2009 Champions League Twenty20
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The 2009 Champions League Twenty20 was the first edition of the Champions League Twenty20, an international club cricket
tournament. It was held in India
between 8 October and 23 October 2009 and featured 12 domestic teams from Australia
, England
, India, New Zealand
, South Africa
, Sri Lanka
and West Indies
. The New South Wales
were the winners of the tournament, defeating Trinidad & Tobago in the grand final.
tournament of those countries. The tournament consists of 23 matches, and is divided into three stages: the group, league and knockout stages. If a match ends in a tie, a Super Over
will be played to determine the winner.
The group stage has the teams divided into four equal groups, with each playing a round-robin tournament
. The top two teams of each group advances to the league stage. The league stage merges the remaining teams from Groups A and B to form League A, and the remaining teams from Groups C and D to form League B. Another round-robin tournament is played in each league. Teams that have faced each other from the group stage will not play each other again, but have the result from their first meeting carried forward. The top two teams from each league advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals, with the top team of one league facing the second from the other. The winners of the semi-finals play the grand final to determine the winner of the competition.
Points awarded in group and league stages:
6 million. In addition to the prize money, each team receives a participation fee of $500,000. The prize money was distributed as follows:
200,000 as compensation. Only Dirk Nannes
was named in more than one preliminary squad — that of the Delhi Daredevils
and his "home" team the Victorian Bushrangers
. Delhi paid Victoria US$200,000 to retain Nannes.
The Qualified teams were:
The Delhi Daredevils were the best performing semi-finalist in the group stage of the 2009 Indian Premier League.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament. It was held in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
between 8 October and 23 October 2009 and featured 12 domestic teams from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, India, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and West Indies
West Indies Cricket Board
The West Indies Cricket Board is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies...
. The New South Wales
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
were the winners of the tournament, defeating Trinidad & Tobago in the grand final.
Format
The tournament consisted of the 12 top domestic teams from seven countries as determined by the domestic Twenty20Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
tournament of those countries. The tournament consists of 23 matches, and is divided into three stages: the group, league and knockout stages. If a match ends in a tie, a Super Over
Super Over
A Super Over, sometimes referred to as an "Eliminator", or an 'Oopse' ,is one of two extra overs in a Twenty20 cricket match when the regular match ends in a tie. Instead of equally dividing the points between the two participating teams, the winning team of the "Super Overs" takes all the points...
will be played to determine the winner.
The group stage has the teams divided into four equal groups, with each playing a round-robin tournament
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
. The top two teams of each group advances to the league stage. The league stage merges the remaining teams from Groups A and B to form League A, and the remaining teams from Groups C and D to form League B. Another round-robin tournament is played in each league. Teams that have faced each other from the group stage will not play each other again, but have the result from their first meeting carried forward. The top two teams from each league advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consists of two semi-finals, with the top team of one league facing the second from the other. The winners of the semi-finals play the grand final to determine the winner of the competition.
Points awarded in group and league stages:
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 2 points |
| No result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
Prize money
The total prize money for the competition was US$United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
6 million. In addition to the prize money, each team receives a participation fee of $500,000. The prize money was distributed as follows:
- $100,000 – Each of the four teams eliminated in the group stage
- $200,000 – Each of the four teams eliminated in the league stage
- $500,000 – Each semi-finalist
- $1.3 million – Runners-up
- $2.5 million – Winners
Teams
There are players who are a part of more than one qualified team. In that case, a player can play for his "home" team (the team from the country he is eligible to represent in international cricket) without consequence. If he plays for any other team, that team must pay the home team US$United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
200,000 as compensation. Only Dirk Nannes
Dirk Nannes
Dirk Peter Nannes is a Dutch Australian cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler, he plays for the Australian cricket team, the Victorian Bushrangers, the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and Fitzroy-Doncaster in Victorian club cricket. He has also represented the Netherlands...
was named in more than one preliminary squad — that of the Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:...
and his "home" team the Victorian Bushrangers
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
. Delhi paid Victoria US$200,000 to retain Nannes.
The Qualified teams were:
| Team | Country | Qualification | Position | Group | Result |
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| New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... |
 Australia |
2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash | Winner | B | |
| Victorian Bushrangers Victorian Bushrangers The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition... |
Australia |
2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash | Runner-up | D | |
| Cape Cobras Cape Cobras The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for... |
 South Africa |
2009 Standard Bank Pro20 | Winner | C | |
| Diamond Eagles Eagles cricket team The Chevrolet Knights is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles... |
South Africa |
2009 Standard Bank Pro20 | Runner-up | B | |
| Otago Volts Otago Volts The Otago Volts are a first class cricket team representing the Otago Cricket Association, one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket.... |
 New Zealand |
2009 State Twenty20 | Winner | C | |
| Deccan Chargers Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Deccan Chargers known in short as DC or 'Chargers' is a cricket franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League... |
 India |
2009 Indian Premier League 2009 Indian Premier League The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009... |
Winner | A | |
| Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr... |
India |
2009 Indian Premier League 2009 Indian Premier League The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009... |
Runner-up | C | |
| Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:... |
India |
2009 Indian Premier League 2009 Indian Premier League The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009... |
Second Runner-up | D | |
| Trinidad & Tobago |  West Indies Cricket Board |
2008 Stanford 20/20 | Winner | A | |
| Wayamba Wayamba cricket team Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial... |
 Sri Lanka |
2009 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 2008–09 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 The 2008–09 Inter-Provincial Twenty20 is the 2nd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. Six teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition... |
Winner | D | |
| Sussex Sharks |  England |
2009 Twenty20 Cup 2009 Twenty20 Cup The 2009 Twenty20 Cup was the seventh Twenty20 Cup competition for English and Welsh county clubs. The finals day took place on 15 August at Edgbaston, and was won by the Sussex Sharks.-Midlands/Wales/West Division:-North Division:... |
Winner | B | |
| Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
England |
2009 Twenty20 Cup 2009 Twenty20 Cup The 2009 Twenty20 Cup was the seventh Twenty20 Cup competition for English and Welsh county clubs. The finals day took place on 15 August at Edgbaston, and was won by the Sussex Sharks.-Midlands/Wales/West Division:-North Division:... |
Runner-up | A |
The Delhi Daredevils were the best performing semi-finalist in the group stage of the 2009 Indian Premier League.
Stadiums
| Bangalore Bangalore Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and... |
Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census... |
Hyderabad | |
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| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium M. Chinnaswamy Stadium The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road, this four decade old stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bangalore. Formerly known as the Karnataka... Capacity: 40,000 Matches: 6 |
Feroz Shah Kotla Feroz Shah Kotla The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C... Capacity: 48,000 Matches: 8 |
Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is the principal cricket stadium in Hyderabad, India and is the home ground of the Hyderabad Cricket Association . It is located in Uppal, an eastern suburb of the city. It has a capacity of 55,000 spectators presently and extends across of land. The... Capacity: 40,000 Matches: 9 |
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Reception
The 2009 Champions League Twenty20 was low in popularity due to the lack of team recognition outside the three teams from the host nation India and also due to failure of IPL teams. The tournament drew low television ratings and attendances for matches not involving the Indian teams.Group A
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| England Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.000 |
| India Deccan Chargers Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Deccan Chargers known in short as DC or 'Chargers' is a cricket franchise that represents the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League... |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.175 |
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Group B
| Team | ||||||
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| Australia New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| South Africa Diamond Eagles Eagles cricket team The Chevrolet Knights is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.325 |
| England Sussex Sharks |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.875 |
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Group C
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| South Africa Cape Cobras Cape Cobras The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| India Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| New Zealand Otago Volts Otago Volts The Otago Volts are a first class cricket team representing the Otago Cricket Association, one of six major associations that make up New Zealand Cricket.... |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −3.250 |
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Group D
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| India Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Australia Victorian Bushrangers Victorian Bushrangers The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sri Lanka Wayamba Wayamba cricket team Wayamba cricket team is a Sri Lankan first class cricket team based in Kurunegala, that represents North Western Province. It draws cricketers from Sri Lanka Premier Trophy. The team competes in two provincial tournaments: the first class cricket competition known as the Inter-Provincial... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.865 |
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League A
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Australia New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| South Africa Diamond Eagles Eagles cricket team The Chevrolet Knights is the name used by the combined Free State cricket team and Griqualand West first class cricket teams in South Africa. The team previously competed as the Diamond Eagles... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.110 |
| England Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.005 |
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League B
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| Australia Victorian Bushrangers Victorian Bushrangers The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| South Africa Cape Cobras Cape Cobras The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.219 |
| India Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.114 |
| India Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.398 |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Most runs
| Player | Team | Runs | Average | Strike-rate | 100s | 50s |
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| JP Duminy | South Africa Cape Cobras Cape Cobras The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for... |
224 | 112.00 | 140.00 | 0 | 2 |
| David Warner David Warner (cricketer) David Andrew Warner is an Australian cricketer. A quick-scoring left-handed opening batsman, Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket... |
Australia New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... |
207 | 34.50 | 140.81 | 0 | 1 |
| Phillip Hughes | Australia New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... |
202 | 40.40 | 108.02 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Taylor Ross Taylor Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor , abbreviated in cricket scorecards to LRPL Taylor, but more commonly known as Ross Taylor, is a New Zealand cricketer and the current captain, preferred ahead of wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum. He has also captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in youth internationals... |
India Royal Challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr... |
152 | 76.00 | 190.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Kieron Pollard Kieron Pollard Kieron Adrian Pollard is an international cricketer who plays for the West Indies. An aggressive all-rounder, Pollard provides medium-fast pace bowling and big-hitting from the middle-order. After shining during the 2009 Champions League Twenty20, he was signed by both the Southern Redbacks and... |
146 | 36.50 | 197.29 | 0 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Wickets | Average Bowling average Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned... |
Economy | Strike-rate |
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| Dwayne Bravo Dwayne Bravo Dwayne James John Bravo is a West Indian cricketer. A right-handed pace bowler, Bravo is expected to play a significant role in attempts by the West Indies to return to international prominence in the sport.... |
12 | 15.83 | 8.63 | 11.0 | |
| Moises Henriques Moises Henriques Moisés Constantino Henriques is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Henriques is widely considered to be one of the best young talents in Australian cricket.-Early and personal life:... |
Australia New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... |
10 | 11.60 | 7.03 | 9.9 |
| Clint McKay | Australia Victorian Bushrangers Victorian Bushrangers The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition... |
10 | 12.00 | 6.00 | 12.0 |
| Dirk Nannes Dirk Nannes Dirk Peter Nannes is a Dutch Australian cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler, he plays for the Australian cricket team, the Victorian Bushrangers, the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and Fitzroy-Doncaster in Victorian club cricket. He has also represented the Netherlands... |
India Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils Delhi Daredevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League in cricket. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group.-Franchise history:... |
9 | 8.77 | 5.26 | 10.0 |
| Stuart Clark Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler... |
Australia New South Wales New South Wales Blues The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales... |
9 | 12.44 | 4.90 | 15.2 |