| South Australia | |
| Colours: | Red Gold Blue |
| Captain: |  Nathan McSweeney[1] |
| Coach: | Ryan Harris |
| Ground: | Adelaide Oval Karen Rolton Oval |
| Capacity: | 53,585[2] 5,000[3] |
| First Fc: | Tasmania |
| First Fc Year: | 1887 |
| First Fc Venue: | Adelaide Oval |
| Title1: | Sheffield Shield |
| Title1wins: | 13: (1894, 1910, 1913, 1927, 1936, 1939, 1953, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1996) |
| Title2: | One Day Cup |
| Title2wins: | 3 (1984, 1987, 2012) |
| Title3: | Big Bash |
| Title3wins: | 1 (2011) |
| Website: | West End Redbacks |
| H Pattern B: | _collarred |
| H Leftarm: | FFFFF6 |
| H Body: | FFFFF6 |
| H Rightarm: | FFFFF6 |
| H Pants: | FFFFF6 |
| H Title: | First-class |
| A Title: | One-day |
| T Title: | T20 |
| A Pattern B: | _thinmidnightbluesides |
| A Leftarm: | FF0000 |
| A Body: | FF0000 |
| A Rightarm: | FF0000 |
| A Pants: | FF0000 |
The South Australia men's cricket team is an Australian men's professional first-class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. South Australia play their home matches at Adelaide Oval and Karen Rolton Oval, they are the state cricket team for South Australia representing the state in the Sheffield Shield competition and the limited overs Marsh One-Day Cup. The team is selected and supported by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). Their Marsh One-Day Cup uniform features a red body with black sleeves. They were known as the Southern Redbacks from 1995 to 2024, and officially competed under the West End Redbacks moniker from 1996 to 2024 due to a sponsorship agreement with West End.[4] The Redbacks formerly competed in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, but were succeeded by the Adelaide Strikers in 2011 because this league was replaced with the Big Bash League.[5]
The earliest known first-class match played by South Australia took place against Tasmania on the Adelaide Oval in November 1877.[6] 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. They will continue to hold the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash trophy, as the league is now defunct and has been replaced by the Big Bash League.
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. This remains a state record. In 1934, Sir Donald Bradman moved to South Australia and joined the team after originally playing with New South Wales, and he started with scores of 117, 233 and 357 in his first three innings. Others include the Chappell brothers (Ian and Greg), David Hookes, Darren Lehmann, Gil Langley, Jason Gillespie, and Terry Jenner.
South Australia has also imported cricketers to play for them, with the most famous being Sir 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 1101 runs in the 1970–71 season.[7]
Sheffield Shield (13)
One-day Cups (3)
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash/Big Bash League (1)
Squad for the 2024/25 domestic season.[8] Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||
| 3 | | 20 September 2001 | Left-handed | Rookie contract | |||
| 22 | | 7 January 1997 | Right-handed | ||||
| 23 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | | 11 April 2002 | Right-handed | |||
| 31 | | 14 December 2000 | Right-handed | ||||
| 33 | | 8 July 1992 | Left-handed | ||||
| 34 | Travis Head | | 29 December 1993 | Left-handed | Cricket Australia contract | ||
| 37 | | 30 March 1994 | Left-handed | ||||
| 38 | | 8 March 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
| 47 | | 22 May 1996 | Right-handed | ||||
| style="text-align:center" | - | | 8 September 1999 | Right-handed | |||
| style="text-align:center" | - | | 18 September 2000 | Left-handed | |||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 6 | | 12 December 2000 | Right-handed | ||||
| style="text-align:center" | - | Aidan Cahill | | 20 March 2003 | Right-handed | Rookie contract | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 4 | | 3 May 1995 | Left-handed | ||||
| 5 | Alex Carey | | 27 August 1991 | Left-handed | Cricket Australia contract | ||
| style="text-align:center" | - | | 25 June 2003 | Right-handed | Rookie contract | ||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||||
| 0 | | 14 July 1993 | Right-handed | ||||
| 9 | Wes Agar | | 5 February 1997 | Right-handed | |||
| 13 | | 17 September 1992 | Right-handed | ||||
| 21 | | 17 March 2000 | Left-handed | ||||
| 35 | | 3 April 1994 | Right-handed | ||||
| 45 | Spencer Johnson | | 16 December 1995 | Left-handed | |||
| 58 | | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | ||||
| style="text-align:center" | - | | - | - | Rookie contract | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||||
| 24 | | 1 December 1999 | Right-handed | ||||
| 46 | Ben Manenti |  | 23 March 1997 | Right-handed | |||
Most first-class runs for South Australia[9]
| Most first-class wickets for South Australia[10]
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Most List A runs for South Australia[11]
| Most List A wickets for South Australia[12]
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In 2024 SACA members voted for and selected a greatest ever South Australian Men's team consisting of 12 players.[13]
| Men's All Time Best Team |
|---|
| Clem Hill |
| Greg Blewett |
| Sir Donald Bradman |
| Ian Chappell |
| Greg Chappell |
| Darren Lehmann |
| Sir Garfield Sobers |
| Barry Jarman |
| Clarrie Grimmett |
| Jason Gillespie |
| Rodney Hogg |
| Geff Noblet |