South Australia cricket team
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| Personnel | |||
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| Captain | Template:Flagicon Nathan McSweeney[1] | ||
| Coach | Template:Flagicon Ryan Harris | ||
| Team information | |||
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| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Home ground | Adelaide Oval Karen Rolton Oval | ||
| Capacity | 53,585[2] 5,000[3] | ||
| History | |||
| First-class debut | Tasmania in 1887 at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sheffield Shield wins | 15 (1894, 1910, 1913, 1927, 1936, 1939, 1953, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1996, 2025, 2026) | ||
| One Day Cup wins | 4 (1984, 1987, 2012, 2025) | ||
| Big Bash wins | 1 (2011) | ||
| Official website | SACA | ||
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The South Australia men's cricket team is an Australian men's professional first-class cricket team based in the state of 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 One-Day Cup. The team is selected and supported by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA).
The team's One-Day Cup uniform features a red body with gold and blue elements, the state's colours. They were known as the Southern Redbacks from 1995 to 2024, and officially competed under the West End Redbacks moniker from 1996 to 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]
History
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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 15 times in total while they have won the One Day tournament four times. 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 They will continue to hold the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash trophy, as the league is now defunct and has been replaced by the Big Bash League.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]
Squad
Squad for the 2024/25 domestic season.[8] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||||
| 3 | Kyle Brazell | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Rookie contract |
| 15 | Mackenzie Harvey | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 22 | Henry Hunt | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 23 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| 31 | Thomas Kelly | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Template:Screen reader-only | |
| 33 | Jake Lehmann | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 34 | Travis Head | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Cricket Australia contract |
| 37 | Conor McInerney | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 47 | Daniel Drew | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right–arm off break | |
| 50 | Jason Sangha | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right–arm leg break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 6 | Liam Scott | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 38 | Nathan McSweeney | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| - | Aidan Cahill | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 4 | Harry Nielsen | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Template:Screen reader-only | |
| 5 | Alex Carey | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Template:Screen reader-only | Cricket Australia contract |
| 7 | Harry Matthias | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Template:Screen reader-only | Rookie contract |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 0 | Nathan McAndrew | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 9 | Wes Agar | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 13 | Harry Conway | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 21 | Jordan Buckingham | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 35 | Brendan Doggett | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 45 | Spencer Johnson | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | |
| 58 | Henry Thornton | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| – | Campbell Thompson | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | – | Left-arm medium-fast | Rookie contract |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 46 | Ben Manenti | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 24 | Lloyd Pope | Template:Cr | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Date' not found. | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Honours
- Sheffield Shield
- Winners (15): 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, 2024–25, 2025–26
- Runners-up (22): 1894–95, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1906–07, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1913–14, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2015–16, 2016–17
- One-Day Cup
- Twenty20 Big Bash
Records
First-class Records
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Most first-class runs for South Australia[9]
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Most first-class wickets for South Australia[10]
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List A Records
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Most List A runs for South Australia[11]
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Most List A wickets for South Australia[12]
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'All Time Best Team'
In 2024 SACA members voted for and selected a greatest ever South Australian Men's team consisting of 12 players - called the 'All Time Best Team'.[13]
| Men's All Time Best Team |
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| 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
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adelaide Oval". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Karen Rolton Oval (Park 25) | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South Australia FC matches batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South Australia FC matches bowling most wickets career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South Australia LA matches batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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External links
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