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	New South Wales
One-day Name:	New South Wales Blues
Coach:	Matthew Mott
Captain:	Simon Katich
Founded:	1856
Home Ground:	Sydney Cricket Ground; ANZ Stadium
Capacity:	40,002
First-class debut:	Victoria
	in 1856
	at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sheffield Shield wins:	45
Ford Ranger Cup wins:	9
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins:	1
Official Website:	New South Wales Blues

This article is about the cricket team. For the rugby league team, see New South Wales state rugby league team.

The New South Wales Blues (referred to as the Speed Blitz Blues^[1] for sponsorship purposes) are an Australian 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, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and the Twenty20 competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. New South Wales are 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 45 times. In addition, they have also won the One-Day Domestic cup 9 times. They occasionally play first-class matches against touring International sides. New South Wales have played teams representing every test playing nation bar Bangladesh. They have provided the Australian Test and One Day International teams with some of the finest players ever to have graced the game of cricket.

[edit] Notable Players

The following is a list of notable players who have represented both New South Wales and Australia.

[edit] Current Squad

Name	Age	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Nationality	SN	Previous State	Notes
Captain and Opening Batsman
Simon Katich	34	Left Hand	Left Arm Chinaman		37	Western Australia	Australian International
Opening Batsmen
Phillip Hughes	20	Left Hand	None		22	None	Australian International
Phil Jaques	30	Left Hand	None		23	None	Australian International
David Warner	23	Left Hand	Right Arm Leg Spin		31	None	Australian International
Batsman
Michael Clarke	28	Right Hand	Slow Left Arm Orthodox		63	None	Australian International
Peter Forrest	24	Right Hand	None		6	None
Scott Henry	20	Left Hand	None		14	None	Rookie Contract
Usman Khawaja	22	Left Hand	Right Arm Medium, Right Arm Off Spin	/	18	None
Greg Mail	31	Right Hand	Right Arm Medium		26	None
Ben Rohrer	28	Left Hand	None		99	None
Dominic Thornely	31	Right Hand	Right Arm Medium, Right Arm Off Spin		27	None
Opening Batsman Wicketkeeper
Brendon McCullum	28	Right Hand	None		42	None	New Zealand International
Wicketkeepers
Daniel Smith		Right Hand	None		13	None
Brad Haddin		Right Hand	None		24	None	Australian International
Adam Crosthwaite		Right Hand	None		99	None	Victoria
Peter Nevill	24	Right Hand	None			Victoria
James Crosthwaite		Right Hand	None		33	None	Rookie Contract
All Rounders
Moisés Henriques	22	Right Hand	Right Arm Fast Medium		21	None	Australian International
Grant Lambert	32	Right Hand	Rigth Arm Medium Fast		77	None
Shane Watson		Right Hand	Right Arm Fast Medium		33	Queensland	Australian International
Simon Keen		Left Hand	Right Arm Medium		45	None	Rookie Contract
Bowlers
Aaron Bird	26	Right Hand	Right Arm Fast		3	None
Doug Bollinger		Left Hand	Left Arm Fast Medium		4	None	Australian International
Nathan Bracken		Right Hand	Left Arm Fast Medium		59	None	Australian International
Daniel Burns		Right Hand	Slow Left Arm Orthodox		29	None	Rookie Contract
Stuart Clark		Right Hand	Right Arm Fast Medium		10	None	Australian International
Burt Cockley	23	Right Hand	Right Arm Fast Medium		86	None
Luke Doran		Right Hand	Slow Left Arm Orthodox		12	None	Rookie Contract
Nathan Hauritz		Right Hand	Right Arm Off Spin		43	Queensland	Australian International
Josh Hazelwood		Right Hand	Right Arm Fast Medium		N/A	None
Jacob Lalor		Right Hand	Left Arm Fast Medium		2	None	Rookie Contract
Brett Lee		Right Hand	Right Arm Fast		58	None	Australian International
Matt "Heat" Barker		Right Hand	Right Arm Express pace		52	None	Rookie Contract

[edit] Records

Main article: New South Wales Blues records

[edit] Most first-class matches played

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	135	Greg Matthews	1982/83 - 1997/98
2	120	Phil Emery	1987/88 - 1998/99
3	115	Geoff Lawson	1977/78 - 1991/92
4	108	Mark Waugh	1985/86 - 2003/04
5	107	Steve Rixon	1974/75 - 1987/88
Source: [1]. Last updated: May 31 2007.

[edit] Most first-class runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Career
1	9,309 (183 inns.)	Michael Bevan	1989/90 - 2006/07
2	8,416 (182 inns.)	Mark Waugh	1985/86 - 2003/04
3	8,005 (135 inns.)	Alan Kippax	1918/19 - 1935/36
4	6,997 (172 inns.)	Mark Taylor	1985/86 - 1998/99
5	6,946 (159 inns.)	Steve Waugh	1984/85 - 2003/04
Source: [2]. Last updated: 28 May 2007.

[edit] Most first-class wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
1	417	Greg Matthews	135	28.64
2	395	Geoff Lawson	115	23.36
3	334	Arthur Mailey	67	27.66
4	325	Bill O'Reilly	54	16.52
5	322	Richie Benaud	86	26.00
Source: [3]. Last updated: 31 May 2007.

[edit] Honours

Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup Champions: 45

1895-96, 1896-97, 1899-00, 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