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 Pura Cup, which was formerly known as the Sheffield Shield, and in the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup. 2006 brought the first Twenty20 matches for all state teams, known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. 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.

Contents

Notable Players

2005/06 season

2006/07 season

Current Squad

2007/08 season

External links

Notable Players

The current team features former international players in Darren Lehmann, Greg Blewett, Jason Gillespie and Matthew Elliot.
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.

2005/06 season

The team was in the early stages of a rebuilding stage and 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.

2006/07 season

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.

Current Squad

The West End Redbacks State Squad for season 2006/2007 are:
Nathan Adcock,
Cullen Bailey,
Greg Blewett,
Cameron Borgas,
Ben Cameron,
Mark Cleary,
Mark Cosgrove,
Dan Cullen,
Shane Deitz,
Matthew Elliot,
Callum Ferguson,
Jason Gillespie,
Daniel Harris,
Ryan Harris,
Trent Kelly,
Darren Lehmann,
Graham Manou,
Lachlan Oswald-Jacobs,
Tom Plant,
Gary Putland,
Simon Roberts,
Paul Rofe,
Chadd Sayers,
Ken Skewes,
Shaun Tait.

2007/08 season

On April 27th South Australias favourite player retired for good. Greg Blewett retired from all competitive levels of cricket excluding dometic cricket in Adelaide.

External links

★ Official Website of the Southern Redbacks

★ Official Website of Cricket Australia

★ Australian Cricket Discussion Forum