New South Wales cricket team


The New South Wales cricket team 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 The team previously played in the now defunct Twenty20, Big Bash, which has since been replaced by the Big Bash League since the 2011–12 season.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 by far 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 Blues 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.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

PeriodKit manufacturerMajor SponsorMinor SponsorShorts Sponsor
2012–2017Classic SportswearTransport for NSWTransport for NSWTransport for NSW
2017–International Sports ClothingTransport for NSWTransport for NSWTransport for NSW

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
The squad for the 2019–20 season was as follows:

Notable players

The following is a list of notable players who have represented Australia in Test Matches.
The following is a list of players who have represented other nations in Test matches.

Most first-class matches played

Most first-class runs

Most first-class wickets