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The New South Wales cricket team (nicknamed the Blues and referred to as the Speed Blitz Blues for sponsorship purposes) are an Australia

Australia

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First-class cricket

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cricket team based in Sydney

Sydney

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, New South Wales

New South Wales

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. The team competes in the Australian first class cricket competition known as the Sheffield Shield, the limited overs

One-day cricket

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Ford Ranger Cup, and the Twenty20

Twenty20

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competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The competition was organised by Cricket Australia, and sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC. The competition was replaced by the Big Bash League as Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition after the 2010–11...

. 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

First-class cricket

competition 45 times. In addition, they have also won the One-Day Domestic 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

Bangladeshi cricket team

The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...

. They have provided the Australian Test

Test cricket

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and One Day International teams with some of the finest players ever to have graced the game of cricket.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
18	Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja is an Australian cricketer. He was awarded player of the Australian Under 19 Championship in 2005 and also played for Australia in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka as an opening batsman. His club side is Randwick-Petersham....	18 December 1986 (age 25)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
22	Phillip Hughes	30 November 1988 (age 23)	Left-handed	–	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
14	Scott Henry	14 February 1989 (age 22)	Left-Handed	-
23	Phil Jaques Phil Jaques Philip Anthony Jaques is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cricket for Australia...	3 May 1979 (age 32)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
31	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...	27 October 1986 (age 25)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
37	Simon Katich Simon Katich Simon Matthew Katich is an Australian cricketer. He is the captain of the New South Wales Blues, and also captained, up until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club...	21 August 1975 (age 36)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm chinaman Left-arm unorthodox spin Left-arm unorthodox spin, or chinaman, is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket using the hand wrist. Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use a wrist hand action to spin the ball which turns from off to leg side of the cricket pitch...
63	Michael Clarke Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael John Clarke is an Australian cricketer. He was appointed captain of the Test and ODI teams on 30 March 2011. Nicknamed 'Pup', he is a right-handed batsman, and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler...	2 April 1981 (age 30)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch...	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
99	Ben Rohrer Ben Rohrer Ben Rohrer is an Australian cricketer who has represented the NSW Blues. Rohrer made his debut against Tasmania in March 2007 and scored a century in his debut, the first player to do so since 1993/94. He did this in the second innings after surviving a hat-trick ball from Ben Hilfenhaus in the...	26 March 1981 (age 30)	Left-handed	–
53	Nic Maddinson Nic Maddinson Nic Maddinson is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who is currently signed with the New South Wales Blues in Australian domestic cricket....	21 December 1991 (age 20)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch...
All-rounders
17	Shane Watson Shane Watson Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast medium bowler. He mainly bats as an opener in international cricket, although he does not do so domestically....	17 June 1981 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
19	Steven Smith Steve Smith (cricketer born 1989) Steven Peter Devereux "Steve" Smith is an Australian international cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. An all-rounder, Smith bats right-handed and bowls right arm leg spin. Smith has played for the Kent Second XI, New South Wales, the Sutherland Cricket Club and Illawong...	2 June 1989 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
21	Moisés 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:...	1 February 1987 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
72	Stephen O'Keefe Stephen O'Keefe Stephen Norman John O'Keefe is an Australian cricketer and current New South Wales player. O'Keefe made his First-Class debut for New South Wales against Tasmania in November 2005. O'Keefe took 2 wickets and score 10 runs on debut...	9 December 1984 (age 27)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch...	(C Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... )
Wicket-keepers
20	Peter Nevill Peter Nevill Peter Nevill is a New South Wales cricketer, originally born in Hawthorn, Victoria. Peter Nevill is a wicket-keeper-batsman with a reasonable first class average of 39.53. Nevill made his first class debut for New South Wales against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between February 15 and...	13 October 1985 (age 26)	Right-handed	–
24	Brad Haddin	23 October 1977 (age 34)	Right-handed	–	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
Bowlers
4	Doug Bollinger Doug Bollinger Douglas Erwin Bollinger is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler...	24 July 1981 (age 30)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
8	Josh Hazlewood Josh Hazlewood Josh Reginald Hazlewood is an Australian cricketer for New South Wales and Australia.He began his career young, making his state debut at the age of 17 at the Sydney Cricket Ground against the touring New Zealand side in November 2008...	8 January 1991 (age 21)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
9	Trent Copeland Trent Copeland Trent Aaron Copeland is an Australian cricket player. He is a right-arm fast bowler who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues...	14 March 1986 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
10	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...	28 September 1975 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
15	Beau Casson Beau Casson Beau Casson is a former Australian cricketer who played for Western Australia and New South Wales, in a career spanning from 2002 to 2011, and has represented Australia at Test cricket. Primarily a left arm wrist spinner, Casson is also capable with the bat and has a highest First-class score of 99...	7 December 1982 (age 29)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm chinaman Left-arm unorthodox spin Left-arm unorthodox spin, or chinaman, is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket using the hand wrist. Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use a wrist hand action to spin the ball which turns from off to leg side of the cricket pitch...
27	Patrick Cummins Patrick Cummins (cricketer) Patrick James Cummins is an Australian cricketer. A bowler, he made his first Test appearance at the The Wanderers ground in Johannesburg in November 2011, becoming Australia's youngest test cricketer since Ian Craig in 1953. Cummins took 1/38 and 6/79, becoming the second youngest test cricketer ...	8 May 1993 (age 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm Fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
43	Nathan Hauritz Nathan Hauritz Nathan Michael Hauritz is an Australian cricketer who has represented Australia in Tests, One-dayers and Twenty20 Internationals. He is mainly noted for his off spin bowling....	18 October 1981 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
56	Mitchell Starc Mitchell Starc Mitchell Aaron Starc is an Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He is a left-arm fast bowler....	30 January 1990 (age 22)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
58	Brett Lee Brett Lee Brett Lee is an Australian cricketer.After breaking into the Australian Test team, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket...	8 November 1976 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract
86	Burt Cockley Burt Cockley Burt Cockley is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the New South Wales Blues. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler....	3 April 1986 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
77	Sean Abbott Sean Abbott Sean Abbott is a New South Wales cricketer originally from Windsor in New South Wales. Abbott is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right hand medium pacers. He made his List A debut for New South Wales against Western Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 17 October 2010...	29 February 1992 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Rookie
?	Nicholas Bills Nicholas Bills Nicholas David Bills is a New South Wales cricket player. Bills made his first-class cricket debut on March 10-13 2011 against Western Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In his debut match, the right-arm medium pacer took 2 wickets for 95 runs. Major teams he has played for include New South...		Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Rookie
?	Nathan Brain	11 May 1991 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...	Rookie
?	Timm van der Gugten	25 February 1991 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Rookie
?	Adam Zampa	31 March 1992 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...	Rookie

Source: New South Wales Blues

Notable players

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

Australian cricket team

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Sir Donald Bradman Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh

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Mark Waugh

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Adam Gilchrist

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Stuart MacGill

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Glenn McGrath

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Michael Slater

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Geoff Lawson

Geoff Lawson (cricketer)

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Doug Walters

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Victor Trumper

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Bill O'Reilly

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Fred Spofforth

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Ray Lindwall

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Arthur Morris

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Neil Harvey

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Ray Lindwall

Allan Border

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Alan Davidson

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Bob Simpson

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Monty Noble

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Stan McCabe

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Charlie Macartney Richie Benaud

Richie Benaud

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Mark Taylor

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Syd Gregory

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Norm O'Neill

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Warren Bardsley

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Arthur Mailey

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Brian Booth

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Ian Craig

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Sid Barnes

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Bill Brown

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Jack Gregory Sammy Carter

Sammy Carter

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Charles Kellaway

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Jim Kelly Charles Turner

Charles Turner (cricketer)

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Percy McDonnell

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George Bonnor

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Alick Bannerman

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Dave Gregory

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Nathan Bracken

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Stuart Clark

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Brett Lee

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Simon Katich

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Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke (cricketer)

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Doug Louden Nathan Hauritz

Nathan Hauritz

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Brad Haddin Phillip Hughes David Warner

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Phil Jaques

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Steve Smith

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Mitchell Starc

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Usman Khawaja

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Shane Watson

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Stephen O'Keefe

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Beau Casson

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Moises Henriques

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Honours

Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Champions: 45

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

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: 6

1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99

KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The competition was organised by Cricket Australia, and sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC. The competition was replaced by the Big Bash League as Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition after the 2010–11...

Champions: 1

2008–09

Champions League Twenty20 Champions: 1

2009

Most first-class matches played

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	135	Greg Matthews Greg Matthews Gregory Richard John "Mo" Matthews is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer who is now a television cricket commentator....	1982/83 – 1997/98
2	120	Phil Emery Phil Emery Philip Allen Emery is a former Australian and New South Wales cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper and valuable left-handed batsman....	1987/88 – 1998/99
3	115	Geoff Lawson Geoff Lawson (cricketer) Geoffrey Francis Lawson, OAM is a former Australian cricketer and the former coach of the Pakistan cricket team....	1977/78 – 1991/92
4	108	Mark Waugh Mark Waugh Mark Edward Waugh AM is a former Australian cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, and made his One-Day International debut in 1988. Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers to ever play the game. His nickname is "Junior" as...	1985/86 – 2003/04
5	107	Steve Rixon Steve Rixon Stephen John Rixon is the newly appointed Australian cricket fielding coach.He played in 13 Tests and 6 One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1985. He came into the Australian side as wicket-keeper in 1977–78 after Rodney Marsh joined World Series Cricket, losing his place on Marsh's return...	1974/75 – 1987/88
Source: http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_INDIV_MOST_MATCHES_NSW.html. Last updated: 31 May 2007.

Most first-class runs

Rank	Runs Run (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...	Player	Career
1	9,309 (183 inns.)	Michael Bevan Michael Bevan Michael Gwyl Bevan is a former Australian left-handed cricket batsman and a slow left arm chinaman bowler. He played 232 ODI matches for Australia, and was a part of the 1999 and 2003 teams that won the World Cup...	1989/90 – 2006/07
2	8,416 (182 inns.)	Mark Waugh Mark Waugh Mark Edward Waugh AM is a former Australian cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, and made his One-Day International debut in 1988. Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers to ever play the game. His nickname is "Junior" as...	1985/86 – 2003/04
3	8,005 (135 inns.)	Alan Kippax Alan Kippax Alan Falconer Kippax was a cricketer for New South Wales and Australia. Regarded as one of the great stylists of Australian cricket during the era between the two World Wars, Kippax overcame a late start to Test cricket to become a regular in the Australian team between the 1928–29 and...	1918/19 – 1935/36
4	6,997 (172 inns.)	Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (cricketer) Mark Anthony Taylor, AO is a former Australian cricket player and Test opening batsman from 1988–1999, as well as captain from 1994–1999, succeeding Allan Border...	1985/86 – 1998/99
5	6,946 (159 inns.)	Steve Waugh Steve Waugh Stephen Rodger "Steve" Waugh, AO is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a successful medium-pace bowler...	1984/85 – 2003/04
Source: http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_BAT_MOST_RUNS_NSW.html. Last updated: 28 May 2007.

Most first-class wickets

Rank	Wicket Wicket In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch... s	Player	Matches	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...
1	417	Greg Matthews Greg Matthews Gregory Richard John "Mo" Matthews is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer who is now a television cricket commentator....	135	28.64
2	395	Geoff Lawson Geoff Lawson (cricketer) Geoffrey Francis Lawson, OAM is a former Australian cricketer and the former coach of the Pakistan cricket team....	115	23.36
3	334	Arthur Mailey Arthur Mailey Arthur Alfred Mailey was an Australian cricketer who played in 21 Test matches between 1920 and 1926....	67	27.66
4	325	Bill O'Reilly Bill O'Reilly (cricketer) William Joseph "Bill" O'Reilly , often known as Tiger O'Reilly, was an Australian cricketer, rated as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. Following his retirement from playing, he became a well-respected cricket writer and broadcaster.O'Reilly was one of the best spin bowlers to...	54	16.52
5	322	Richie Benaud Richie Benaud Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE is a former Australian cricketer who, since his retirement from international cricket in 1964, has become a highly regarded commentator on the game....	86	26.00
Source: http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/AUS/STATES/NSW/FC_BOWL_MOST_WKTS_NSW.html. Last updated: 31 May 2007.

External links

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

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