02 October 2015
NSW Blues make changes to Matador BBQs One Day Cup squad
Cricket NSW Media
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The NSW Blues have made five significant changes to their 14-man squad for the Matador BBQs One Day Cup following the postponement of the Australian tour to Bangladesh.
Steve Smith, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Stephen O’Keefe and Peter Nevill will now join the side in place of Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Josh Lalor, Ben Rohrer and Josh Hazlewood.
Hazlewood, who was rested after the recent Ashes series, is currently building up his bowling workloads and is expected to be available for selection mid-tournament.
Steve Smith will captain the side with the squad featuring 13 players with International experience.
The full NSW squad for the tournament is (club/regional zone or junior cricket association in brackets):
Steve Smith (captain - Sutherland/Sutherland JCA)
Sean Abbott (Parramatta/Parramatta DCA)
Doug Bollinger (Fairfield-Liverpool/Parramatta DCA)
Ryan Carters (Sydney University/ACT)
Ed Cowan (Sydney University/South Eastern JCA)
Moises Henriques (St George/Georges River St George DCA)
Nathan Lyon (Northern District/Riverina)
Nic Maddinson (Eastern Suburbs/Southern)
Peter Nevill (Eastern Suburbs)
Stephen O’Keefe (Manly-Warringah/Hawkesbury DCA)
Kurtis Patterson (St George/Georges River-St George)
Gurinder Sandhu (Fairfield-Liverpool/Blacktown DCA)
Mitchell Starc (Western Suburbs/Northern District DCA)
Shane Watson (Sutherland)
The NSW Blues will play the Cricket Australia XI in their first match of the tournament on Monday (October 5) at Bankstown Oval from 10am. The match will also be live streamed on
cricket.com.au - Live Scores, Breaking News & Video | cricket.com.au.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for concessions with children 15 years and under admitted for free. All tickets are available at the gate.
Boys and girls aged between 6 and 12 will also be invited onto the ground at the lunch break to participate in MILO T20 Blast activities run by Cricket NSW staff.
A Venue Pass is also available for North Sydney Oval, Drummoyne Oval and Blacktown International Sportspark for $20 per venue. The Venue Pass can be purchased at the gate and will admit pass holders to all matches at their designated venue.