Western Australia cricket team

"Western Warriors" redirects here. For the baseball team, see Western Warriors (baseball).
Western Australia
Captain: Adam Voges
Coach: Australia Justin Langer
Colours:          Gold & Black
Founded: 1893
Home ground: WACA Ground
Capacity: 22,000
First-class debut: South Australia
in 1893
at Adelaide Oval
Sheffield Shield wins: 15 (1948, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998, 1999)
Matador BBQs One-Day Cup wins: 12 (1971, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2015)
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash wins: 0
Official website: WACA

The Western Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Western Warriors, 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 in Perth. The team mainly plays matches against other Australian states in the first-class Sheffield Shield competition and the limited-overs Matador BBQs 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 Adam Voges, and the current coach is Justin Langer.

History

Since joining the Sheffield Shield in 1947/48, Western Australia has won the competition 15 times, second only to New South Wales in that period.[1] In the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, the team leads the winners table comfortably with 12 wins followed by New South Wales with eight wins.

The state has a proud history in producing Australian Test players such as Dennis Lillee, Adam Gilchrist, Michael Hussey, Terry Alderman and Geoff Marsh, along with Shaun Marsh, Marcus North, Adam Voges, and Mitchell Marsh[2] in recent times.

Aside from test players, several Western Australian players have recently made their international debut in other forms of the game, such as Joel Paris[3] with his One Day International debut, and Andrew Tye[4] 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 Matador BBQs 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.

Current squad

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

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Contract Type & Notes
Batsmen
4 Cameron Bancroft Australia 19 November 1992 Right-handed — Occasional Wicket-keeper
7 Michael Klinger Australia 4 July 1980 Right-handed —
8 Jonathan Wells Australia 13 August 1988 Right-handed Right-arm medium
20 Shaun Marsh Australia 9 July 1983 Left-handed Right-arm medium Cricket Australia contract
23 D'Arcy Short Australia 9 August 1990 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
32 Adam Voges Australia 4 October 1979 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Cricket Australia contract, Captain
39 Will Bosisto Australia 8 September 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain of Cricket Australia XI Cricket team
– Jake Carder Australia 11 December 1995 Left-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
10 Mitchell Marsh Australia 20 October 1991 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Cricket Australia contract
17 Ashton Turner Australia 25 January 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off break
35 Hilton Cartwright Australia 14 February 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium
– Clint Hinchcliffe Australia 23 October 1996 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Rookie contract
– Matt Kelly Australia 7 December 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium Rookie contract
Wicket-keepers
9 Sam Whiteman Australia 19 March 1992 Left-handed —
– Josh Inglis Australia 4 May 1995 Right-handed — Rookie Contract
Bowlers
2 Jhye Richardson Australia 20 September 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
3 Joel Paris Australia 12 November 1992 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
5 Jason Behrendorff Australia 20 April 1990 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
11 Nathan Rimmington Australia 11 November 1982 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
13Nathan Coulter-NileAustralia 11 October 1987 Right-handed Right-arm fast Cricket Australia contract
15 David Moody Australia 28 April 1995 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
18 Ashton Agar Australia 14 October 1993 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
22 Josh Nicholas Australia 20 December 1991 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
33 Simon Mackin Australia 1 September 1992 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
41 Ryan Duffield Australia 20 June 1988 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
68 Andrew Tye Australia 12 December 1986 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
– Alex Bevilaqua Australia 29 October 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract
– Kyle Gardiner Australia 20 September 1996 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Rookie contract
– Cameron Green Australia 3 June 1999 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract
– Liam O'Connor Australia 20 June 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break

Coaching staff

Lists of players

Captains

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A history of the Sheffield Shield". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Mitch Marsh | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  3. ↑ Inc., Western Australian Cricket Association. "WACA | Home of Cricket in Western Australia". waca.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  4. ↑ Inc., Western Australian Cricket Association. "WACA | Home of Cricket in Western Australia". waca.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
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