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The Victorian Bushrangers is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition. The team competes in three competitions: the Sheffield Shield (the first-class competition), the Ford Ranger Cup (the limited overs competition), and the more recent Twenty20 competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. The team first played in 1851 and most recently won the Pura Cup in 2008-09, and made the finals in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Their 2008-09 season captain is Cameron White and the vice-captain is David Hussey. Victoria won the first three KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competitions which were staged. The team's home ground is the MCG, subject to availability. The Junction Oval (St Kilda Cricket Ground) is an alternative home venue. The team does also play one Ford Ranger Cup match in country Victoria. Victoria has provided many players to the Australian team. It played in the initial first-class match in Australia and has a long and successful history.
[edit] History Victoria was the dominant force in the early days of Australian first-class cricket, winning two of the first three Sheffield Shield tournaments and won most of their early domestic friendly games against the other states. Victoria has hosted a list of greats such as Warwick 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 and Ian Redpath. (See here for a full listing of past players). The Bushrangers' proud history dates back to the very start of Australian cricket when the Melbourne Cricket Club was formed in 1838 which was the largest sporting club in Australia at the time. In that same year the MCC played its first match against the Victorian Military but the first official interstate game was contested between Victoria and Tasmania in 1851 in Launceston. The first game between the great rivals of Victoria and New South Wales was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1856. The annual Sheffield Shield tournament first began in the season of 1892-93 between Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Victoria won this tournament by defeating both opponents twice each. The tradition of cricket match on Boxing Day also featured Victoria when they played New South Wales in 1965. The Victorian Cricket Association was founded in 1895 and is now located in Melbourne across from the MCG. During the history of the shield Victoria has won 27 titles, the most recent in season 2008/09. Victoria has always been a powerful force in Australian cricket and the Australian team was, until recent decades, never short of Victorians in the line-up.  [edit] SquadPlayers with international caps are listed in bold.
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[edit] Records FIRST CLASS BATTING RECORDS
 FIRST CLASS BOWLING RECORDS
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