New South Wales cricket team

 New South Wales
Blues
Captain: Australia Moises Henriques
Coach: Australia Trevor Bayliss
Colors:      Light Blue      White
Founded: 1856
Home ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
ANZ Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
First-class debut: Victoria
in 1856
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sheffield Shield wins: 46
Ford Ranger Cup wins: 9
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins: 1
Champions League Twenty20 wins: 1
Official website: New South Wales Blues

The New South Wales cricket team (nicknamed the Blues) are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales. The team competes in the Australian first class cricket competition known as the Sheffield Shield and the limited overs Ryobi Cup. The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011-12 season. New South Wales were the inaugural winners of the Champions League Twenty20.

They are by far the most successful domestic cricket side in Australia having won the First-class competition 46 times. In addition, they have also won the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament cup 9 times. They occasionally play first-class matches against touring International sides. New South Wales have played teams representing every test playing nation bar Bangladesh. Besides its domestic successes, the state is also known for producing some of the finest Australian cricketers to have graced the game.[1]

Colours and badge

The primary club colour of New South Wales Blues is sky blue, which represents the state colour of New South Wales. The secondary club colour is navy blue, with additional contrasting colour of white.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Major Sponsor Minor Sponsor Shorts Sponsor
2012– Classic Sportswear Transport for NSW Transport for NSW Transport for NSW

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
7 Michael Clarke Australia 2 April 1981 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Cricket Australia contract
10 Scott Henry Australia 14 February 1989 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
31 David Warner Australia 27 October 1986 Left-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract
53 Nic Maddinson Australia 21 December 1991 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
99 Ben Rohrer Australia 26 March 1981 Left-handed —
– Daniel Hughes Australia 16 February 1989 Left-handed Right-arm medium
17 Kurtis Patterson Australia 5 May 1993 Left-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounders
17 Shane Watson Australia 17 June 1981 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
19 Steven Smith Australia 2 June 1989 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
21 Moisés Henriques Australia 1 February 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Captain
72 Stephen O'Keefe Australia 9 December 1984 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
77 Sean Abbott Australia 29 February 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Ben Dwarshuis Australia 23 June 1994 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium Rookie contract
– Patrick Pisel Australia 8 September 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract
Wicket-keepers
20 Peter Nevill Australia 13 October 1985 Right-handed —
24 Brad Haddin Australia 23 October 1977 Right-handed — Cricket Australia contract
1 Ryan Carters Australia 25 July 1990 Right-handed —
– Jake Doran Australia 2 December 1996 Left-handed Left-arm medium Rookie contract
Bowlers
4 Doug Bollinger Australia 24 July 1981 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
8 Josh Hazlewood Australia 8 January 1991 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
9 Trent Copeland Australia 14 March 1986 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
27 Patrick Cummins Australia 8 May 1993 Right-handed Right-arm fast
56 Mitchell Starc Australia 30 January 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
– Harry Conway Australia 17 September 1992 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract
– Josh Lalor Australia 2 November 1987 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast
67 Nathan Lyon Australia 20 November 1987 Right-handed Right-arm off break Cricket Australia contract
11 Gurinder Sandhu Australia 14 June 1993 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium

Source: New South Wales 2014/15 squad

Notable players

For more details on this topic, see List of New South Wales cricketers.

The following is a list of notable players who have represented both New South Wales and Australia.

Honours

1895–96, 1896–97, 1899–00, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2013-14
1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07
1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06
1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013-14, 2014-15
2008–09
2009

Records

Most first-class matches played

Rank Matches Player Period
1 135 Greg Matthews 1982/83 – 1997/98
2 120 Phil Emery 1987/88 – 1998/99
3 115 Geoff Lawson 1977/78 – 1991/92
4 108 Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
5 107 Steve Rixon 1974/75 – 1987/88
Source: . Last updated: 31 May 2007.

Most first-class runs

Rank Runs Player Career
1 9,309 (183 inns.) Michael Bevan 1989/90 – 2006/07
2 8,416 (182 inns.) Mark Waugh 1985/86 – 2003/04
3 8,005 (135 inns.) Alan Kippax 1918/19 – 1935/36
4 6,997 (172 inns.) Mark Taylor 1985/86 – 1998/99
5 6,946 (159 inns.) Steve Waugh 1984/85 – 2003/04
Source: . Last updated: 28 May 2007.

Most first-class wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average
1 417 Greg Matthews 135 28.64
2 395 Geoff Lawson 115 23.36
3 334 Arthur Mailey 67 27.66
4 325 Bill O'Reilly 54 16.52
5 322 Richie Benaud 86 26.00
Source: . Last updated: 31 May 2007.

See also

References

  1. ↑ McGrath and co conspicuous by their absence Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2011

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