Cricket in New South Wales
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Cricket
has been played in New South Wales
since the 19th century and is traditionally very popular sport. It is also the most popular summer sport of the state.
The New South Wales Cricket Association
is the state's cricket governing body.
The mens cricket team, the blues
, are the most successful Australian domestic team.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
has been played in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
since the 19th century and is traditionally very popular sport. It is also the most popular summer sport of the state.
The New South Wales Cricket Association
New South Wales Cricket Association
The New South Wales Cricket Association is a sporting club who administer cricket in New South Wales, based at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Their trading name is Cricket NSW....
is the state's cricket governing body.
The mens cricket team, the blues
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
, are the most successful Australian domestic team.