Victorian Bushrangers
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| One-day Name: | Victorian Bushrangers | ||
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| Coach: |  Greg Shipperd |
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| Captain: | Cameron White |
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| Founded: | 1851 | ||
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| First-class debut: | Tasmania | ||
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| at Launceston | |||
| Sheffield Shield Wins: | 27 | ||
| Ford Ranger Cup Wins: | 4 | ||
| Twenty20 Cup Wins: | 3 | ||
| Official Website: | Victorian Bushrangers | ||
The Victorian Bushrangers is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition. The team competes in three competitions: the Sheffield Shield (the first-class competition), the Ford Ranger Cup (the limited overs competition), and the more recent Twenty20 competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
The team first played in 1851 and most recently won the Pura Cup in 2008-09, and made the finals in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Their 2008-09 season captain is Cameron White and the vice-captain is David Hussey. Victoria won the first three KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competitions which were staged.
The team's home ground is the MCG, subject to availability. The Junction Oval (St Kilda Cricket Ground) is an alternative home venue.
Victoria has provided many players to the Australian team. It played in the initial first-class match in Australia and has a long and successful history. According to the latest Twenty 20 international ranking, Victorian Bushrangers, are at top followed by Sialkot Stallions ( Sialkot,Pakistan),which are only one point behind.
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[edit] History
Victoria was the dominant force in the early days of Australian first-class cricket, winning two of the first three Sheffield Shield tournaments and won most of their early domestic friendly games against the other states.
Victoria has hosted a list of greats such as Warwick Armstrong, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford, Neil Harvey, Hugh Trumble, Lindsay Hassett, Dean Jones, Jack Blackham, Jack Ryder, Bill Lawry, Bob Cowper, Shane Warne, Keith Miller and Ian Redpath. (See here for a full listing of past players).
The Bushrangers' proud history dates back to the very start of Australian cricket when the Melbourne Cricket Club was formed in 1838 which was the largest sporting club in Australia at the time. In that same year the MCC played its first match against the Victorian Military but the first official interstate game was contested between Victoria and Tasmania in 1851 in Launceston.
The first game between the great rivals of Victoria and New South Wales was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1856.
The annual Sheffield Shield tournament first began in the season of 1892-93 between Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Victoria won this tournament by defeating both opponents twice each.
The tradition of cricket match on Boxing Day also featured Victoria when they played New South Wales in 1965.
The Victorian Cricket Association was founded in 1895 and is now located in Melbourne across from the MCG.
During the history of the shield Victoria has won 27 titles, the most recent in season 2008/09. Victoria has always been a powerful force in Australian cricket and the Australian team was, until recent decades, never short of Victorians in the line-up.
[edit] Current squad
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Nickname |
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| 5 | Aaron Finch | 22 | Australia |
Right-handed | Left-arm Medium | Finchy |
| 6 | Aiden Blizzard | 25 | Australia |
Left-handed | Left-arm Medium | Blizz, Zard |
| 12 | Robert Quiney | 26 | Australia |
Left-handed | Right-arm Medium | Bobby |
| 14 | Chris Rogers | 31 | Australia |
Left-handed | Leg-break | Bucky |
| 16 | Michael Hill | 20 | Australia |
Left-handed | Right-arm Medium | Hillsy |
| 24 | Lloyd Mash | 27 | Australia |
Left-handed | Right-arm Off-break | Bangers |
| 39 | Nick Jewell | 31 | Australia |
Right-handed | Left-arm Medium | Tugga |
| ? | Kumar Sarna | 20 | Australia |
Right-handed | Leg-break | ? |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Nickname |
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| 3 | Damien Wright | 33 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | Moves |
| 4 | Andrew McDonald | 28 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | Ronnie |
| 7 | Brad Hodge | 34 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Off-break | Hodgey, Dodgeball |
| 8 | David Hussey | 31 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Off-break | Huss, Bomber |
| 9 | Cameron White | 25 | Australia |
Right-handed | Leg-break | Whitey, Bear |
| 11 | John Hastings | 23 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | The Duke |
| 13 | Matthew Wade | 21 | Australia |
Left-handed | Wicket-keeper | Wadey |
| 17 | Adam Crosthwaite | 24 | Australia |
Right-handed | Wicket-keeper | Skinny |
| 19 | James Pattinson | 19 | Australia |
Left-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | Billy |
| ? | Brett Forsyth | 20 | Australia |
Right-handed | Wicket-keeper | Super Ted |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Nickname |
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| 2 | Shane Harwood | 35 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | Stickers |
| 15 | Clinton McKay | 26 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | C Mac, Cuddles |
| 18 | Bryce McGain | 37 | Australia |
Right-handed | Leg-break | McGoo |
| 20 | Peter Siddle | 24 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | Vicious, Dermie |
| 21 | Darren Pattinson | 29 |  England |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | Banjo |
| 26 | Dirk Nannes | 33 |  Netherlands |
Right-handed | Left-arm Fast-Medium | Diggler |
| 27 | Jon Holland | 22 | Australia |
Right-handed | Left-arm Orthodox | Dutchy |
| ? | Steven Gilmour | 22 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm Fast-Medium | ? |
Source: Bushrangers Player Profiles
[edit] Championships
- Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup (27): 1882/83, 1894/95, 1897/98, 1898/99, 1900/01, 1907/08, 1914/15, 1921/22, 1923/24, 1924/25, 1927/28, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1936/37, 1946/47, 1950/51, 1962/63, 1966/67, 1969/70, 1973/74, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1990/91, 2003/04, 2008/09
- One-Day Competition (4): 1971/72, 1979/80, 1994/95, 1998/99
- KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (3): 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08
[edit] Records
FIRST CLASS BATTING RECORDS
| Matches | Player | Runs |
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| 122 | Brad Hodge | 10417 |
| 124 | Dean Jones | 10412 |
| 107 | Matthew Elliott | 9684 |
| 99 | Bill Lawry | 7618 |
| 55 | Bill Ponsford | 6902 |
| 73 | Lindsay Hassett | 6825 |
| 87 | Graham Yallop | 6815 |
| 82 | Warwick Armstrong | 6615 |
| 92 | Ian Redpath | 6103 |
| 80 | Jack Ryder | 5674 |
FIRST CLASS BOWLING RECORDS
| Matches | Player | Wickets |
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| 92 | Paul Reiffel | 337 |
| 83 | Alan Connolly | 330 |
| 61 | Bert Ironmonger | 313 |
| 105 | Tony Dodemaide | 309 |
| 51 | Chuck Fleetwood-Smith | 295 |
| 83 | Merv Hughes | 283 |
| 114 | Ray Bright | 279 |
| 77 | Ian Johnson | 270 |
| 50 | Jack Saunders | 264 |
| 83 | Jim Higgs | 264 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the Victorian Bushrangers
- Official Website of Cricket Australia
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