Western Australia
Personnel
CaptainAustralia Mitch Marsh
CoachAustralia Adam Voges
Team information
Colours   Gold & Black
Founded1893 (1893)
Home groundWACA Ground (1899-)
Capacity20,000[1]
History
First-class debutSouth Australia
in 1893
at Adelaide Oval
Sheffield Shield wins17 (1948, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2022, 2023)
One-Day Cup wins16 (1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Official websiteWACA

First-class

One-day

The Western Australian men’s cricket team, formerly nicknamed the Western Warriors,[2] represent the Australian state of Western Australia in Australian domestic cricket. The team is selected and supported by the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), and plays its home games at the WACA Ground and Perth Stadium in Perth. The team mainly plays matches against other Australian states in the first-class Sheffield Shield competition and the limited-overs JLT One-Day Cup, but occasionally plays matches against touring international sides. Western Australia previously also fielded sides at Twenty20 level, but was replaced by the Perth Scorchers for the inaugural 2011–12 season of the Big Bash League. Western Australia's current captain is Mitchell Marsh, and the current coach is Adam Voges.

History

Western Australia played their opening first-class matches on a tour of the Eastern states during the 1892–93 season, playing two games, against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval,[3] and against Victoria at the MCG.[4] The team was captained by Herbert Orr.

They continued to play first-class matches against South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, interspersed with matches against visiting teams from overseas, until they were admitted to the Sheffield Shield for the 1947–48 season. They played each other state only once a season at first, then beginning in 1956-57 they began playing each state twice, like the other teams.

Since joining the Sheffield Shield in 1947–48, Western Australia has won the competition 16 times, second only to New South Wales in that period.[5] In the One-Day Cup, the team leads the winners table comfortably with 16 wins followed by New South Wales with twelve wins.

Western Australia men’s team were known as the Warriors from 1995-2019. This logo was used from 2013-2019.[6]

The state has a proud history in producing Australian Test players such as Justin Langer, Dennis Lillee, Adam Gilchrist, Michael Hussey, Terry Alderman and Geoff Marsh, along with Shaun Marsh, Marcus North, Adam Voges, and Mitchell Marsh[7] in recent times. Englishman Tony Lock also represented his country in the 1967–68 season as a WA player - he was no longer attached to any English county.

Aside from test players, several Western Australian players have recently made their international debut in other forms of the game, such as Joel Paris[8] with his One Day International debut, and Andrew Tye[9] with his debut in international Twenty20 cricket.

Langer was appointed as coach of WA, along with the Perth Scorchers, in late 2012 and oversaw a period of success after almost a decade without silverware. Langer's Warriors won the 2014–15 One-Day Cup, while the side were Sheffield Shield runners-up in both 2013–14 and 2014–15. The Scorchers also went back-to-back in the Big Bash League in 2013–14 and 2014–15 along with a further title 2016–17.

Following Langer’s appointment as Australian coach in 2018, recently retired captain and former test batsmen Adam Voges was selected as the Warriors new coach. Under Voges watch, WA won the 2019-20 One-Day Cup, but its struggles in ending its Sheffield Shield drought continued. They still produced more International players during this time, but mainly in limited overs cricket, with Jhye Richardson and Cameron Green both making test debuts in recent years.

The summer of 2021-22 became a highly successful summer for WA, winning another One-Day Cup (its second in three years with a win over New South Wales and fourth in a decade), while the Scorchers also took home its fourth BBL title, both being achieved despite being on the road for several weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions preventing both teams to play at home despite finishing first in both competitions. The Sheffield Shield, the one title that eluded WA for 23 years, was ended in a home draw against Victoria but won on first innings bonus points. Shaun Marsh captained the team to victory 21 years after his first-class debut.

Honours

1948, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2022, 2023

1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Identity

The Western Australian team’s uniform has largely remained unchanged with a black baggy cap used for its Sheffield Shield uniform, and a gold shirt with black trousers used for its One-Day Cup uniform. Previously, the WA team wore a predominantly black uniform for the former state based Big Bash competition. The team is currently sponsored by Healthway WA’s alcohol health problem related program, Alcohol.Think Again, after being associated with electronics retailer Retravision for over 20 years.

Prior to adopting a nickname, the Western Australian team was known under the state's name or the WACA name. In 1995, the ACB announced that all state cricket associations, including the WACA, would give their state teams nicknames, with the Warriors name chosen for the WA men’s team due to the state team's history of being resilient.

In 2014, following a rebrand for the WACA, the team returned to using baggy black caps, after using baggy gold caps since the 1970’s. The rest of the teams uniform remained unchanged.

In 2019, the WACA announced that the Warriors nickname, along with the Fury name for the women's team, would be discontinued for both teams.

Current squad

Sources: WACA Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Contract Type & Notes
Batters
11Cameron BancroftAustralia19 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break
35Hilton CartwrightAustralia14 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
8Cooper ConnollyAustralia22 August 2003Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
28Sam FanningAustralia20 October 2000Left-handed—
19Nick HobsonAustralia22 August 1994Right-handed—Marsh Cup squad
23D'Arcy ShortAustralia9 August 1990Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox
17Ashton TurnerAustralia25 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm off break
9Sam WhitemanAustralia19 March 1992Left-handed—
48Teague WyllieAustralia14 April 2004Right-handed—
All-rounders
7Jayden GoodwinAustralia13 December 2001Right-handedRight-arm leg breakRookie contract
31Cameron GreenAustralia3 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCricket Australia contract
21Aaron HardieAustralia7 January 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
10Mitch MarshAustralia20 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumCaptain & Cricket Australia contract
16Marcus StoinisAustralia16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastCricket Australia contract
Wicket-keepers
95Josh InglisAustralia4 May 1995Right-handed—Cricket Australia contract
22Josh PhilippeAustralia1 June 1997Right-handed—
Spin Bowlers
18Ashton AgarAustralia14 October 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCricket Australia contract
-Hamish McKenzieAustralia21 September 1999Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox
77Corey RocchiccioliAustralia8 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
5Jason BehrendorffAustralia20 April 1990Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
24Cameron GannonUnited States23 January 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumAustralian passport
25Sam GreerAustralia–Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRookie contract
25Liam HaskettAustralia31 May 2001Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
26Bryce JacksonAustralia–Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
12Matt KellyAustralia7 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
1Lance MorrisAustralia28 March 1998Right-handedRight-arm fastCricket Australia contract
3Joel ParisAustralia12 November 1992Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
2Jhye RichardsonAustralia20 September 1996Right-handedRight-arm fastCricket Australia contract
13Charlie StoboAustralia8 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
68Andrew TyeAustralia12 December 1986Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumMarsh Cup squad

Coaching staff

  • Head coach: Adam Voges
  • Assistant coach: Geoff Marsh
  • Development coach - Under 19s: Wayne Andrews
  • Physiotherapist: Nick Jones
  • Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Warren Andrews
  • Performance analysis Coordinator: Dean Plunkett

Lists of players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WACA Ground | Austadiums".
  2. ↑ "Domestic Cricket Changes".
  3. ↑ South Australia v Western Australia, 27, 28 March 1893, at the Adelaide Oval – CricketArchive. Published 18 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Victoria v Western Australia, 1, 3, 4 April 1893, at the MCG – CricketArchive. Published 18 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "A history of the Sheffield Shield". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Western Warriors name change a sign of the times". www.roar.com.au. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mitch Marsh | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Inc., Western Australian Cricket Association. "WACA | Home of Cricket in Western Australia". waca.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ Inc., Western Australian Cricket Association. "WACA | Home of Cricket in Western Australia". waca.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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