New South Wales Cricket Team

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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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.

 New South Wales

Personnel
Captain	Moises Henriques
Coach	Greg Shipperd
Team information
Colours	Light Blue   Dark Blue
Founded	1856; 168 years ago (1856)
Home ground	Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity	48,601
Secondary home ground(s)	North Sydney Oval, Drummoyne Oval, Bankstown Oval, North Dalton Park
Secondary ground capacity	20,000, 6,000, 8,000, 5,430
History
First-class debut	Victoria in 1856 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sheffield Shield wins	47 (1896, 1897, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2020)
One Day Wins wins	12 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2021)
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins	1 (2009)
Champions League Twenty20 wins	1 (2009)
Official website	New South Wales Blues
First-class One-day

They are 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.

The primary club colour of New South Wales 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.

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The following is a list of notable players who have represented Australia in Test Matches.

The following is a list of players who have represented other nations in Test matches.

• Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Champions: 47

1895–96, 1896–97, 1899–1900, 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, 2019–20

• Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Runner-up (since introduction of final in 1982–83): 4

1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2018-19

• Domestic One-Day Cup Champions: 12

1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2020-21

• Domestic One-Day Cup Runner-up: 9

1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2021-22

• KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Champions: 1

2008–09

• Champions League Twenty20 Champions: 1

2009

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

The squad for the 2024/25 season is as follows:

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Shield or One-Day Cup	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
14	Oliver Davies		(2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 23)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
18	Jack Edwards		(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 23)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Ryan Hackney		(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 24)	Shield	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
16	Daniel Hughes		(1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35)	Both	Left-handed	—
53	Nic Maddinson		(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
45	Blake Nikitaras		(2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 23)	Shield	Left-handed	—
17	Kurtis Patterson		(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30)	Both	Left-handed	—
49	Steve Smith		(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 34)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	Cricket Australia contract
All-rounders
77	Sean Abbott		(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
93	Chris Green		(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
21	Moises Henriques		(1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Captain
50	Hayden Kerr		(1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 27)	Both	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
99	Matt Gilkes		(1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 24)	Both	Left-handed	—
22	Josh Philippe		(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	—
48	Lachlan Shaw		(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)	—	Right-handed	—	Rookie contract
Spin Bowlers
77	Joel Davies		(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 20)	—	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Rookie contract
67	Nathan Lyon		(1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 36)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Cricket Australia contract
2	Tanveer Sangha		(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 22)	One-Day Cup	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
66	Adam Zampa		(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Cricket Australia contract
Pace Bowlers
67	Jackson Bird		(1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
30	Pat Cummins		(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 30)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Cricket Australia contract
27	Ben Dwarshuis		(1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 29)	Both	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
28	Ryan Hadley		(1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 25)	—	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
7	Liam Hatcher		(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 27)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
8	Josh Hazlewood		(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)	Both	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
9	Jack Nisbet		(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
19	Will Salzmann		(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 20)	One-Day Cup	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Rookie contract
56	Mitchell Starc		(1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34)	Both	Left-handed	Left-arm fast	Cricket Australia contract
4	Chris Tremain		(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 32)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

Most first-class matches played

Most first-class runs

Most first-class wickets

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