Player Eligibility Given the Scorchers Women's League is aimed at community level aiming to encourage Women's Cricket League Pilot new participants to the game, the number of Premier Cricket players eligible to compete in each team Expressions of Interest will be capped at three (any requests for additional Premier Cricket players will be considered on a case by case basis).

Expressions of interest are sought by the Western Australian Cricket Association from Senior It is important that the integrity of this pilot community competition is established from the outset as a Community Clubs to participate in the pilot of the Perth Scorchers Women's Cricket League. transitional opportunity between junior girl's cricket and the Premier Cricket competition. The intent is not for this competition to duplicate the existing Premier Cricket pathway.

Competition Outline Selection Criteria The Perth Scorcher's Women's Cricket League is designed to provide an opportunity for women aged 1. Clubs must commit to registering a team consisting of no less than 10 registered players who 17 + to compete in a community cricket competition as a step towards filling the current gap in the meet the stipulated age and eligibility criteria. female cricket pathway in WA. The competition will be suitable for those wanting to continue their 2. To be included in the pilot, clubs must nominate a key contact responsible for coordination of cricket journey, returning to the game or wanting to give cricket a go for the first time and feel the the team Premier Women's competition is not right for them. 3. Clubs are responsible for the recruitment of players for their team. The WACA will promote the competition and refer individuals to clubs as required.

The Purpose The Perth Scorchers Women's Cricket League will be run as a pilot in the 2017-2018 season. The creation of this pilot competition will allow the league to further develop in the 2018/19 season to Please forward your expression of interest to be included in this pilot competition to the WACA's account for the continued growth in female cricket It will also allow clubs to link with their junior Female Engagement Specialist, Emily Johnston via email [email protected] by Wednesday community clubs and the local community and develop learnings that will inform competition 21 February 2018. specifics leading into the 2018/2019 season. lfyour Club's EOI is successful you will receive a Team Nomination form, where you will be asked to provide specific details of your team(s) and players. Competition Specifications We would also be interested if your club would be interested in hosting the Perth Scorchers Women's • Two competitions will be held - one North and one South (venues to be confirmed) League. If so, please also complete the section below indicating your interest and outlining your club's Minimum of 4 teams will be required to make each competition viable. facilities. • Players must be 17yrs+ as at 1st January 2018 The format will be a 9 a side, T20 competition, run mid-week over four weeks. All enquiries can also be directed to Emily on 0419 156 710 or the email above. • Competition to take place in March a Proposed starting date is week of 5 March 2018

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