New South Wales

Personnel
Captain	Steve Smith (Sheffield Shield) &Jack Edwards (One-Day Cup)
Coach	Greg Shipperd
Team information
Colours	Light blue  Dark blue
Founded	1856; 169 years ago (1856)
Home ground	Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity	48,601
Secondary home ground	Cricket Central
History
First-class debut	Victoria in 1856 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sheffield Shield wins	47 (1896, 1897, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2005,2008,2014,2020)
One Day Wins wins	12 (1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006,2015,2016,2021)
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins	1:2008–09
CLT20 wins	1:2009
First-class One-day

TheNew South Wales cricket team (formerly nicknamedNSW Blues) are anAustralian men's professionalfirst class cricket team based in the Australian state ofNew South Wales. The team competes in the Australian first class cricket competition known as theSheffield Shield and thelimited oversOne-Day Cup. The team previously played in the now defunctTwenty20,Big Bash, which has since been replaced by theBig Bash League since the 2011–12 season. New South Wales were the inaugural winners of theChampions 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.^[1]

The primary club colour of New South Wales issky blue, which represents thestate colour ofNew South Wales. The secondary club colour isdark blue, with additional contrasting colours ofwhite andred.

The following is a list of players who have representedAustralia in Test Matches.

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

• Sheffield Shield 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 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

Players with international caps are listed inbold.

Players contracted to New South Wales for the 2025/26 season are as follows:^[2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Premier Cricket club	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
14	Oliver Davies	Australia	(2000-10-14)14 October 2000 (age 25)	Manly Warringah	Right-handed	Right-armoff break
5	Sam Konstas	Australia	(2005-10-02)2 October 2005 (age 20)	Sutherland	Right-handed	—	Cricket Australia contract
53	Nic Maddinson	Australia	(1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (age 33)	Eastern Suburbs	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
45	Blake Nikitaras	Australia	(2000-04-29)29 April 2000 (age 25)	St George	Left-handed	—
17	Kurtis Patterson	Australia	(1993-05-05)5 May 1993 (age 32)	St George	Left-handed	—
49	Steve Smith	Australia	(1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (age 36)	Sutherland	Right-handed	Right-armleg spin	Cricket Australia contract
	Jake Scott	Australia	—	Campbelltown-Camden	Left-handed	—	Rookie contract
	Riley Kingsell	Australia	(2005-09-26)26 September 2005 (age 20)	Bankstown	Right-handed	—	Rookie contract
All-rounders
77	Sean Abbott	Australia	(1992-02-29)29 February 1992 (age 33)	Parramatta	Right-handed	Right-armfast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
18	Jack Edwards	Australia	(2000-04-19)19 April 2000 (age 25)	Manly Warringah	Right-handed	Right-armmedium	Captain
19	Will Salzmann	Australia	(2003-11-19)19 November 2003 (age 22)	Sydney University	Right-handed	Right-armmedium-fast
13	Charlie Stobo	Australia	(1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (age 30)	Manly Warringah	Right-handed	Right-armmedium-fast
Wicket-keepers
99	Matt Gilkes	Australia	(1999-08-21)21 August 1999 (age 26)	UNSW	Left-handed	—
22	Josh Philippe	Australia	(1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (age 28)	Western Suburbs	Right-handed	—
48	Lachlan Shaw	Australia	(2002-12-26)26 December 2002 (age 22)	Northern District	Right-handed	—
	Ryan Hicks	Australia	(2005-03-18)18 March 2005 (age 20)	Mosman	Right-handed	Legbreakgoogly	Rookie contract
Spin bowlers
77	Joel Davies		(2003-10-28)28 October 2003 (age 22)	Manly Warringah	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
67	Nathan Lyon	Australia	(1987-11-20)20 November 1987 (age 38)	Northern District	Right-handed	Right-armoff break	Cricket Australia contract
2	Tanveer Sangha	Australia	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (age 23)	Campbelltown-Camden	Right-handed	Right-armleg break
66	Adam Zampa	Australia	(1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (age 33)	Sutherland	Right-handed	Right-armleg break	Cricket Australia contract
Pace bowlers
–	Charlie Anderson	Australia	(2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (age 20)	Northern District	Right-handed	Right-armmedium	Rookie contract
30	Pat Cummins	Australia	(1993-05-08)8 May 1993 (age 32)	Penrith	Right-handed	Right-armfast	Cricket Australia contract
27	Ben Dwarshuis	Australia	(1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (age 31)	Sutherland	Left-handed	Left-armfast-medium
28	Ryan Hadley	Australia	(1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (age 27)	Manly Warringah	Right-handed	Right-armmedium-fast
7	Liam Hatcher	Australia	(1996-09-17)17 September 1996 (age 29)	Fairfield-Liverpool	Right-handed	Right-armfast-medium
8	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	(1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (age 34)	St George	Left-handed	Right-armfast-medium	Cricket Australia contract
28	Jack Nisbet	Australia	(2003-01-27)27 January 2003 (age 22)	Sydney	Right-handed	Right-armmedium-fast
56	Mitchell Starc	Australia	(1990-01-30)30 January 1990 (age 35)	Manly Warringah	Left-handed	Left-armfast	Cricket Australia contract
4	Chris Tremain	Australia	(1991-08-10)10 August 1991 (age 34)	UNSW	Right-handed	Right-armmedium-fast

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