South Australia cricket team

The South Australia men's cricket team is an Australian men's professional first-class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. South Australia play their home matches at Adelaide Oval and Karen Rolton Oval, they are the state cricket team for South Australia representing the state in the Sheffield Shield competition and the limited overs Marsh One-Day Cup. The team is selected and supported by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). Their Marsh One-Day Cup uniform features a red body with black sleeves. They were known as the West End Redbacks between 1996 and 2024 due to a sponsorship agreement with West End.[4] The Redbacks formerly competed in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, but were succeeded by the Adelaide Strikers in 2011 because this league was replaced with the Big Bash League.[5]

South Australia
Personnel
CaptainAustralia Nathan McSweeney[1]
CoachAustralia Ryan Harris (interim)
Team information
Colours  Red   Gold   Blue
Founded1887 (1887)
Home groundAdelaide Oval
Karen Rolton Oval
Capacity53,585[2]
5,000[3]
History
First-class debutTasmania
in 1887
at Adelaide Oval
Sheffield Shield wins13: (1894, 1910, 1913, 1927, 1936, 1939, 1953, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1996)
One Day Cup wins3 (1984, 1987, 2012)
Big Bash wins1 (2011)
Official websiteWest End Redbacks

First-class

One-day

History

The former logo used while the team was known as the Redbacks

The earliest known first-class match played by South Australia took place against Tasmania on the Adelaide Oval in November 1877.[6] In 1892–93, they joined New South Wales and Victoria and played the inaugural Sheffield Shield season. South Australia won the Shield in just their second attempt. They have won the competition 13 times in total while they have twice won the One Day tournament now known as the Ryobi One Day Cup. They are also the current holders of the KFC 20/20 Big Bash trophy, defeating NSW in the 2010/11 final at Adelaide Oval. They will continue to hold the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash trophy, as the league is now defunct and has been replaced by the Big Bash League.

Over the years, many successful international cricketers have played for South Australia. Clarrie Grimmett played with them during the 1920s and '30s, taking a total of 668 wickets. This remains a state record. In 1934, Sir Donald Bradman moved to South Australia and joined the team after originally playing with New South Wales, and he started with scores of 117, 233 and 357 in his first three innings. Others include the Chappell brothers (Ian and Greg), David Hookes, Darren Lehmann, Gil Langley, Jason Gillespie, and Terry Jenner.

South Australia has also imported cricketers to play for them, with the most famous being Sir Gary Sobers, who appeared in three seasons during the early 1960s, and Barry Richards. Richards played just one season with South Australia but managed to set a state record for most runs in a season, making 1101 runs in the 1970–71 season.[7]

Honours

Mark Cosgrove wearing South Australia's training gear

Sheffield Shield (13)

  • 1893–94
  • 1909–10
  • 1912–13
  • 1926–27
  • 1935–36
  • 1938–39
  • 1952–53
  • 1963–64
  • 1968–69
  • 1970–71
  • 1975–76
  • 1981–82
  • 1995–96

One-day Cups (3)

  • 1983–84
  • 1986–87
  • 2011–12

KFC Twenty20 Big Bash/Big Bash League (1)

Squad

Squad for the 2024/25 domestic season.[8] Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
3Kyle BrazellAustralia (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRookie contract
22Henry HuntAustralia (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
23Jake Fraser-McGurkAustralia (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
31Thomas KellyAustralia (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000Right-handed
33Jake LehmannAustralia (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
34Travis HeadAustralia (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off breakCricket Australia contract
37Conor McInerneyAustralia (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
38Nathan McSweeneyAustralia (1999-03-08) 8 March 1999Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
47Daniel DrewAustralia (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996Right-handedRight–arm off break
-Jason SanghaAustralia (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999Right-handedRight–arm leg break
-Mackenzie HarveyAustralia (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
6Liam ScottAustralia (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
-Aidan CahillAustralia (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRookie contract
Wicket-keepers
4Harry NielsenAustralia (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995Left-handed
5Alex CareyAustralia (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991Left-handedCricket Australia contract
-Harry MatthiasAustralia (2003-06-25) 25 June 2003Right-handedRookie contract
Pace Bowlers
0Nathan McAndrewAustralia (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
9Wes AgarAustralia (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast
13Harry ConwayAustralia (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
21Jordan BuckinghamAustralia (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
35Brendan DoggettAustralia (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
45Spencer JohnsonAustralia (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fast
58Henry ThorntonAustralia (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast
-Campbell ThompsonAustralia--Left-arm medium-fastRookie contract
Spin Bowlers
24Lloyd PopeAustralia (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
46Ben ManentiItaly (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break

Records

George Giffen

First-class Records

Most first-class runs for South Australia[9]

PlayerRunsAverageInnings
Darren Lehmann11,94557.15224
Greg Blewett10,00346.09230
David Hookes9,78547.27216
Les Favell8,61038.09230
Callum Ferguson8,37138.05239
Ian Chappell7,88752.58164
Neil Dansie7,07935.04210
Peter Sleep6,65636.37226
Clem Hill6,63152.21133
Andrew Hilditch6,54741.96167

Most first-class wickets for South Australia[10]

PlayerWicketsAverageInnings
Clarrie Grimmett54625.89158
Ashley Mallett35324.11145
Chadd Sayers27925.86129
Tim May27737.31138
Peter Sleep27338.99218
Joe Mennie25627.11129
George Giffen24026.9170
Peter McIntyre23740.03115
Geff Noblet22517.9981
Terry Jenner21330.98120

List A Records

Most List A runs for South Australia[11]

PlayerRunsAverageInnings
Darren Lehmann4,08855.2489
Callum Ferguson4,08540.44111
Greg Blewett3,64540.50100
Tom Cooper3,02339.7785
Michael Klinger2,52452.5851
Mark Cosgrove1,97832.4264
Graham Manou1,55422.2094
Alex Carey*1,49436.4343
Travis Head*1,40641.3535
Jake Weatherald1,38336.3939

Most List A wickets for South Australia[12]

PlayerWicketsAverageInnings
Shaun Tait10322.9253
Kane Richardson8430.6452
Paul Wilson7523.4248
Jason Gillespie7029.8754
Mark Cleary6730.9249
Greg Blewett6333.0768
Mark Harrity5827.2941
Gary Putland5429.3834
Dan Christian5433.3342
Jake Haberfield5221.3829

Greatest ever team

Don Bradman's South Australian team blazer.

In 2024 SACA members voted for and selected a greatest ever South Australian Men's team consisting of 12 players.[13]

Men's All Time Best Team
Clem Hill
Greg Blewett
Sir Donald Bradman
Ian Chappell
Greg Chappell
Darren Lehmann
Sir Garfield Sobers
Barry Jarman
Clarrie Grimmett
Jason Gillespie
Rodney Hogg
Geff Noblet

See also

  • List of South Australian representative cricketers

References

  1. "McSweeney Captain of South Australia Men's Cricket Team | South Australian Cricket Association". www.saca.com.au. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. "Adelaide Oval". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. "Karen Rolton Oval (Park 25) | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. "State cricket teams return to historical 'South Australia' name". South Australian Cricket Association. 27 March 2024.
  5. "Index of /". www.bigbashleague.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  7. "Sheffield Shield 1970/71: Batting - Most Runs". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. Ramsey, Andrew (25 April 2024). "SA turn to local talent to complete men's squad | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  9. "South Australia FC matches batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. "South Australia FC matches bowling most wickets career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  11. "South Australia LA matches batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  12. "South Australia LA matches bowling most wickets career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  13. "South Australia's All Time Best Teams unveiled | South Australian Cricket Association". 12 January 2024.
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