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Page 2 Welcome to the 2019 TIO Men’s Strike League!

The tournament is now three years old having been launched in 2017, and this year it will be bigger than ever thanks to the inclusion of the Hurricanes BBL team.

The Hurricanes have joined the TIO Men’s Strike League for the next three years as part of an innovative partnership struck between NT Cricket and Cricket earlier this year. The agreement also sees the Tasmanian Tigers conduct their pre-season camp in Darwin and play a series of one day matches against the Northern Territory.

NT Cricket launched the TIO Strike League with a view towards providing more competitive opportunities for Territory players, umpires and coaches; to establish a premier winter competition in ; and to showcase the Northern Territory.

The TIO Strike League has grown exponentially in a short space of time, with 2019 seeing the establishment of the TIO Junior Strike League featuring seven teams from around the country in July, and significant growth in the standard of the TIO Women’s Strike League thanks to the inclusion of the WBBL team and the participation of professional cricketers from across Australia.

None of this would have been possible without the wonderful support of our naming rights partner TIO. TIO’s strength as an organisation lies in their understanding of the local community, and they well and truly understand the significant potential for the TIO Strike League to become an annual major event. I’d like to thank Daryl Madden and his team at TIO for their generous support.

We’re also grateful for the support of our TIO Strike League supporting partners Bargain Car Rentals, Club Tropical Resort, INTERSPORT, Mercure Alice Springs Resort, NT News, Northern Territory Government and Quality People.

All that remains now is to enjoy the cricket. May the best team win!

JOEL MORRISON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NT CRICKET

TIO are excited to have partnered with NT Cricket for the TIO Strike League.

Cricket under Joel Morrison is expanding and doing great things in the community, particularly in the case of the TIO Strike League, across various age levels, and gender.

We have already seen great things from emerging youngsters playing in the TIO Junior Strike League during the July school holidays, and it has been fantastic to see the Women hit out this past week, with the league up and running again after a number of years.

The all important pathway to elite cricket for aspiring Territorian cricketers is amplified through the expansion of the TIO Strike League and we are pleased our investment has directly supported this.

We are really looking forward to seeing all the action the 2019 TIO Men’s Strike League brings today, and over the remainder of August.

DARYL MADDEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER TIO

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TIO Men's Strike League Fixtures

All games are held at Marrara Cricket Ground

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Page 9 Match Officials

Umpires Scorers

Prameesh Badlu Tim Angus John Ginnane Hetal Dave Trevor Krik Charmain Enthaler Imran Muhammad Helen Gilinatis Robert Stewart Vicki Gross John Tate Matthew Henderson Louise Morrison Match Referee Cheryl Owens Mark White Mark Donfeld Jordy Wright

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