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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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.
Don Bradman
Steve Waugh
Mark Waugh
Michael Bevan
Adam Gilchrist
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
Allan Border
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
The following is a list of players who have represented other nations in Test matches.
Mason Crane
Imran Khan
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 2023/24 season is as follows: