1904–05 Sheffield Shield season

1904–05 Sheffield Shield
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNew South Wales (7th title)
Participants3
Matches6
Most runsMonty Noble (New South Wales) – 373 runs
Most wicketsJack Reedman (South Australia) – 19 wickets

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.[1][2]

Table

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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

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12–16 November 1904
Scorecard
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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
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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
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 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 
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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
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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
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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

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Most Runs

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Monty Noble 373[3]

Most Wickets

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Jack Reedman 19[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  2. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.


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