New South Wales cricket team

New South Wales Blues
Captain:	Moises Henriques
Coach:	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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011-12 season.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.

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		(1981-04-02) 2 April 1981	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Cricket Australia contract
10	Scott Henry		(1989-02-14) 14 February 1989	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
31	David Warner		(1986-10-27) 27 October 1986	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	Cricket Australia contract
53	Nic Maddinson		(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
99	Ben Rohrer		(1981-03-26) 26 March 1981	Left-handed	—
–	Daniel Hughes		(1989-02-16) 16 February 1989	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
17	Kurtis Patterson		(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
17	Shane Watson		(1981-06-17) 17 June 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
19	Steven Smith		(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
21	Moisés Henriques		(1987-02-01) 1 February 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Captain
72	Stephen O'Keefe		(1984-12-09) 9 December 1984	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
77	Sean Abbott		(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Ben Dwarshuis		(1994-06-23) 23 June 1994	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Rookie contract
–	Patrick Pisel		(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Rookie contract
Wicket-keepers
20	Peter Nevill		(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985	Right-handed	—
24	Brad Haddin		(1977-10-23) 23 October 1977	Right-handed	—	Cricket Australia contract
1	Ryan Carters		(1990-07-25) 25 July 1990	Right-handed	—
–	Jake Doran		(1996-12-02) 2 December 1996	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	Rookie contract
Bowlers
4	Doug Bollinger		(1981-07-24) 24 July 1981	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
8	Josh Hazlewood		(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
9	Trent Copeland		(1986-03-14) 14 March 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
27	Patrick Cummins		(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
56	Mitchell Starc		(1990-01-30) 30 January 1990	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
–	Harry Conway		(1992-09-17) 17 September 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Rookie contract
–	Josh Lalor		(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
67	Nathan Lyon		(1987-11-20) 20 November 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Cricket Australia contract
11	Gurinder Sandhu		(1993-06-14) 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 cricket players.

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

• Sir Donald Bradman
• Steve Waugh
• Mark Waugh
• Michael Bevan
• Adam Gilchrist
• Stuart MacGill
• Glenn McGrath
• Michael Slater
• Geoff Lawson
• Doug Walters
• Victor Trumper
• 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
• Steve Smith
• Mitchell Starc
• Usman Khawaja
• Shane Watson
• Stephen O'Keefe
• Beau Casson
• Moises Henriques

Honours

• Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Champions: 46

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

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

1990–91, 1991–92, 2006–07

• Domestic One-Day Cup Champions: 9

1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06

• Domestic One-Day Cup Runner-up: 8

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

• KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Champions: 1

2008–09

• Champions League Twenty20 Champions: 1

2009

Records

Main article: New South Wales cricket team 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: 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: [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.

See also

• New South Wales Cricket Association

External links

• Official Website of the New South Wales cricket team
• Official Website of Cricket Australia