Victorian Bushrangers

First Match:	Victoria vs Tasmania, at Launceston, 1851. Tasmania won by 3 wickets Image File history File links Flag_of_Victoria_(Australia). ... The Tasmanian Tigers are the official first-class cricket team of Tasmania, Australia. ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 90,000 (Greater urban and 99,100 statistical division), located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ...
Captain:	Cameron White
Coach:	Greg Shipperd
Home Ground:	Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Honours:	Pura Cup: 26 Ford Ranger Cup: 4 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash: 2
Overall record:	Pura Cup: P:108, W:41, D:29, L:38, NR:0 Ford Ranger Cup: P:92, W:41, T:1, D:1, L: 48, NR:1 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash:P:8, W:7, L:0, NR:1 Cameron Leon White (b. ... “MCG” redirects here. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... The Ford Ranger One Day Cup is the most recent name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... For the 2006/2007 series, see Twenty-20 cricket in Australia in 2006-07 The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... The Ford Ranger One Day Cup is the most recent name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... For the 2006/2007 series, see Twenty-20 cricket in Australia in 2006-07 The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. ...
2006/07 Position:	Pura Cup: 3rd (24pts) Ford Ranger Cup: 1st (Runners up) (32pts) KFC Twenty20 Big Bash: 1st (Champions)
Most recent game:	Pura Cup vs Queensland Bulls, The GABBA, Brisbane, March 8-10, 2007. Queensland won by 101 runs.
Current as of:	March 23, 2007 [1]

The Victorian Bushrangers are an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria. The team competes in the first class competition the Pura Cup, which was formerly known as the Sheffield Shield, in the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and the more recent Twenty20 competition known as the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... The Ford Ranger One Day Cup is the most recent name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... For the 2006/2007 series, see Twenty-20 cricket in Australia in 2006-07 The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australias domestic cricket tournaments: Pura Cup (formerly Sheffield Shield), 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season Ford Ranger One Day Cup, 1-day (50 over per side) tournament with List-A status... The Brisbane Cricket Ground is a major sports stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... A night match at Old Trafford. ... The Ford Ranger One Day Cup is the most recent name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... A view of the Twenty20 match between England and Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl. ... For the 2006/2007 series, see Twenty-20 cricket in Australia in 2006-07 The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. ...

The team was founded in 1851 and most recently won the Pura Cup in 2003-04, but made the final in 2005-06. The 2006-07 season captain is Cameron White and the vice-captain is Brad Hodge. The club has also won both of the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competitions which have been staged, without losing a match. The club finished 3rd in The Pura Cup in Season 2006/07, and finished runners up after coming 1st in The Ford Ranger Cup, losing the final to Queensland. Cameron Leon White (b. ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... For the 2006/2007 series, see Twenty-20 cricket in Australia in 2006-07 The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... The Ford Ranger One Day Cup is the most recent name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australias domestic cricket tournaments: Pura Cup (formerly Sheffield Shield), 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season Ford Ranger One Day Cup, 1-day (50 over per side) tournament with List-A status...

Most home games are played out of the MCG, subject to availability. The Junction Oval (St Kilda Cricket Ground) is the current alternative. Joseph McG McGinty Nichol (born November 30, 1968) is an American film producer and director. ... The Junction Oval is a sports ground in Melbourne, Australia. ...

The team has provided many cricket greats to the Australian team. It was the first state team established in Australia and has had a long and successful history. Present day Bushrangers who have made it to the Australian team include Shane Warne, Shane Harwood, Cameron White and Brad Hodge Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria), is an Australian cricketer and the current captain of Hampshire. ... Shane Harwood (b. ... Cameron Leon White (b. ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ...

History

Victorian great Bill Ponsford

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, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, Hugh Trumble, Lindsay Hassett, Dean Jones, Merv Hughes, Jack Ryder, Bill Lawry, Bob Cowper, Alan Connolly, Graham Yallop, Keith Stackpole and Ian Redpath. (See for a full listing of past players). Warwick Windridge Armstrong (born May 22, 1879 in Kyneton, Victoria, died July 13, 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. ... Bill Woodfull William Bill Woodfull (22 August 1897, Maldon, Victoria, Australia - 11 August 1965, Tweed Heads South, New South Wales) was an Australian cricket player. ... William Harold Ponsford (born 19 October 1900, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) was an Australian cricketer. ... Leslie OBrien Chuck Fleetwood-Smith (born March 30, 1908, Stawell, Victoria, died March 16, 1971, Fitzroy, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1935 to 1938. ... Hugh Trumble (born May 12, 1867 in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria - died August 14, 1938 in Hawthorn, Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer. ... Arthur Lindsay Hassett (born August 28, 1913 in Geelong, Victoria - died June 16, 1993 in Batemans Bay, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. ... Dean Mervyn Jones (born March 24, 1961 in Coburg, Victoria) was an Australian Cricketer. ... Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961, Euroa, Victoria ) was a mercurial fast bowler who represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches taking 212 wickets and scoring over 1000 runs. ... Jack Ryder may refer to: Jack Ryder (actor) - British EastEnders actor Jack Ryder (cricket) - Australian cricketer Frederick Bushnell Jack Ryder - American sportswriter and football coach Jack Ryder (character) - Character in the Canadian animation Odd Job Jack The real identity of the DC Comics character, the Creeper (comics). ... Bill (William Morris) Lawry (born 11 February 1937, Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer. ... Robert Maskew Cowper (born October 5, 1940 in Kew, Melbourne) is a former Australian, Victorian and Western Australian cricketer. ... Alan Norman Connolly (born June 29, 1939 in Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests and 1 ODI between 1963 and 1971. ... Graham Neil Yallop (October 7, 1952 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) played cricket for Australia. ... Ian Ritchie Redpath (born May 11, 1941 in Geelong, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer. ...

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 Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 90,000 (Greater urban and 99,100 statistical division), located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ...

The first game between the great rivals of Victoria and New South Wales was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1856. Playing in that inaugural game was a man by the name of Tom Wills who was essentially the backbone in which the Bushrangers have built their proud history. Wills also had a strong hand in the founding of Australian rules football. He captained the club for many years and his contributions set up the Victorian dominance in Australian first class cricket. Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Motto(s): Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004... “MCG” redirects here. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Wentworth Wills was an Australian sportsman who is credited along with Henry Harrison as one of the inventors of Australian rules football. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football...

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. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ...

The tradition of cricket on Boxing Day also featured Victoria when they played New South Wales in 1965. Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...

The Victorian Cricket Association was founded in 1895 and is now located in Melbourne across from the MCG. Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

During the history of the shield Victoria has won 26 titles, the most recent in season 2003/04. 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. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current Squad (Including Ford Ranger Cup Number where applicable)

Victorian Bushranger's home ground, the MCG.

The Following Players Are Uncontracted, but figured in Bushrangers games in 2006-07 The Ford Ranger One Day Cup is the most recent name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2811x1097, 648 KB) Summary I, VirtualSteve took this photograph on February 16, 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2811x1097, 648 KB) Summary I, VirtualSteve took this photograph on February 16, 2006. ... Cameron Leon White (b. ... Shane Harwood (b. ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... David Hussey (born July 15, 1977) is an Australian cricketer. ... Gerard John Denton (born 7 August 1975 in Mount Isa, Queensland) is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for the Victoria Bushrangers. ... Jonathan Moss (born May 4, 1975, Manly, Australia) is an Australian cricket player who has played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Victorian Bushrangers, and club cricket for Gordon DCC (Sydney), Manly-Warringah DCC (Sydney), Prahran CC (Melbourne). ... Andrew Barry McDonald (born 15 June 1981 in Wodonga, Victoria) is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for the Victoria Bushrangers. ... Michael Klinger (born 1980) is a first-class cricketer in Victoria, Australia. ... Michael Llewellyn Mick Lewis (born June 29, 1974) is an Australian cricketer. ... Lloyd Ryan Mash (born 1 December 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for the Victoria Bushrangers. ... Nick Jewell (born August 27, 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer and currently a cricketer. ... Matthew Scott Wade (b. ...

• Clinton McKay
• Robert Quiney
• Grant Lindsay
• Darren Pattinson

Championships

• Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup (26): 1982/83, 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
• One-Day Competition (4): 1971/72, 1979/80, 1994/95, 1998/99
• KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (2): 2005/06, 2006/07

The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... The ING Cup is the current name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... For the 2006/2007 series, see Twenty-20 cricket in Australia in 2006-07 The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. ...

Records

Jack Ryder scored 5674 runs at 45.75 for the Victorians

FIRST CLASS BATTING RECORDS

Warwick Armstrong took 244 wickets at 22.46 for Victoria

FIRST CLASS BOWLING RECORDS Dean Mervyn Jones (born March 24, 1961 in Coburg, Victoria) was an Australian Cricketer. ... ... Bradley John Hodge (born December 29, 1974 in Sandringham, Victoria) is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. ... Bill (William Morris) Lawry (born 11 February 1937, Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer. ... William Harold Ponsford (born 19 October 1900, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) was an Australian cricketer. ... Arthur Lindsay Hassett (born August 28, 1913 in Geelong, Victoria - died June 16, 1993 in Batemans Bay, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. ... Graham Neil Yallop (October 7, 1952 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) played cricket for Australia. ... Warwick Windridge Armstrong (born May 22, 1879 in Kyneton, Victoria, died July 13, 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. ... Ian Ritchie Redpath (born May 11, 1941 in Geelong, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer. ... John (Jack) Ryder (born August 8, 1889 in Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria - died April 3, 1977 in Fitzroy, Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer. ... Image File history File links Warwick_Armstrong. ... Image File history File links Warwick_Armstrong. ...

Paul Ronald Reiffel (born April 19, 1966 in Victoria, Australia) is a former Australian Test cricketer whose career best bowling figures of 6-71 are also the best of an Australian in all matches played at Edgbaston. ... Alan Norman Connolly (born June 29, 1939 in Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests and 1 ODI between 1963 and 1971. ... Herbert Ironmonger (April 7, 1882, Pine Mountain, Queensland - May 31, 1971, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia) was a Victorian and Australian cricketer. ... Tony Dodemaide (born October 5, 1963 in Melbourne) is a former Australian Test Cricketer. ... Leslie OBrien Chuck Fleetwood-Smith (born March 30, 1908, Stawell, Victoria, died March 16, 1971, Fitzroy, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1935 to 1938. ... Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961, Euroa, Victoria ) was a mercurial fast bowler who represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches taking 212 wickets and scoring over 1000 runs. ... Raymond James Bright (born July 13, 1954 in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian Test and one-day international cricketer. ... Ian William Johnson (born December 8, 1917 in North Melbourne, Victoria - died October 9, 1998 in Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer who captained his country between 1954 and 1956, and was the secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) between 1957 and 1983. ... John Victor Saunders (born March 21, 1876, Melbourne, Victoria, died December 21, 1927, Toorak, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests from 1902 to 1908. ... James Donald Higgs (born July 11, 1950, Kyabram, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 22 Tests from 1978 to 1981. ...

See also

• Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia logo Cricket Australia (ABN 53 006 089 130) an Australian Public Company, Limited By Guarantee, formerly the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in Australia. ...

External links

• Official Website of the Victorian Bushrangers
• Official Website of Cricket Australia
• Australian Cricket Discussion Forum