Australia A cricket team
The Australia A cricket team is a cricket team representing Australia and is the second team of the Australian cricket team.
| Team information | |||
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| Founded | 1994–95 | ||
| Official website | Official Website | ||
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In the Australian summer of 1994–95, the (then) Benson and Hedges World Series Cup was expanded to involve four teams instead of the usual three – Australia, England, Zimbabwe and Australia A (though games involving Australia A are not considered official One-Day Internationals). In a shock result, the Australia A team (captained by Damien Martyn and featuring up-and-comers such as Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Greg Blewett, as well as veterans – wicket-keeper Phil Emery and pacemen Paul Reiffel and Merv Hughes) ousted England from the series and went into the best-of-3 final against Australia. They were swept 2–0, but it was unquestionably a display of the next generation of Australia's prowess. Many of the 1994–95 A players later played for Australia.
In earlier times, Australia often sent Second XI teams on overseas tour, consisting of players on the fringes of national selection. Instances of this occurred in 1949–50 and 1959–60, to New Zealand.
In one-day cricket, Australia A's team colours were the same as Australia's, except reversed with dark green instead of bottle green and canary yellow instead of wattle gold.
Results summary edit
| Australia A matches | First-Class matches | List A matches | T20 matches | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | W | L | D | W | L | NR/T | W | L | NR/T |
| Dec 1994–Jan 1995 | Quad Series in Australia vs Australia, England & Zimbabwe | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jan 1996 | vs West Indies | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Dec 1996 | vs West Indies | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 1996 | vs Pakistan | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 1997 | vs South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 1998 | vs New Zealand | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jul-Aug 1998 | @ Scotland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Aug 1998 | @ Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 1999 | in United States vs India A | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jan 2000 | vs Pakistan | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Dec 2000-Jan 2001 | vs West Indies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jan 2001 | vs Zimbabwe | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jan 2002 | vs New Zealand | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jan 2002 | vs South Africa | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Sep 2002 | @ South Africa A | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Nov-Dec 2002 | vs England XI | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 2002-Jan 2003 | vs Sri Lanka | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 2003 | vs South Africa A | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dec 2003 | vs India | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2004 | vs Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2005 | vs West Indies | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jan 2005 | vs Pakistan | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Sep 2005 | @ Pakistan A | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2007–08 | @ Pakistan A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Sep 2008 | @ India A | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 2008 | Tri-Series in India vs India A & New Zealand | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Jun-Jul 2010 | vs Sri Lanka A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2010 | vs England XI | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2011 | vs New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul 2012 | @ Derbyshire | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 2012 | @ Durham | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 2012 | @ England Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 2012 | vs South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb-Mar 2013 | vs England Lions | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jun 2013 | @ Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2013 | @ Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2013 | @ Gloucestershire | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul 2013 | Zimbabwe Select XI | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul-Aug 2013 | @ South Africa A | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 2013 | Tri-Series in South Africa vs South Africa A & India A | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Nov 2013 | vs England XI | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul 2014 | vs India A | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul-Aug 2014 | Quad Series vs India A, South Africa A & National Performance Squad | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 2014 | vs South Africa A | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jul-Aug 2015 | @ India A | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 2015 | Tri Series in India vs India A & South Africa A | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jul-Aug 2016 | vs South Africa A | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 2016 | Quad Series vs India A, South Africa A & National Performance Squad | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Sep 2016 | vs India A | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 2018 | Quad-Series in India vs India A, India B & South Africa A | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Sep 2018 | @ India A | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2019 | @ Northamptonshire | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jun 2019 | @ Derbyshire | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Jun 2019 | @ Worcestershire | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jun - Jul 2019 | @ Gloucestershire | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Nov 2019 | vs Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 2020 | vs England Lions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| June 2022 | @ Sri Lanka A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
Former players edit
Current squad edit
Australia A squad for Australian tour of Sri Lanka 2022[1]
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| 14 | Marcus Harris | 21 July 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Victoria |
| 27 | Henry Hunt | 7 January 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | South Australia |
| 34 | Travis Head | 29 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | South Australia |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | 21 December 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Victoria |
| 72 | Matthew Renshaw | 28 March 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Queensland |
| All-rounders | |||||
| 0 | Nathan McAndrew | 14 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | South Australia |
| 20 | Aaron Hardie | 7 January 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Western Australia |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| 22 | Josh Philippe | 1 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Western Australia |
| 48 | Josh Inglis | 4 March 1995 | Right-handed | — | Western Australia |
| 59 | Jimmy Peirson | 13 October 1992 | Right-handed | — | Queensland |
| Bowlers | |||||
| 16 | Mark Steketee | 17 January 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Queensland |
| 19 | Scott Boland | 11 April 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Victoria |
| 26 | Tanveer Sangha | 26 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | New South Wales |
| 28 | Todd Murphy | 15 November 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Victoria |
| 30 | Matthew Kuhnemann | 20 September 1996 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Queensland |
| 41 | Jon Holland | 29 May 1987 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Victoria |
Coaching staff edit
The following coaching panel was named ahead of Australia A's tour to New Zealand in April 2023.[2]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Adam Voges |
| Batting coach | Thilan Samaraweera |
| Bowling coach | Scott Prestwidge |