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New South Wales cricket team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see New South Wales Breakers.
 New South Wales
Personnel
CaptainSteve Smith (Sheffield Shield) & Jack Edwards (One-Day Cup)
CoachGreg Shipperd
Team information
Colours  Light blue   Dark blue
Founded1856; 170 years ago (1856)
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground
Capacity48,601
Secondary home groundCricket Central
History
First-class debutVictoria
in 1856
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sheffield Shield wins47 (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 Cup wins12 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2021)
Twenty20 Big Bash wins1: 2008–09
CLT20 wins1: 2009

First-class

One-day

The New South Wales cricket team (formerly nicknamed NSW Blues) are an Australian men's professional first class cricket team based in the Australian state of New South Wales. The team competes in the Australian first class cricket competition known as the Sheffield Shield and the limited overs 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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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 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 12 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 Australia's finest cricketers.[1]

Colours and badge

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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 colours of white and red.

Notable players

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Further information: List of New South Wales representative cricketers

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

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

Honours

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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
1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2018–19
1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2020–21
1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2021-22, 2023–24
2008–09
2009

Squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Players contracted to New South Wales for the 2025/26 season are as follows:[2]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Premier Cricket club Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
14 Oliver Davies Australia (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 25) Manly Warringah Right-handed Right-arm off break
5 Sam Konstas Australia (2005-10-02) 2 October 2005 (age 20) Sutherland Right-handed N/a Cricket Australia contract
53 Nic Maddinson Australia (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 34) Eastern Suburbs Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
45 Blake Nikitaras Australia (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 25) St George Left-handed N/a
17 Kurtis Patterson Australia (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 32) St George Left-handed N/a
49 Steve Smith Australia (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 36) Sutherland Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Cricket Australia contract
— Riley Kingsell Australia (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 20) Bankstown Right-handed N/a Rookie contract
All-rounders
77 Sean Abbott Australia (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 33) Parramatta Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
18 Jack Edwards Australia (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 25) Manly Warringah Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
19 Will Salzmann Australia (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 22) Sydney University Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
– Jake Scott Australia (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 21) Campbelltown-Camden Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Rookie contract
13 Charlie Stobo Australia (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 30) Manly Warringah Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Wicket-keepers
99 Matt Gilkes Australia (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 26) UNSW Left-handed N/a
22 Josh Philippe Australia (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 28) Western Suburbs Right-handed N/a
48 Lachlan Shaw Australia (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 23) Northern District Right-handed N/a
— Ryan Hicks Australia (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 20) Mosman Right-handed Legbreak googly Rookie contract
Spin bowlers
77 Joel Davies Australia (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 22) Manly Warringah Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
67 Nathan Lyon Australia (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 38) Northern District Right-handed Right-arm off break Cricket Australia contract
2 Tanveer Sangha Australia (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 24) Campbelltown-Camden Right-handed Right-arm leg break
66 Adam Zampa Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 33) Sutherland Right-handed Right-arm leg break Cricket Australia contract
Pace bowlers
– Charlie Anderson Australia (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 21) Northern District Right-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract
30 Pat Cummins Australia (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 32) Penrith Right-handed Right-arm fast Cricket Australia contract
27 Ben Dwarshuis Australia (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 31) Sutherland Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
28 Ryan Hadley Australia (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 27) Manly Warringah Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
7 Liam Hatcher Australia (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 29) Fairfield-Liverpool Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
8 Josh Hazlewood Australia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 35) St George Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
28 Jack Nisbet Australia (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 23) Sydney Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
56 Mitchell Starc Australia (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 36) Manly Warringah Left-handed Left-arm fast Cricket Australia contract
4 Chris Tremain Australia (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 34) UNSW Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Records

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Main article: List of New South Wales cricket records

Most first-class matches played

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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
Moises Henriques 2006/07 – Present
Source:[3]. Last updated: 20 March 2024.

Most first-class runs

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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:[4]. Last updated: 28 May 2007.

Most first-class wickets

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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:[5]. Last updated: 31 May 2007.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McGrath and co conspicuous by their absence Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2011
  2. ^ Cricket NSW (21 May 2025). "Blues squad confirmed for season 2025/26". Cricket Australia. Cricket NSW. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Most appearances for New South Wales". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_BAT_MOST_RUNS_NSW.html[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_BOWL_MOST_WKTS_NSW.html[permanent dead link]
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