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| Personnel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Will Sutherland (FC) Peter Handscomb (List A) | ||
| Coach | Chris Rogers | ||
| Team information | |||
| Colours | Navy blue White Grey Gold | ||
| Founded | 1851; 175 years ago (1851) | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground Junction Oval | ||
| Capacity | 100,024 7,000 | ||
| History | |||
| First-class debut | Tasmania in 1851 at Launceston | ||
| Sheffield Shield wins | 32 (1893, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1907, 1908, 1915, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1947, 1951, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1991, 2004,2009,2010,2015,2016,2017,2019) | ||
| One-Day Cup wins | 6 (1972, 1980, 1995, 1999,2011,2018) | ||
| KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins | 4 (2006,2007,2008,2010) | ||
| Global Super League wins | 0 | ||
| Official website | Victorian Cricket Team | ||
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TheVictoria cricket team is anAustralianfirst-class men'scricket team based in the Australian state ofVictoria. The men’s team, which first played in 1851, represents the state ofVictoria in theMarsh Sheffield Shieldfirst-class competition and theMarsh One Day Cup50-over competition.
It was known as theVictorian Bushrangers between 1995 and 2018, before dropping the Bushrangers nickname and electing to be known as simply Victoria in all cricket competitions.[1] Victoria shares home matches between theMelbourne Cricket Ground inEast Melbourne and theJunction Oval inSt Kilda. The team is administered byCricket Victoria and draws its players primarily from Victoria'sPremier Cricket competition along with players from throughout the country. Victoria also played in the now-defunctTwenty20 competition, theTwenty20 Big Bash, which was replaced by the franchise-basedBig Bash League.
The Victorian cricket team is the second-most successful state team in Australian first-class cricket, having won 32Sheffield Shield titles, the most recent of which was in the2018–19 season. The Victorians have also claimed sixOne-Day Cups and fourBig Bash tiles.
The team's origins date back to the very start of Australian cricket when theMelbourne Cricket Club (MCC) was formed in 1838, and in that same year an MCC team played its first match against the Victorian Military. However, thefirst official inter-colonial (now interstate) game was contested betweenPort Phillip andVan Diemen's Land in 1851, inLaunceston.[2]
Victoria was the dominant force in the early days of Australian first-class cricket, winning two of the first three Sheffield Shield tournaments, and most of its early domestic friendly games against the other states. The first game between the great rivals Victoria andNew South Wales was played at theMelbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 1856.
The annualSheffield Shield tournament first began in the 1892/93 season, contested by Victoria, New South Wales andSouth Australia. Victoria won that tournament by defeating both opponents twice each. During the history of the Shield, Victoria has won the competition 32 times, most recently in the 2018/19 season.
The Victorian Cricket Association, nowCricket Victoria, was founded in 1895 and since March 2018 has been based at its headquarters, theCitiPower Centre inSt Kilda.
Victoria has featured a significant number of cricketing greats, such asWarwick Armstrong,Bill Woodfull,Bill Ponsford,Neil Harvey,Hugh Trumble,Lindsay Hassett,Dean Jones,Jack Blackham,Jack Ryder,Bill Lawry,Bob Cowper,Shane Warne,Keith Miller andIan Redpath. (Seehere for a full listing of past players).
Victoria has been a powerful force in Australian cricket and theAustralian cricket team has, at least until recent decades, never been short of Victorians in the line up.
The tradition of starting a cricket match at the MCG onBoxing Day also featured Victoria when they played New South Wales in 1965.
Victoria is the onlyfirst-class cricket team to have scored over 1,000 in an innings, which it achieved twice in the 1920s – 1,023 againstTasmania in 1922–23,[3] and 1,107 againstNew South Wales in 1926–27.[4]
Throughout its history, Victoria's dominant colour has been navy blue, either in full when playing One-Day or Twenty20 competitions or on predominantly white kits in first-class cricket. The team logo replicates that of Cricket Victoria and has done so since the organisation chose to cease referring to theBushrangers nickname when describing the men's team.[1] The current major sponsor of the team is the CitiPower.[5]
1 Now defunct competition
Squad for the 2024/25 domestic season. Players with international caps are listed inbold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||
| 23 | Dylan Brasher |  Australia | (2001-03-15)15 March 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | N/a | ||
| 23 | Josh Brown | Australia | (1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| 22 | Ashley Chandrasinghe | Australia | (2001-12-17)17 December 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | N/a | ||
| – | Harry Dixon | Australia | (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (age 21) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| 54 | Peter Handscomb | Australia | (1991-04-26)26 April 1991 (age 34) | Right-handed | N/a | Marsh Cupcaptain | |
| 14 | Marcus Harris | Australia | (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| 37 | Campbell Kellaway | Australia | (2002-01-11)11 January 2002 (age 24) | Left-handed | N/a | ||
| 10 | Will Pucovski | Australia | (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 (age 28) | Right-handed | N/a | ||
| 3 | Tom Rogers | Australia | (1999-07-02)2 July 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | N/a | ||
| 2 | Matthew Short | Australia | (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Cricket Australia contract | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | (1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Cricket Australia contract | |
| 11 | Jonathan Merlo | Australia | (1998-12-15)15 December 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | ||
| 12 | Will Sutherland | Australia | (1999-10-27)27 October 1999 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Sheffield Shieldcaptain | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 8 | Liam Blackford | Australia | (2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (age 22) | Left-handed | N/a | ||
| 7 | Sam Harper | Australia | (1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| 8 | Jai Lemire | Australia | Right-handed | N/a | |||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||
| 9 | Reiley Mark | Australia | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |||
| 28 | Todd Murphy | Australia | (2000-11-15)15 November 2000 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | Cricket Australia contract | |
| 9 | Doug Warren | Australia | (2001-07-17)17 July 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | Left-armorthodox | ||
| Pace bowlers | |||||||
| – | Austin Anlezark | Australia | (2005-06-16)16 June 2005 (age 20) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| 25 | Scott Boland | Australia | (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | Cricket Australia contract | |
| 26 | Xavier Crone | Australia | (1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | ||
| 1 | Sam Elliott | Australia | (2000-02-18)18 February 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| 13 | Cameron McClure | Australia | (2001-09-25)25 September 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | ||
| 17 | Fergus O'Neill | Australia | (2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | ||
| 35 | Tyler Pearson | Australia | Left-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |||
| 35 | Mitchell Perry | Australia | (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (age 25) | Left-handed | Right-armfast-medium | ||
| 64 | Peter Siddle | Australia | (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | ||
First Class Batting Records for Victoria
| Matches | Player | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Brad Hodge | 10474 | 45.34 |
| 110 | Dean Jones | 9622 | 54.05 |
| 103 | Matthew Elliott | 9470 | 52.32 |
| 105 | David Hussey | 7476 | 45.58 |
| 135 | Cameron White | 7453 | 36.17 |
| 85 | Bill Lawry | 6615 | 52.92 |
| 76 | Graham Yallop | 5881 | 46.07 |
| 58 | Lindsay Hassett | 5535 | 63.62 |
| 76 | Jason Arnberger | 5504 | 42.01 |
| 43 | Bill Ponsford | 5413 | 83.27 |
First Class Bowling Records for Victoria
| Matches | Player | Wickets | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Paul Reiffel | 318 | 25.91 |
| 71 | Alan Connolly | 297 | 26.07 |
| 94 | Tony Dodemaide | 281 | 31.61 |
| 76 | Merv Hughes | 267 | 30.59 |
| 75* | Scott Boland | 253 | 26.60 |
| 101 | Ray Bright | 252 | 35.00 |
| 41 | Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 246 | 24.52 |
| 75 | Jim Higgs | 240 | 29.88 |
| 61 | Peter Siddle | 233 | 24.13 |
| 67 | Damien Fleming | 221 | 30.20 |
List A Batting Records for Victoria
| Matches | Player | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | Brad Hodge | 5597 | 47.03 |
| 120 | Cameron White | 3643 | 37.55 |
| 101 | David Hussey | 3546 | 43.77 |
| 78 | Matthew Elliott | 2640 | 37.71 |
| 74 | Rob Quiney | 2361 | 36.89 |
| 62* | Aaron Finch | 2353 | 42.01 |
| 55 | Dean Jones | 2122 | 50.52 |
| 63* | Peter Handscomb | 1911 | 39.81 |
| 53 | Matthew Wade | 1696 | 37.68 |
| 84 | Andrew McDonald | 1589 | 31.15 |
List A Bowling Records for Victoria
| Matches | Player | Wickets | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Shane Harwood | 88 | 23.72 |
| 62 | Mick Lewis | 83 | 28.53 |
| 69 | Ian Harvey | 81 | 27.40 |
| 48 | John Hastings | 78 | 29.11 |
| 84 | Andrew McDonald | 72 | 38.23 |
| 54* | Jon Holland | 68 | 33.44 |
| 120 | Cameron White | 57 | 39.01 |
| 39 | Clint McKay | 51 | 32.43 |
| 26* | James Pattinson | 50 | 24.46 |
| 46 | Damien Fleming | 48 | 33.00 |
