Southern Redbacks
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The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class
cricket team based in Adelaide
, South Australia
, and represent the state of South Australia. They compete in the first class competition, the Sheffield Shield, the limited overs
Ryobi One Day Cup and the Twenty20
tournament known as the Big Bash League
. The team's home ground and main training venue is Adelaide Oval
. Their One-Day match uniform's dominant colour is red similar to Zimbabwe
. The current One Day match uniform features a red body with black sleeves and manufacturer adidas
' trademark three-stripe design on the sides.
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 which remains a state record. In 1934 Donald Bradman
joined the club after originally playing with New South Wales, and started with scores of 117, 233 and 357 in his first three innings. Others include the Chappell brothers, David Hookes and Terry Jenner.
South Australia have also imported cricketers to play for them, the most famous being 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 1538 runs in 1970–71.
Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup (13)
One-day Cups (2)
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash/Big Bash League (1)
in a thrilling ING Cup final at Adelaide Oval.
In 2006–07 the team suffered a dismal season, finishing last in both the Sheffield Shield (winning just one match) and Ryobi one day Cup competitions. 16 March saw coach Wayne Phillips resign from his five year contract one year early. Mark Sorell was announced as the new coach.
On 27 April Greg Blewett
retired from all competitive levels of cricket excluding domestic cricket in Adelaide.
Source(s): Cricinfo , SACA , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpGf0GZKCbs , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMZlk2mgE-k&feature=fvwrel , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn8Psev_Nug&feature=related , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TXIaQzeFw&feature=related
Highest individual score:
Most centuries:
Most runs in a season:
Highest partnership:
Highest team score:
Most wickets for South Australia
Most wickets in a season:
Most wickets in an innings:
Most wickets in a match:
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
cricket team based in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, and represent the state of South Australia. They compete in the first class competition, the Sheffield Shield, the limited overs
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
Ryobi One Day Cup and the 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...
tournament known as the Big Bash League
Big Bash League
The KFC t20 Big Bash League is the Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. The Big Bash League replaces the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and will feature city-based franchises instead of the state teams which had participated previously. The inaugural season will begin...
. The team's home ground and main training venue is Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
. Their One-Day match uniform's dominant colour is red similar to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean cricket team
The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket...
. The current One Day match uniform features a red body with black sleeves and manufacturer adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
' trademark three-stripe design on the sides.
History
The earliest known first-class match played by South Australia took place against Tasmania on the Adelaide Oval in November 1877.http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2155.html 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.Over the years many successful international cricketers have played for South Australia.
Clarrie Grimmett
Clarrie Grimmett
Clarence Victor "Clarrie" Grimmett was a cricketer; although born in New Zealand, he played most of his cricket in Australia. He is thought by many to be one of the finest early spin bowlers, and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.Grimmett was born in Caversham a suburb of Dunedin,...
played with them during the 1920s and 30s, taking a total of 668 wickets which remains a state record. In 1934 Donald Bradman
Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...
joined the club after originally playing with New South Wales, and started with scores of 117, 233 and 357 in his first three innings. Others include the Chappell brothers, David Hookes and Terry Jenner.
South Australia have also imported cricketers to play for them, the most famous being 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 1538 runs in 1970–71.
Honours
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One-day Cups (2)
- 1983–84
- 1986–87
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash/Big Bash League (1)
- 2010/11
Recent seasons
South Australia was in the early stages of a rebuilding stage during 2005–06 but made the one day domestic final for the first time since 1994–95, losing to the New South Wales BluesNew South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
in a thrilling ING Cup final at Adelaide Oval.
In 2006–07 the team suffered a dismal season, finishing last in both the Sheffield Shield (winning just one match) and Ryobi one day Cup competitions. 16 March saw coach Wayne Phillips resign from his five year contract one year early. Mark Sorell was announced as the new coach.
On 27 April Greg Blewett
Greg Blewett
Gregory Scott Blewett is a former Australian right handed batsman and a right arm medium fast bowler in cricket who represented the Australian national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches from 1995 to 2000....
retired from all competitive levels of cricket excluding domestic cricket in Adelaide.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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| 29 | Daniel Harris Daniel Harris (cricketer) Daniel Joseph Harris is a cricketer who plays for South Australia.He is a regular player for South Australia in all 3 forms of the game and played a pivotal role in helping the Redbacks win the 2010/11 Big Bash. He was voted the Player of the Tournament for the Big Bash season 2010/11.He is also a... |
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31 December 1979 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 3 | Aiden Blizzard Aiden Blizzard Aiden Craig Blizzard is an Australian cricketer who is a member of the Southern Redbacks side. An aggressive left-handed batsman, his hit 89 from 38 balls on his Twenty20 debut for the Victorian Bushrangers on New Years Day 2007. His innings included 8 sixes. In 2004 he toured India and Sri Lanka... |
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27 June 1984 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 12 | Callum Ferguson Callum Ferguson Callum James Ferguson is an Australian cricketer who currently plays Australian Domestic cricket for South Australia.He represented Australia at Under 19 level and debuted for the Australia one-day side in 2009... |
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21 November 1984 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Cricket Australia Cricket Australia Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket... contract |
| 18 | Michael Klinger Michael Klinger Michael Klinger is a first-class cricketer with the South Australia Redbacks. His nickname is "Maxy", after the M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger.... |
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4 June 1980 (age 31) | Right-handed | – | Captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
| 19 | James Smith James Smith (cricketer) James David Smith is an Australian cricketer. He is a right hand bat and a right arm off spinner.Smith was born in Murray Bridge, South Australia and plays for the Australia U19s and South Australia. His shirt number is 19.... |
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11 October 1988 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 23 | Cameron Borgas Cameron Borgas Cameron James Borgas is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Southern Redbacks. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and has previously represented Australia at under 19 level. He also plays A grade cricket for Sturt District Cricket Club.He was just 17 years old when first contracted by... |
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1 September 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 43 | Ben Dougall | |
16 December 1991 (age 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
Rookie |
| ? | Tom Thornton Tom Thornton Thomas Thornton was a footballer who played for Stoke before he returned to amateur football with Newport County. He made 20 appearances for Stoke.-References:... |
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11 July 1989 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Rookie |
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| 11 | Aaron O'Brien Aaron O'Brien Aaron Warren O'Brien is an Australian cricketer. He has played first class cricket for New South Wales. He was Middleton Cricket Club's professional deputising for the injured Brendon Reddy for the match against Crompton.... |
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2 October 1981 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch... |
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| 26 | Tom Cooper Tom Cooper (cricketer) Tom Lexely William Cooper is an Australian-born Netherlands cricketer who also plays for the South Australian Redbacks.He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spinner, has represented Australia Under-19s and is nicknamed Coops.... |
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26 November 1986 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 45 | Daniel Christian Daniel Christian Daniel Trevor Christian is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for Australia and South Australia.On 5 June 2010 he joined Hampshire Royals for the Friends Provident T20... |
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4 May 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| ? | Theo Doropoulos Theo Doropoulos Theo Paul Doropoulos in Subiaco, Western Australia is a cricketer currently listed with South Australia and the Adelaide Strikers... |
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25 April 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right Hand medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 22 | Tim Ludeman | |
23 June 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 9 | Cullen Bailey Cullen Bailey Cullen Benjamin Bailey is an Australian cricketer. He is a leg-spin bowler, who represents South Australia in the Ford Ranger Cup and Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic cricket competitions.... |
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26 February 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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| 10 | Gary Putland Gary Putland Gary Putland is an Australian professional cricketer. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler for the Southern Redbacks, the representative team of the South Australian Cricket Association.... |
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10 February 1986 (age 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 14 | Peter George Peter George (cricketer) Peter Robert George is an Australian Test cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, George plays his first class cricket for the Southern Redbacks.- Profile :... |
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16 October 1986 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 21 | Jake Haberfield Jake Haberfield Jake Andy Haberfield is a professional cricketer, currently contracted to the South Australian Cricket Association.-External links:*... |
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18 June 1986 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 39 | Mick Delaney | |
15 February 1988 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 47 | Kane Richardson | |
12 February 1991 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 17 | Nathan Lyon Nathan Lyon (cricketer) Nathan Lyon is an Australian cricketer. He has also worked as a member of the ground staff team at the Adelaide Oval after completing a four year apprenticeship at Manuka Oval.-Early career:... |
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20 November 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| ? | Chadd Sayers | |
31 August 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 15 | Joe Mennie | |
24 December 1988 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Rookie |
| ? | Elliot Opie | |
16 April 1991 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
Rookie |
Source(s): Cricinfo , SACA , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpGf0GZKCbs , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMZlk2mgE-k&feature=fvwrel , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn8Psev_Nug&feature=related , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8TXIaQzeFw&feature=related
First-class records
Most runs for South Australia| Player | Runs | Career |
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| Darren Lehmann Darren Lehmann Darren Scott Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer, who made his ODI debut in 1996 and Test debut in 1998. He was on the fringes of national selection for the entirety of the 1990s, and only became a regular in the ODI team in 2001 and Test team in late 2002, before being dropped in early 2005... |
12070 | 1987/88 – 2007/8 |
| David Hookes David Hookes David William Hookes was an Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order... |
10439 | 1975/76 – 1991/92 |
| Greg Blewett Greg Blewett Gregory Scott Blewett is a former Australian right handed batsman and a right arm medium fast bowler in cricket who represented the Australian national cricket team in Test cricket and One Day International matches from 1995 to 2000.... |
10267 | 1991/92 – 2005/06 |
- Don Bradman 369 vs Tasmania in 1935/36
Most centuries:
- Darren LehmannDarren LehmannDarren Scott Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer, who made his ODI debut in 1996 and Test debut in 1998. He was on the fringes of national selection for the entirety of the 1990s, and only became a regular in the ODI team in 2001 and Test team in late 2002, before being dropped in early 2005...
42
Most runs in a season:
- Barry Richards 1538 runs in 1970/71
Highest partnership:
- David HookesDavid HookesDavid William Hookes was an Australian cricketer, broadcaster and coach of the Victorian cricket team. An aggressive left-handed batsman, Hookes usually batted in the middle order...
and Wayne Phillips 462* vs Tasmania in 1986/87
Highest team score:
- 821-7d vs Queensland in 1939/40
Most wickets for South Australia
| Player | Wickets | Average |
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| Clarrie Grimmett Clarrie Grimmett Clarence Victor "Clarrie" Grimmett was a cricketer; although born in New Zealand, he played most of his cricket in Australia. He is thought by many to be one of the finest early spin bowlers, and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.Grimmett was born in Caversham a suburb of Dunedin,... |
668 | 1924/25 – 1940/41 |
| Ashley Mallett Ashley Mallett Ashley Alexander Mallett is a former Australian cricketer who played in 38 Tests and 9 One Day Internationals between 1968 and 1980... |
415 | 1967/68 – 1980/81 |
| George Giffen George Giffen George Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the 1894–95 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and... |
411 | 1877/78 – 1903/04 |
Most wickets in a season:
- Shaun TaitShaun TaitShaun William Tait is a professional Australian cricketer, who currently plays only in the Twenty20 format. Tait plays domestic cricket for South Australia and is also a representative for Australia at Twenty20 International level; he has also represented his country in One Day Internationals and...
65
Most wickets in an innings:
- Tim WallTim WallThomas Welbourn 'Tim' Wall was an Australian Test cricketer who played eighteen Tests between 1929 and 1934. Wall died in 1981 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Wall's 10-36 in February 1933 remains the best first-class figures recorded in Australia...
10/36 vs NSW in 1932/33
Most wickets in a match:
- George GiffenGeorge GiffenGeorge Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the 1894–95 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and...
17/201 vs Victoria in 1885/86
External links
- Official Website of the South Australia cricket team
- Official Website of Cricket Australia
- Article on team's history from Cricinfo