New South Wales cricket team
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian men's professional 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 Marsh One-Day 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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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 47 times. In addition, they have also won the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament cup 11 times. They occasionally play first-class matches against touring International sides. New South Wales have played teams representing nine of the twelve test playing nations. Besides its domestic successes, the state is also known for producing some of the finest Australian cricketers to have graced the game.
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 dark blue, with additional contrasting colour of white.Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Period | Kit manufacturer | Major Sponsor | Minor Sponsor | Shorts Sponsor |
2012–2017 | Classic Sportswear | Transport for NSW | Transport for NSW | Transport for NSW |
2017– | International Sports Clothing | Transport for NSW | Transport for NSW | Transport for NSW |
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.The squad for the 2019–20 season was as follows:
Notable players
The following is a list of notable players who have represented Australia in Test Matches.- Don Bradman
- Steve Waugh
- Mark Waugh
- Michael Bevan
- Adam Gilchrist
- Stuart MacGill
- Glenn McGrath
- Michael Slater
- Geoff Lawson
- Doug Walters
- Victor Trumper
- Tibby Cotter
- Bill O'Reilly
- Fred Spofforth
- Ray Lindwall
- Arthur Morris
- Neil Harvey
- Allan Border
- Alan Davidson
- Bob Simpson
- Monty Noble
- Stan McCabe
- Charlie Macartney
- Richie Benaud
- Mark Taylor
- Syd Gregory
- Norm O'Neill
- Warren Bardsley
- Arthur Mailey
- Brian Booth
- Ian Craig
- Sid Barnes
- Bill Brown
- Jack Gregory
- Sammy Carter
- Charles Kelleway
- Jim Kelly
- Charles Turner
- Percy McDonnell
- George Bonnor
- Alick Bannerman
- Dave Gregory
- Nathan Bracken
- Stuart Clark
- Brett Lee
- Simon Katich
- Michael Clarke
- Doug Bollinger
- Nathan Hauritz
- Brad Haddin
- Phillip Hughes
- David Warner
- Phil Jaques
- Harry Moses
- Steve Smith
- Mitchell Starc
- Usman Khawaja
- Shane Watson
- Stephen O'Keefe
- Beau Casson
- Moises Henriques
- Pat Cummins
- Josh Hazlewood
- Nathan Lyon
- Trent Copeland
- Kurtis Patterson
- Peter Nevill
- Nic Maddinson
- Mason Crane
Honours
- Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Champions: 47
- Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Runner-up : 4
- Domestic One-Day Cup Champions: 11
- Domestic One-Day Cup Runner-up: 8
- KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Champions: 1
- Champions League Twenty20 Champions: 1
Records