | 2 | |
| Phil Jacques | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1191 | 66.16 | 240* | 3 | 5 | |
| Dominic Thornely | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1006 | 62.87 | 261* | 4 | 4 | |
| Brad Haddin | 11 | 18 | 3 | 902 | 60.13 | 154 | 2 | 5 | |
| Brad Hodge | 8 | 15 | 1 | 891 | 63.64 | 204* | 3 | 4 |
| Player[4] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Tait | 10 | 18 | 391.1 | 65 | 20.16 | 3.35 | 7/99 | 9/73 | 3 | 0 | |
| Andy Bichel | 11 | 22 | 417.2 | 60 | 22.1 | 3.17 | 7/77 | 10/127 | 4 | 1 | |
| Stuart MacGill | 11 | 19 | 421.2 | 54 | 24.66 | 3.16 | 6/85 | 8/144 | 3 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawes | 11 | 22 | 347.5 | 46 | 21.93 | 2.90 | 6/49 | 8/88 | 3 | 0 | |
| Adam Griffith | 9 | 18 | 365.2 | 45 | 28.77 | 3.54 | 7/54 | 10/173 | 4 | 1 |