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New South Wales
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One-day name: New South Wales Blues
Coach: Matthew Mott
Captain: Moises Henriques
Founded: 1856
Home ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
ANZ Stadium
Capacity: 40,002
First-class debut: Victoria
in 1856
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sheffield Shield wins: 45
Ford Ranger Cup wins: 9
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins: 1
Official website: New South Wales Blues

The New South Wales Blues (referred to as the Speed Blitz Blues[1] for sponsorship purposes) 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, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and the Twenty20 competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. New South Wales are 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 45 times. In addition, they have also won the One-Day Domestic 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. They have provided the Australian Test and One Day International teams with some of the finest players ever to have graced the game of cricket.

Contents

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
6 Peter Forrest Australia 15 November 1985 (1985-11-15) (age 24) Right-handed Right arm medium pace
18 Usman Khawaja Australia 18 December 1986 (1986-12-18) (age 23) Left-handed Right arm medium pace
22 Phillip Hughes Australia 30 November 1988 (1988-11-30) (age 21) Left-handed — Cricket Australia contract
23 Phil Jaques Australia 3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) (age 30) Left-handed Left arm medium pace
26 Greg Mail Australia 29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) (age 31) Right-handed Right arm medium pace
27 Dominic Thornely Australia 1 October 1978 (1978-10-01) (age 31) Right-handed Right arm medium pace
31 David Warner Australia 27 October 1986 (1986-10-27) (age 23) Left-handed Right arm leg break
37 Simon Katich Australia 21 August 1975 (1975-08-21) (age 34) Left-handed Slow left-arm chinaman Cricket Australia contract
63 Michael Clarke Australia 2 April 1981 (1981-04-02) (age 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Cricket Australia contract
99 Ben Rohrer Australia 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) (age 28) Left-handed —
All-rounders
2 Josh Lalor Australia 2 November 1987 (1987-11-02) (age 22) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium Rookie
14 Scott Henry Australia 14 February 1989 (1989-02-14) (age 20) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Rookie
19 Steven Smith Australia 2 June 1989 (1989-06-02) (age 20) Right-hand Right arm leg break
21 Moisés Henriques Australia 1 February 1987 (1987-02-01) (age 22) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Club Captain
33 Shane Watson Australia 17 June 1981 (1981-06-17) (age 28) Right-hand Right arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
45 Simon Keen Australia 4 October 1987 (1987-10-04) (age 22) Left-handed Right arm medium pace Rookie
50 Dwayne Smith British West Indies 12 April 1983 (1983-04-12) (age 26) Right-hand Right arm medium pace Overseas player
72 Steve O'Keefe Australia 9 December 1984 (1984-12-09) (age 25) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
77 Grant Lambert Australia 5 August 1977 (1977-08-05) (age 32) Right-hand Right arm fast-medium
?? Philip Wells Australia 21 May 1987 (1987-05-21) (age 22) Right-hand Right arm medium-fast Rookie
Wicket-keepers
13 Daniel Smith Australia 17 March 1982 (1982-03-17) (age 27) Right-handed —
24 Brad Haddin Australia 23 October 1977 (1977-10-23) (age 32) Right-handed — Cricket Australia contract
?? James Crosthwaite Australia 23 August 1987 (1987-08-23) (age 22) Right-handed — Rookie
?? Peter Nevill Australia 13 October 1985 (1985-10-13) (age 24) Right-handed —
Bowlers
3 Aaron Bird Australia 28 September 1983 (1983-09-28) (age 26) Right-handed Right arm fast
4 Doug Bollinger Australia 24 July 1981 (1981-07-24) (age 28) Left-handed Left arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
8 Josh Hazlewood Australia 8 January 1991 (1991-01-08) (age 19) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
10 Stuart Clark Australia 28 September 1975 (1975-09-28) (age 34) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
12 Luke Doran Australia 14 August 1991 (1991-08-14) (age 18) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Rookie
15 Beau Casson Australia 7 December 1982 (1982-12-07) (age 27) Right-handed Slow left-arm chinaman
29 Daniel Burns Australia 7 January 1989 (1989-01-07) (age 21) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Rookie
30 Mark Cameron Australia 31 January 1981 (1981-01-31) (age 28) Right-handed Right arm fast
43 Nathan Hauritz Australia 18 October 1981 (1981-10-18) (age 28) Right-handed Right arm off break Cricket Australia contract
56 Mitchell Starc Australia 30 January 1990 (1990-01-30) (age 19) Left-handed Left arm fast-medium
58 Brett Lee Australia 8 November 1976 (1976-11-08) (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast Cricket Australia contract
59 Nathan Bracken Australia 12 September 1977 (1977-09-12) (age 32) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
86 Burt Cockley Australia 3 April 1986 (1986-04-03) (age 23) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium

Source: New South Wales Blues

Notable players

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
  • Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Runner-up (since introduction of final in 1982-83): 3
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
2008-09
2009

Records

Main article: New South Wales Blues 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: [1]. Last updated: May 31 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: [2]. 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: [3]. Last updated: 31 May 2007.

References

  1. ^ "Blues sponsors". NSW Blues.com.au. http://www.nswblues.com.au/sponsors/.  

External links

See also

Cricket in Australia
National Federation
National Teams
State Federations
New South Wales · Queensland · South Australia · Tasmania · Victoria · Western Australia · Northern Territory · Australian Capital Territory
State Teams
Competitions
Honours
Lists
Other
2009 Champions League Twenty20 teams
Team squads







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