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The New South Wales cricket team (formerly nicknamed NSW Blues) are an
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n men's professional first class cricket team based in the Australian state of
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
. The team competes in the Australian first class cricket competition known as the
Sheffield Shield The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Lor ...
and the limited overs One-Day Cup. The team previously played in the now defunct
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, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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 12 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 Australia's finest cricketers.


Colours and badge

The primary club colour of New South Wales is
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, which represents the state colour of
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
. The secondary club colour is dark blue, with additional contrasting colours of
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and red.


Notable players

The following is a list of notable players who have represented
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in Test Matches. *
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* Mark Waugh * Michael Bevan *
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* Stuart MacGill * Glenn McGrath * Michael Slater * Geoff Lawson * Doug Walters * Victor Trumper * Tibby Cotter * Bill O'Reilly * Fred Spofforth * Ray Lindwall * Arthur Morris *
Neil Harvey Robert Neil Harvey (born 8 October 1928) is an Australian former cricketer who was a member of the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing in 79 Test matches. He was the vice-captain of the team from 1957 until his retirement. A ...
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Allan Border Allan Robert Border (born 27 July 1955) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the Captain (cricket), captain of the Australia national cricket team, Australian team, and l ...
* 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 * Harry Moses * Steve Smith * Mitchell Starc * Usman Khawaja * Shane Watson * Stephen O'Keefe * Beau Casson * Moises Henriques * Pat Cummins * Josh Hazlewood * Nathan Lyon * Trent Copeland * Kurtis Patterson * Peter Nevill * Nic Maddinson * Sam Konstas The following is a list of players who have represented other nations in Test matches. * Mason Crane (England) * Imran Khan (Pakistan) * Andy Roberts (West Indies) * Will Somerville (New Zealand)


Honours

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Sheffield Shield The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Lor ...
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 The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia. The Sheffield Shield is named after Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield, Lor ...
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: 10 :: 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2021-22, 2023-24 * KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Champions: 1 :: 2008–09 * Champions League Twenty20 Champions: 1 :: 2009


Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. Players contracted to New South Wales for the 2025/26 season are as follows:


Records


Most first-class matches played


Most first-class runs


Most first-class wickets


See also

* Cricket in New South Wales * Cricket NSW * NSW Premier Cricket


References


External links

*Official Website of th
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