Colours: Light Blue White KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins: 1 (2009) Founded 1856 Location Sydney, Australia | Capacity: 46,000 Coach Trent Johnston Home ground Sydney Cricket Ground | |
First-class debut: Victoria
in 1856
at Melbourne Cricket Ground Sheffield Shield wins: 46 (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) Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament wins: 11 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2016) Nicknames The Blues, Speed Blitz Blues Profiles | ||
The New South Wales cricket team (currently named NSW Blues) are an Australian mens 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 Matador BBQs 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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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.
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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 10 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, and also for the New South Wales selection bias
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.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 28 April 2016
Notable players
The following is a list of notable players who have represented both New South Wales and Australia.
Honours
