New South Wales Cricket Association
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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.
Established in 1859, the club was established to respond to a challenge to an Intercolonial match put out by the Melbourne Cricket Club
with a prize of 500 pounds. The NSWCA team won that match. The first secretary of the club was Richard Driver
.
Today, the New South Wales Blues
are part of the Association. They compete in the Australian first-class competition known as the Sheffield Shield, the Australian one-day competition currently known as the Ford Ranger One Day Cup and for the last several seasons in the newer shorter Australian Twenty20
Competition. The Sydney Thunder
and Sydney Sixers
are also part of the association.
Cricket in New South Wales
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....
, based at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
. Their trading name is Cricket NSW.
Established in 1859, the club was established to respond to a challenge to an Intercolonial match put out by the Melbourne Cricket Club
Melbourne Cricket Club
The Melbourne Cricket Club is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838 and is regarded as the oldest sporting club in Australia....
with a prize of 500 pounds. The NSWCA team won that match. The first secretary of the club was Richard Driver
Richard Driver
Richard Driver was a Sydney solicitor, politician and cricket administrator.Driver was born in Cabramatta, New South Wales, son of Richard Driver, hotel-keeper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Powell...
.
Today, the New South Wales 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 part of the Association. They compete in the Australian first-class competition known as the Sheffield Shield, the Australian one-day competition currently known as the Ford Ranger One Day Cup and for the last several seasons in the newer shorter Australian Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
Competition. The Sydney Thunder
Sydney Thunder
The Sydney Thunder are a franchise in Australia's newly announced Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League.Along with the Sydney Sixers they are be the successors of the New South Wales Blues who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. The Thunder will play out of ANZ Stadium in...
and Sydney Sixers
Sydney Sixers
The Sydney Sixers are a franchise in Australia's newly announced Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League.Along with the Sydney Thunder, the Sixers will be the successors of the New South Wales Blues who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.The Sixers will represent eastern...
are also part of the association.