James Roy Sheffield (19 November 1906 – 16 November 1997) was an English cricketer, who kept wicket for Essex and Wellington between 1929 and 1939. A right-hand bat, Sheffield made 180 appearances, scoring 3,914 runs at an average of 16.51 including one century, and he took 196 catches and made 54 stumpings. In the 1940s he moved to Gisborne, where he taught physical education at Gisborne High School. In 1947 he was appointed coach of the New Zealand football team for the series against the visiting South African team. He played for Poverty Bay as a goalkeeper.