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]

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.

Monty Noble 373^[3]

Jack Reedman 19^[4]

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