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8 unusual facts about New South Wales cricket team


Arthur Morris with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948

Morris—recently appointed co-captain of New South Wales—greatly impressed Australian captain Don Bradman, to the extent that Bradman made himself, Morris and vice-captain Lindsay Hassett the three on-tour selectors for the 1948 visit to England.

Edmund Carter

Carter made his highest score of 63 in this game, on debut, against New South Wales.

Graham Thorpe

He served New South Wales as a batting coach in two seasons starting in 2005/6 and played for UTS-Balmain in the Sydney First Grade competition.

International Cricket Captain 2010

New to the 2010 edition is the inclusion of the Australian state cricket teams, the New South Wales Blues, Victorian Bushrangers, Western Warriors, Southern Redbacks, Queensland Bulls and Tasmanian Tigers.

Mark Lavender

In total, Lavender played 53 first-class matches, scoring 3102 runs at an average of 34.08 with a highest score of 173* achieved against New South Wales .

Michael Slater

A specialist right-handed batsman as well as a very occasional bowler, Slater represented the New South Wales Blues in Australian domestic cricket and played English County cricket with Derbyshire.

Noel Hughes

His son Graeme Hughes played for New South Wales for a few years in the 1970s, but found more success in rugby league.

Richard Chee Quee

A cult figure and dashing bat, he played from 1992-1993 to 2000-2001 for New South Wales.


Gil Langley

Langley played his last Test match against India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in November 1956 and retired from first class cricket a month later after scoring a century for South Australia against New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval.

James Packman

James Russell Packman (born 21 August 1979 in Paddington) is an Australian cricketer who is currently a New South Wales Blues squad member.

Kimberlee Green

She is also engaged to New South Wales Blues cricketer Trent Copeland.

Sammy Jones

A solid right-handed batsman and a handy medium pace bowler, Jones excelled for New South Wales and later for Queensland and Auckland.

Steven Herzberg

He finally made his first-class debut in Australia in 1991–92, when he played in the Sheffield Shield for Western Australia against New South Wales at the SCG, claiming four wickets.

Stuart King

His claim to fame as a cricketer was scoring seven of Victoria's world record 1107 runs against New South Wales in his debut summer.

Wayne Holdsworth

Wayne John Holdsworth (born 5 October 1968 in Paddington, New South Wales) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the New South Wales Blues.


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