Southern Redbacks
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| One-day Name: | Southern Redbacks | ||
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| Coach: |  Mark Sorell |
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| Captain: | Nathan Adcock |
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| Founded: | 1887 | ||
| Home Ground: | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Capacity: | 33,597 | ||
| First-class debut: | Tasmania | ||
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| Pura Cup Wins: | 13 | ||
| Ford Ranger Cup Wins: | 2 | ||
| Official Website: | Southern Redbacks | ||
The Southern Redbacks are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. It competes in the first class competition the Sheffield Shield, which was formerly known as the Pura Cup it was named the Pura cup because of a sponsership deal. In the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup. They have also competed in the Twenty20 tournament the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash since 2006. The team's home ground and main training venue is the 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. Currently the Redbacks have not won any competition since the 1995/1996 season.
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[edit] History
The earliest known First-class match played by South Australia took place against Tasmania on the Adelaide Oval in November 1877.[1] 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 Ford Ranger Cup.
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.
[edit] Honours
Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup (13)
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One Day Cups (2)
- 1983-84
- 1986-87
[edit] 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 Pura Cup (winning just one match) and Ford Ranger Cup competitions. March 16th saw coach Wayne Phillips resign from his five year contract one year early. Mark Sorell was announced as the new coach.
On April 27th Greg Blewett retired from all competitive levels of cricket excluding dometic cricket in Adelaide.
[edit] Current Squad
The current team features former international players in Darren Lehmann, Jason Gillespie and Matthew Elliott. The Redbacks have a few young players who have already represented Australia: Off-spinner Dan Cullen, left-handed opener Mark Cosgrove and right-handed fast bowler Shaun Tait.
The West End Redbacks State Squad for season 2007/2008 were:
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[edit] First-class Records
Most runs for South Australia[1]
| Player | Runs | Career |
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| Darren Lehmann | 12070 | 1987/88 - |
| David Hookes | 10439 | 1975/76 -1991/92 |
| Greg Blewett | 10267 | 1991/92 - 2005/06 |
Highest individual score:
- Don Bradman 369 vs Tasmania in 1935/36
Most centuries:
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[2]
| Player | Wickets | Average |
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| Clarrie Grimmett | 668 | 1924/25 - 1940/41 |
| Ashley Mallett | 415 | 1967/68 - 1980/81 |
| George Giffen | 411 | 1877/78 - 1903/04 |
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
[edit] References
- ^ Most Runs for South Australia. Cricket Archive.
- ^ Most Wickets for South Australia. Cricket Archive.
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Southern Redbacks
- Official Website of Cricket Australia
- Article on team's history from Cricinfo
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