The Redbacks 2002-2003 squad is:ACB contracted players:
- Darren Lehmann
- Jason Gillespie
State contracted players:- Greg Blewett
- Brad Young
- Ben Johnson
- Mark Harrity
- Paul Rofe
- David Fitzgerald
- Michael Smith
- Ben Higgins
- Graham Manou
- Shane Deitz
- Chris Davies
- Nathan Adcock
- Ryan Harris
- Michael Miller
- Daniel Harris
Recruits:- Mark Higgs
- Damien Fleming
- John Davison
- Jack Smith
Rookie contracted players:- Matthew Weekes
- Mark Cosgrove
- Wes Thomas
Mark HiggsTwenty five year old batsman Mark Higgs has come from the New SouthWales Blues to join the Redbacks but initially represented the AustralianCapital Territory in the domestic competition before he was lured north toSydney in the lead-up to the 1998-99 season. Higgs is an aggressivestrokemaker and an accomplished slow left arm bowler.
Damien FlemingFrom the Victorian Bushrangers, Damien Fleming has played 20 Testmatches for Australia, with a bowling average of 25.89 and 88 One DayInternationals for Australia with a bowling average 25.38.
John DavisonJohn Davison is a right arm offspinner from Victoria. To theend of the 1999-2000 season, he had played twenty-six first class matches,capturing forty wickets at an average of more than sixty runs apiece. Johnis of Canadian birth and has represents the Canadian national team.
Jack SmithTwenty five year old right handed batsman Jack Smith is from theACT. He is a member of the 2002 Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy and wasnamed in the PM’s XI earlier this year.2001-02 contracted players Jeff Vaughan, Brett Swain andDarren Dempsey failed to make this years contract list.Paul Wilson has taken up an offer to play with the Western Warriors,while Luke Williams has accepted an offer to play for the Tasmanian Tigers.Veteran Redbacks leg spin bowler Peter McIntyre announced hisretirement from all levels of cricket earlier in the week.The States must register between 14 and 20 State Player contractsand between 2 and 5 rookie contracts by September 28.
