The SACA have contracted 22 players to the 2001/2002 Southern Redbacks Squad. The players are:

• Ben Higgins
• Ben Johnson
• Brad Young
• Brett Swain
• Chris Davies
• Daniel Harris
• David Fitzgerald
• Graham Manou
• Jeff Vaughan
• Luke Williams
• Mark Harrity
• Michael Smith
• Mick Miller
• Nathan Adcock
• Paul Rofe
• Paul Wilson
• Peter McIntyre
• Ryan Harris
• Shane Deitz

Rookies

• Cameron Borgas
• Mark Cosgrove
• Matthew Weekes

These players join the ACB contracted players Jason Gillespie, Darren Lehmann and Greg Blewett in the South Australian Team.

This year the ACB have set down a rule for Rookies allowing young up and coming players to be included in the squad in order for them to continue to develop in the game.

Under player movement regulations set down by the ACB, States must have signed a minimum of 14 players by June 8th, allocating 90 percent of their player payment pool. All states must finalise the complete list of contracted players and fully allocate their player payment pool by September 30.

Newcomers to the Redbacks squad are fast bowler Mick Miller, batsmen Ben Higgins and Nathan Adcock (previously in the 1999/2000 squad) as well as Rookies Cameron Borgas, Matthew Weekes and Mark Cosgrove. All three Rookies were members of the South Australian Cricket Academy last year and have been included in the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy Squad this season.

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