New South Wales

New South Wales (NSW) is a cricket team that holds an esteemed position within Australian cricketing history. Established in 1856, it stands as one of the oldest and most successful teams in Australian domestic cricket, often regarded as a breeding ground for players who go on to shine at the international level.

The team has an impressive record in the Sheffield Shield, Australia's premier domestic cricket competition, capturing the title a record number of times. Their dominance in the domestic arena has been marked by their continual ability to produce top-tier cricketers, with many going on to become household names not just in Australia, but around the global cricketing world.

Key players who have emerged from the NSW ranks include Sir Donald Bradman, often referred to as the greatest batsman of all time. The likes of Steve Waugh, Michael Clarke, and more recently, Steve Smith and David Warner, reflect the continual production line of cricketing talent. Each player has, in their own way, contributed not only to the team’s rich history but also significantly to Australian cricket’s international accolades.

NSW’s matches are often pivotal in the domestic season, with fierce rivalries, particularly against Victoria, providing thrilling encounters that echo the historic rivalries akin to those found in English county cricket. These clashes are not merely contests of skill, but spirited battles where pride is as much at stake as points on the leaderboard.

Playing their home matches at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), they enjoy robust support from a passionate fan base. The SCG itself has seen many a gripping contest and remains a place of pilgrimage for cricket fans around the world. The atmosphere during games is electric, with fans deeply invested in their team's fortunes.

The New South Wales cricket team is known for a playing style that is both resilient and aggressive. They mould players who are not only technically gifted but mentally tough, a characteristic borne from both the fierce competition of the Sheffield Shield and the high expectations of their loyal supporters.

Steeped in tradition, NSW cricket holds a cultural significance that extends beyond the boundaries of the field. It reflects an enduring legacy, a testament to the spirit and passion that lies at the heart of Australian cricket, where the past and future meet in every fixture they play.

Regular Season, 28th Match, Sheffield Shield - March 13, 2026

New South Wales

232/10 (73.2) & 373/8 (105)

Western Australia

333/10 (112.4) & 139/9 (70)

Match drawn

Player of the Match

Cameron Green

Play Offs, Final, One-Day Cup - March 11, 2026

Tasmania

118/10 (20.3)

New South Wales

119/6 (20.1)

New South Wales won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Kurtis Patterson

Regular Season, 27th Match, Sheffield Shield - March 5, 2026

South Australia

373/10 (99.2) & 96/1 (19.3)

New South Wales

269/10 (76.2) & 198/10 (71.1)

South Australia won by 9 wickets

Regular Season, 20th Match, One-Day Cup - February 21, 2026

Tasmania

274/10 (50)

New South Wales

275/3 (31)

New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 114 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Kurtis Patterson

Regular Season, 24th Match, Sheffield Shield - February 16, 2026

Tasmania

136/10 (41.3) & 454/10 (137.5)

New South Wales

356/10 (112.4) & 302/4 (89) & 128/5 (37)

Match drawn

Regular Season, 16th Match, One-Day Cup - February 9, 2026

New South Wales

246/3 (44)

South Australia

242/7 (50)

New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)

Regular Season, 19th Match, Sheffield Shield - February 4, 2026

New South Wales

202/10 (55.1) & 440/8 (123)

South Australia

197/10 (62.5) & 118/2 (54)

Match drawn

Player of the Match

Kurtis Patterson

Regular Season, 17th Match, Sheffield Shield - December 4, 2025

New South Wales

471/7 (135.2) & 143/4 (29.1)

Queensland

92/9 (52.1) & 181/10 (41.1)

New South Wales won by 341 runs

Player of the Match

Charlie Stobo

Regular Season, 13th Match, Sheffield Shield - November 21, 2025

New South Wales

391/9 (100.4) & 174/10 (91.5)

Tasmania

623/8 (154.1)

Tasmania won by an innings and 58 runs

Regular Season, 10th Match, Sheffield Shield - November 9, 2025

New South Wales

128/10 (49.5) & 125/10 (39.4)

Victoria

382/10 (103.1) & 171/9 (63.3)

Victoria won by 300 runs

Player of the Match

Peter Handscomb

Sam Konstas
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 20

Nic Maddinson
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 34

Kurtis Patterson
Position: Middle Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33

Matthew Gilkes
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 26

Oliver Davies
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 25

Josh Philippe
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 29

Jack Edwards
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Chris Green
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 32

Liam Hatcher
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29

Ross Pawson
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Hanno Jacobs
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Jackson Bird
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39

Moises Henriques
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39

Lachlan Shaw
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 23

Charlie Anderson
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 21

Ben Dwarshuis
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Hayden Kerr
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Jack Nisbet
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Joel Davies
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 38

Daniel Hughes
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Nick Larkin
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 36

Daniel Solway
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 31

Jason Sangha
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 26

Peter Nevill
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 40

Sean Abbott
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Trent Copeland
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Nathan Lyon
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 38

Harry Conway
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Mitchell Starc
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Age: 36

Steven Smith
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 37

Josh Hazlewood
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Pat Cummins
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 33

David Warner
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 39

Baxter Holt
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Lachlan Hearne
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 25

Tanveer Sangha
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 24

Chris Tremain
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Ryan Hackney
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 26

Arjun Nair
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 28

Riley Ayre
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 30

Blake Nikitaras
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 26

Mickey Edwards
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Toby Gray
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 24

Adam Zampa
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 34

Blake Macdonald
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Ryan Hadley
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Steve O'Keefe
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 41

Ryan Gibson
Position: Middle Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Daniel Sams
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Jay Lenton
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 35

William Salzmann
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Sydney Cricket Ground
City: Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Country: Australia
Capacity: 44002

Manuka Oval
City: Manuka, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Country: Australia
Capacity: 12000

Bankstown Oval
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Capacity: 3000

Drummoyne Oval
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Capacity: 6000

Hurstville Oval
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Capacity: 1000

North Sydney Oval
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Capacity: 20000

Bellerive Oval
City: Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania
Country: Australia
Capacity: 15000

North Dalton Park
City: Wollongong, New South Wales
Country: Australia

Karen Rolton Oval
City: Adelaide, South Australia
Country: Australia

Sydney Showground Stadium
City: Sydney, New South Wales
Country: Australia
Capacity: 22000

Cricket Central
City: Sydney
Country: Australia

Allan Border Field
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Capacity: 2500

Junction Oval
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Capacity: 8000