West End Redbacks
Personnel
CaptainAustralia Travis Head
CoachAustralia Jason Gillespie
Team information
Colours  Red   White &   Black
Founded1887 (1887)
Home groundAdelaide Oval, Karen Rolton Oval
Capacity53,585[1]
History
First-class debutTasmania
in 1887
at Adelaide Oval
Sheffield Shield wins13: (1894, 1910, 1913, 1927, 1936, 1939, 1953, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1996)
One Day Cup wins3 (1984, 1987, 2012)
Big Bash wins1 (2011)
Official websiteWest End Redbacks

First-class

One-day

The South Australia men's cricket team, officially named the West End Redbacks, is an Australian men's professional first-class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The Redbacks play their home matches at Adelaide Oval and Karen Rolton Oval, they are the state cricket team for South Australia representing the state in the Sheffield Shield competition and the limited overs Marsh One-Day Cup. Their Marsh One-Day Cup uniform features a red body with black sleeves. They are known as the West End Redbacks due to a sponsorship agreement with West End. The Redbacks formerly competed in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, but were succeeded by the Adelaide Strikers in 2011 because this league was replaced with the Big Bash League.[2]

History

The earliest known first-class match played by South Australia took place against Tasmania on the Adelaide Oval in November 1877.[3] 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. They will continue to hold the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash trophy, as the league is now defunct and has been replaced by the Big Bash League.

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. This remains a state record. In 1934, Sir Donald Bradman moved to South Australia and joined the team after originally playing with New South Wales, and he started with scores of 117, 233 and 357 in his first three innings. Others include the Chappell brothers (Ian and Greg), David Hookes, Darren Lehmann, Gil Langley, Jason Gillespie, and Terry Jenner.

South Australia has also imported cricketers to play for them, with the most famous being Sir 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 1101 runs in the 1970–71 season.[4]

Honours

Mark Cosgrove wearing South Australia's training gear

Sheffield Shield (13)

One-day Cups (3)

KFC Twenty20 Big Bash/Big Bash League (1)

First-class records

Most runs for South Australia[5]

NameSeasonsMatchesInnsNORunsHSAve100500
Darren Lehmann1987–20071192181411622301*56.97394114
Greg Blewett1991–200611722313968226846.10234815
David Hookes1975–199212020599364306*47.77264414
Callum Ferguson2004–202012423517831821338.15194223
Les Favell1951–19701212204826916438.28204318
Ian Chappell1962–198089157137665205*53.2222459
Neil Dansie1950–19671071966669218535.2217329
Andrew Hilditch1982–19929116111650423043.36173210
Travis Head2012–present891655628222339.26133717
George Giffen

Highest individual score:

Most centuries:

Most runs in a season:

Highest partnership:

Highest team score:

  • 821-7d vs Queensland in 1939/40

Most wickets for South Australia[6]

PlayerWicketsSeasons
Clarrie Grimmett5041924/25 – 1940/41
Ashley Mallett3441967/68 – 1980/81
Chadd Sayers2792010/11 – 2020/21
Tim May2701984/85 – 1995/96
Joe Mennie2562011/12 – 2020/21

Most wickets in a season:

Most wickets in an innings:

Most wickets in a match:

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.[7]

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
20Kelvin SmithAustralia15 September 1994Left-handedRight-arm off break
22Henry HuntAustralia7 January 1997Right-handed—
23Jake Fraser-McGurkAustralia11 April 2002Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
26Jake CarderAustralia11 December 1995Left-handedRight-arm medium
31Thomas KellyAustralia14 December 2000Right-handed—
33Jake LehmannAustralia8 July 1992Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
34Travis HeadAustralia29 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off breakCricket Australia contract

Captain

47Daniel DrewAustralia22 May 1996Right-handed—
-Isaac HigginsAustralia8 September 2002Right-handed—Rookie contract
-Kyle BrazellAustralia—Left-handed—Rookie contract
All-rounders
6Liam ScottAustralia12 December 2000Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
38Nathan McSweeneyAustralia8 March 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
-Aidan CahillAustralia20 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastRookie contract
Wicket-keepers
4Harry NielsenAustralia3 May 1995Left-handed—
5Alex CareyAustralia27 August 1991Left-handed—Cricket Australia contract

Vice Captain

-Harry MatthiasAustralia25 June 2003Right-handed—Rookie contract
Pace Bowlers
0Nathan McAndrewAustralia14 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
9Wes AgarAustralia5 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast
13Harry ConwayAustralia17 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
14David GrantAustralia24 March 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
21Jordan BuckinghamAustralia17 March 2000Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium
35Brendan DoggettAustralia3 April 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
58Henry ThorntonAustralia13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
45Spencer JohnsonAustralia16 December 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Spin Bowlers
24Lloyd PopeAustralia1 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm leg break
46Ben ManentiItaly23 March 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of South Australia (2013), Adelaide Oval Redevelopment Archived 13 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure, retrieved 14 September 2013
  2. ↑ "Index of /". www.bigbashleague.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  4. ↑ "Sheffield Shield 1970/71: Batting - Most Runs". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sheffield Shield - South Australia / Records / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sheffield Shield - South Australia / Records / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Redbacks stocks bolstered with 2022-23 contract list confirmed". SACA. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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