New South Wales cricket team

The New South Wales men’s cricket team (formerly named NSW Blues) 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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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 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 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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Notable players

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.

Honours

• 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

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

The squad for the 2022/23 season is as follows:

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Shield or One-Day Cup	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
14	Oliver Davies		14 October 2000 (age 22)	One-Day Cup	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
16	Daniel Hughes		16 February 1989 (age 34)	Both	Left-handed	—
17	Kurtis Patterson		5 May 1993 (age 29)	Both	Left-handed	—	Captain
18	Jack Edwards		19 April 2000 (age 22)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
22	Lachlan Hearne		19 December 2000 (age 22)	—	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
23	Jason Sangha		8 September 1999 (age 23)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
31	David Warner		27 October 1986 (age 36)	Both	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	Cricket Australia contract
45	Blake Nikitaras		29 April 2000 (age 22)	Shield	Left-handed	—
49	Steve Smith		2 June 1989 (age 33)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	Cricket Australia contract
–	Ryan Hackney		15 July 1999 (age 23)	Shield	Left-handed	—
All-rounders
21	Moises Henriques		1 February 1987 (age 36)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
50	Hayden Kerr		10 July 1996 (age 26)	Both	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
60	Daniel Sams		27 October 1992 (age 30)	One-Day Cup	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
77	Sean Abbott		29 February 1992 (age 31)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
Wicket-keepers
47	Baxter Holt		21 October 1999 (age 23)	Both	Right-handed	—
99	Matthew Gilkes		21 August 1999 (age 23)	Both	Left-handed	—
–	Lachlan Shaw		26 December 2003 (age 19)	—	Right-handed	—
Spin Bowlers
–	Toby Gray		16 October 2001 (age 21)	Shield	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
2	Tanveer Sangha		26 November 2001 (age 21)	—	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
66	Adam Zampa		31 March 1992 (age 31)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Cricket Australia contract
67	Nathan Lyon		20 November 1987 (age 35)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Cricket Australia contract
Pace Bowlers
4	Chris Tremain		10 August 1991 (age 31)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
7	Liam Hatcher		17 September 1996 (age 26)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
8	Josh Hazlewood		8 January 1991 (age 32)	Both	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
19	Will Salzmann		19 November 2003 (age 19)	One-Day Cup	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
27	Ben Dwarshuis		23 June 1994 (age 28)	Both	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
30	Pat Cummins		8 May 1993 (age 29)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Cricket Australia contract
56	Mitchell Starc		30 January 1990 (age 33)	Both	Left-handed	Left-arm fast	Cricket Australia contract
78	Mickey Edwards		23 December 1994 (age 28)	Both	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Liam Doddrell			—	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
–	Ryan Hadley		17 November 1998 (age 24)	—	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
–	Jack Nisbet		27 January 2003 (age 20)	—	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
–	Hunar Verma			—	Right-handed	Right-arm fast

Records

Most first-class matches played

Most first-class runs

Most first-class wickets