Cricket Australia confirmed on Wednesday the Blues will square off against Victoria, featuring Nowra's Nic Maddinson, in a series of Marsh Sheffield Shield and Marsh One-Day Cup matches, starting with their season-opening Shield game at Drummoyne Oval from October 27-30.

NSW will then travel to Melbourne for Shield and One-Day Cup fixtures at the MCG.

The two teams are also hopeful of scheduling a third Shield clash and a second One-Day Cup bout ahead of the start of Big Bash League 11 in early December.

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The Blues squad for the Drummoyne match, to be led by captain and Test batsman Kurtis Patterson, will be announced later this week.

Details on match attendance for the public will be announced next week.

Cricket NSW head of male cricket Michael Klinger said plenty of work had gone on to ensure the Blues could begin their season following months of COVID-related restrictions.

"It's been well documented the challenges we have faced to get the season underway but now we have dates locked in the calendar and are ready to go," Klinger said.

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"This is fantastic for both New South Wales and Victorian cricket that we have been able to find a workable solution after a lot of hard work.

"We are very grateful to all our players and staff who have been patiently going about their business in among all the uncertainty and now we can't wait to see them get out and play some cricket. We really appreciate their efforts."

The Blues have played one-day, two-day and three-day intra-squad trials in recent weeks to prepare for the start of the season.