National Glory on the line as 2025 Australian Indoor Cricket National Championships get underway
The two-week tournament kicks off in Perth, Western Australia this weekend, with the first week featuring the Opens and Under-22 divisions. National titles and pride will be on the line, whilst competition will be fierce for Australia’s World Cup squads.
The Big Picture
The annual Australian Indoor Cricket National Championships will get underway this weekend, with Striker Indoor Sports and Seamer Indoor Sports in Perth, Western Australia jointly hosting the event this year.
The first week features the Opens and Under-22 divisions, which will run from 28 June to 5 July.
Whilst the level of competition is expected to be high as usual, the stakes are higher. Not online are national titles and pride on the line, but Cricket Australia will name their four World Cup squads at the conclusion of the first week of the tournament.
On the Open Women’s
Open Men
The division will feature six teams this year, with New South Wales including a side after a surprise omission this year.
The ACT Rockets, defending champions in 2023 and 2024, have a formidable line-up which will see them as strong favourites for the Open Men’s crown yet again. Queensland and South Australia will expect to be competitive, as will Western Australia on their home turf.
Team | 2024 Result |
|---|---|
ACT | Champions |
Queensland | Runners-Up |
South Australia | Preliminary Final (3rd) |
Western Australia | Minor Semi-Final (4th) |
Victoria | 5th |
New South Wales | Did Not Play |
Format:
Double round-robin (10 matches)
Finals series: Teams placed first and second will meet in the Major Semi-Final. Teams placed third and fourth will meet in the Minor Semi-Final.
Winner of Major Semi-Final advances to the Grand Final. Loser of Major Semi-Final meets the winner of the Minor Semi-Final.
Placing Final: Fifth and sixth placed team meet for placings.
Open Women
The division remains the same as the previous year, with five teams competing. Queensland Lightning go in as firm favourites, having won the last six tournaments in a row dating back to 2017. Victoria have been bested by the Lightning on the last four occasions and will be looking to go one better, whilst South Australia will also expect to be in the mix.
Team | 2024 Result |
|---|---|
Queensland | Champions |
Victoria | Runners-Up |
South Australia | Preliminary Final (3rd) |
Western Australia | 4th |
Tasmania | 5th |
Format:
Double round-robin (8 matches)
Finals series: Team placed first advances directly to the Grand Final.
Teams placed second and third meet in the Preliminary Final. The winner advances to the Grand Final.
Placing Final: Fourth and fifth placed teams meet for placings.
Under-22 Men
With South Australia not putting a side forward this year, the division will include five teams, and a preliminary final with the top qualifying team going straight into the grand final. Queensland were champions last year, but New South Wales have been strong competitors in this division in the last few years.
Team | 2024 Result |
|---|---|
Queensland | Champions |
New South Wales | Runners-Up |
ACT | Minor Semi-Final (4th) |
Western Australia | 5th |
Victoria | 6th |
Format:
Double round-robin (8 matches)
Finals series: Team placed first advances directly to the Grand Final.
Teams placed second and third meet in the Preliminary Final. The winner advances to the Grand Final.
Placing Final: Fourth and fifth placed teams meet for placings.
Under-22 Women
The Under-22 Women’s division will expand to six teams this year, with the inclusion of Western Australia and South Australia this year. Queensland were dominant last year on their way to the title and should expect to put in a similar performance this year , with New South Wales just behind. An extended round-robin phase may throw in a few surprises though, with some unknown quantities amongst the new teams.
Team | 2024 Result |
|---|---|
Queensland | Champions |
New South Wales | Runners-Up |
Victoria | Preliminary Final (3rd) |
ACT | 4th |
Western Australia | Did Not Play |
South Australia | Did Not Play |
Format:
Double round-robin (10 matches)
Finals series: Teams placed first and second will meet in the Major Semi-Final. Teams placed third and fourth will meet in the Minor Semi-Final.
Winner of Major Semi-Final advances to the Grand Final. Loser of Major Semi-Final meets the winner of the Minor Semi-Final.
Placing Final: Fifth and sixth placed team meet for placings.
Squad Lists
Open Men:
Open Women:
Under-22 Men:
Victoria: Angus McEvoy, Connor Le Noury, Cooper Gray, Cooper Sticht, Ethan Davies, James Sajeba, Jamie Matheson, Max Cron, Robert Fuller, Cameron Smith.
Western Australia: Cruz Harber-Connell, Tom Murray, Ethan Benson, Alex Yonge, Angus Bloxham, Lewis Benton, Benjamin Cranny, Robert Livingstone, Jayden Rotham, Brad Stephenson, Isaiah Denton.
Queensland: Campbell Corrigan, Nick Sheedy, Harley Lammi, Caleb Arrold, Rohan McDonald, Jackson Pavey, Ned Hanrahan, Coby Fitzgerald, Toby Collins, Kaidan Jarrett, Callum McKeon, Mitch Harte.
New South Wales: Ashton Haycock, Hayden Tipping, Blake Noorbergen, Tyler Sherman, Paddy Nelson, Damien Guild, Sam Clode, Aiden Kells, Jaxson McHugh, Toby Schofield, Jaylen Mallawaratchy, Josh Vicary.
ACT: Samuel Meyer, Lachlan Hambrook, Daniel Mathews, Kai Randell, Isaac Meyer, Kyle Hyauiason, Nathan Kerr, Sam Manton, Jack Gunning, Tyson Russell, Jackson Tarrant, Thomas Sparks.
Under-22 Women:
Victoria: Lauren Barclay, Stella De Roos, Juliet Edwards, Tegan Rule, Rosie Sykes, Mikayla Lewis-Simmonds, Katie Lamb, Lily Murrihy, Ashling O’Farrell, Darcy Collins, Samantha Arscott.
Western Australia: Ariana Cox, Eliza O'Connor, Ruby York, Tene Crafford, Emmersyn Riches, Olivia Rintoul, Emily Green, Georgia Blackbeard, Kyla Porter, Stephanie Potgieter.
Queensland: Ella Harvey, Tahlia Hess, Angela Thomas, Elise Hart, Ella Fernleigh, Gabby Lockwood, Madeline Bingham, Nicolene Snyman, Rachael Lewis, Sophie Whittaker, Temeika Wilson.
South Australia: Thisama Kottahachchi, Maddy Willoughby, Keira Mahon, Bella Hawke, Lilly Henry, Eloise Jansen, Grace Flanagan, Cassidy Perkins, Anne Dubois, Dimple Sharma, Charly Henderson-Whitehead.
New South Wales: Grace Pooley, Tyra Cooper, Cynthia Coghlan, Becky Olufson, Liz Buckley, Brianna Tipping, Kayla Robson, Grace Augustine, Emily Aitken, Chrissa Stathis, Madison Eddie, Laura Augustine.
ACT: Elizabeth Diedricks, Grace Redfern-Elliott, Jemma Polllock, Holly Beckton, Catherine Diedricks, Mia Brunker, Charlee Purvis, Alyssa Davidson, Ashlyn Walters, Sophie Weaver.
Fixtures and Schedule
Matches will be split across different days with Seamer and Striker Indoor Sports Centres hosting games across both divisions.
Links:
Results, Statistics and Points Tables
*All stated playing times are Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
Live Streaming
Matches being held at Seamer Sports Centre will be streamed via the Seamer Sports Centre YouTube channel.
Cricket Australia will be live streaming 12 matches to their YouTube channel and Facebook page across the final two days of play (4-5 July) as per the tournament schedule. This will include the grand finals of all four divisions.
Links:
Seamer Indoor Sports Centre - YouTube
Image: Dylan Burns Photography for Cricket Australia
