The Southern Redbacks, also known as the West End Redbacks with 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.
History
The earliest known First-class match played by South Australia took place against Tasmania on the Adelaide Oval in November 1877.
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 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.
Honours
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Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup (13)
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1893–94
1909–10
1912–13
1926–27
1935–36
1938–39
1952–53
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1963–64
1968–69
1970–71
1975–76
1981–82
1995–96
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One-day Cups (2)
1983–84
1986–87
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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 Blues 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.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in
bold.
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
Highest individual score:
Don Bradman 369 vs Tasmania in 1935–36
Most centuries:
Darren Lehmann 42
Most runs in a season:
Barry Richards 1538 runs in 1970–71
Highest partnership:
David Hookes and Wayne Phillips 462* vs Tasmania in 1986–87
Highest team score:
821-7d vs Queensland in 1939–40
Most wickets for South Australia
Most wickets in a season:
Shaun Tait 65
Most wickets in an innings:
Tim Wall 10/36 vs NSW in 1932–33
Most wickets in a match:
George Giffen 17/201 vs Victoria in 1885–86
See also
List of international cricketers from South Australia
References
External links
Official Website of the Southern Redbacks
Official Website of Cricket Australia
Article on team's history from Cricinfo
Category:Australian first-class cricket teams
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Category:Cricket in South Australia
