NATIONAL PREMIER CRICKET HANDBOOK 2018/19 INCORPORATING THE PREMIER CRICKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PCDP-02) WWW.PREMIERCRICKET.COM I 1 CONTENTS CONTENTS Introduction 27 2017/18 Season Results 4 Welcome 28 Assessment Criteria 6 National Premier Cricket Explained... 30 Gender Integration 7 ACA Welcome 32 Governance States & Territories Season Review 34 Facilities 8 ACT 36 Finance 10 New South Wales 38 Coaching and Performance 12 Queensland 40 Volunteers 14 South Australia 42 Talent Development 16 Tasmania 44 My Cricket 18 Victoria 46 Culture 20 Western Australia 48 Community 22 Northern Territory 50 Promotion Premier Cricket Development Program Conclusion 24 Introducing PCDP-02 52 Premier Cricket Club Contacts 25 PCDP & Australian Cricket Strategy 54 Notes 26 History of the PCDP 2 I NATIONAL PREMIER CRICKET HANDBOOK 2018/19 WWW.PREMIERCRICKET.COM I 3 WELCOME JAMES SUTHERLAND PAT HOWARD INTRODUCTION This season, the Program contains a review of all Premier Cricket competitions around the country. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE NATIONAL We have increasingly high aspirations for Premier PREMIER CRICKET HANDBOOK INCORPORATING THE PREMIER Cricket and strongly believe that a collective national CRICKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PCDP) FOR 2018/19. focus will enhance the respective Premier competitions across Australia – and improve the profile of Premier Cricket and its clubs. As one of the foundation stones in the Australian Cricket Pathway, we see it is important With Premier Cricket now transitioned in Australian that Premier Cricket sits within the Team Performance Cricket’s Team Performance Department it is exciting department of Cricket Australia. to look forward to what Premier Cricket has to offer this season. Our Premier clubs and competitions have an enormous role to play in developing our future Australian stars, Building on the significant gains made by the whilst also having a favourable impact in their local Community Cricket team and the recent structural move community. Over recent seasons it has been pleasing of Premier Cricket to Team Performance, we are to see both Premier Men’s and Women’s competitions confident that the high performance value of Premier go from strength to strength. Cricket will continue to be enhanced as a critical part of the Australian Cricket Player Pathway. We are delighted to see the increases in the number of Women’s Premier Cricket teams – and clearly this is In addition to providing a brief snapshot of last season’s I AM DELIGHTED TO BE symptomatic of the enormous growth in female Premier Cricket competitions from around the country, ABLE TO SHARE THIS participation across Australia and the rapid evolution this season’s PCDP has also sought to more closely YEAR’S NATIONAL of professionalism in the women’s game. integrate with other departments within the Australian Cricket Community. Several clear examples of this are PREMIER CRICKET We continue to encourage traditional male clubs to be the recent engagement with Coaching and Talent HANDBOOK WITH YOU. more inclusive and to explore opportunities for women Managers around the country to ensure programs and and girls at their club – whether through establishing objectives are clearly aligned. This alignment has female teams or by appointing more females to roles allowed us to implement the National T20 competition. Premier Cricket has a rich history in Australian cricket, at the club. Additionally, Australian Cricket (Cricket Australia Board and it continues to play a pivotal role today; setting the Cricket Australia is very excited about the inaugural and all States and Territories) have worked together to standard for club cricket across the country, and National Premier T20 Championships. Australia’s top make the biggest investment in Facilities over the next providing a pathway for the many talented cricketers ten men’s T20 clubs will be vying for the title of three years to enhance the game at all levels. amongst our men’s and women’s playing ranks. National Champions in Adelaide in March 2019. Whilst Premier Cricket continues to provide a critical On a personal level, Premier Cricket has had a big This new initiative promises to be a great celebration role in all formats of the game, it will be exciting to see influence on my life in cricket. Through my time of the very best of Premier Cricket. We are also the inaugural National Premier T20 Championships held involved as a player, coach and administrator, I have reviewing a new schedule for Women’s Cricket which in Adelaide in March as this event will provide further seen the positive impact that Premier clubs have; looks to maximise integration between WNCL and opportunities for premier clubs and players in the developing cricketers as people - on and off the field, Premier cricket. fastest growing format of the game and in the lead up and making a significant contribution to their local I am very pleased to recommend the Premier Cricket to the World T20 in 2020. communities. Development Program to you – and in so doing, We trust that the PCDP framework combined with your This National Premier Cricket Handbook incorporates wish you and your club the very best for the local Premier Cricket management team will continue to the Premier Cricket Development Program (PCDP), season ahead. provide assistance to your club as we look forward to which began three years ago as the Club Accreditation Premier Cricket going from strength to strength Scheme, and provides a framework for Premier Clubs James Sutherland this season. to continue their development. The Program is CEO Cricket Australia designed to highlight what is possible and how clubs may go about achieving their potential. Pat Howard Executive General Manager, Team Performance, Cricket Australia 4 I NATIONAL PREMIER CRICKET HANDBOOK 2018/19 WWW.PREMIERCRICKET.COM I 5 NATIONAL PREMIER ACA CRICKET EXPLAINED... WELCOME BRENDAN DREW INTRODUCTION Following the Australian Team Performance Review On behalf of the Australian Cricketers’ Association we are (Argus Report), Cricket Australia was encouraged to excited to again work with Cricket Australia and the ‘increase the strength of supporting competitions’ State Associations to continue to evolve and strengthen which led to an overall competitions review (Crank Premier Cricket this season. Sports) and a subsequent increased national focus on Premier Cricket. The ACA is now in its fourth year delivering the ACA Premier Cricket Program (PCP); a program that assists Across Australia Premier Cricket now consists of seven Premier Clubs in attracting and retaining previously State/Territory competitions, all of which provide contracted players back into the Premier Cricket multiple grades in Men’s and Women’s competition community. This has the twofold effect of raising the in addition to some States who also conduct standard of Premier Cricket and strengthening the junior competitions. overall player pathway. Each competition conducts all three formats (T20, The ACA’s involvement in the Premier Cricket Program is One-Day and Two-Day) with the Premier season thanks to the generous contribution from the current traditionally commencing in the September/October contracted players who have contributed over $4million period and concluding in March. For the first time this into Premier Cricket. The current players see the benefit season a National Premier T20 Championships will be of having a strong Premier Cricket system and are held between the best performed T20 Premier Clubs pleased to be able to contribute in such a in each State and Territory. meaningful way. The Premier Cricket Reference Group (PCRG) is In 2018/19 each fully integrated Premier Club with Male comprised of members from each State and Territory and Female teams will be able to access up to $15,000 in with additional representation from the Australian funding which can be used for a variety of coaching and Cricketers’ Association (ACA). The PCRG (listed below) talent development roles that best fit the respective meets on a monthly basis to collaborate on the best needs of the Premier Club. Further information on way to strengthen and enhance Premier Cricket the ACA Premier Cricket Program can be found at moving forward. www.auscricket.com.au/premier-cricket-program It is exciting to see the increased national focus on Premier Cricket this season and the anticipation being PREMIER CRICKET REFERENCE GROUP generated from the Premier Cricket community (NPRG) MEMBERS regarding the inaugural National Premier T20 Championships in Adelaide. This will provide further » Rohan Lawton, Graham Manou (Cricket Australia) incentive for ACA members to return to or remain in » Chris Garrett, Michael McGregor (Cricket Tasmania) Premier Cricket to help drive their clubs towards the » Mike Ronchi, Will Rice, Tim McCaskill (Cricket Victoria) mantle of National Champions. » Roy Formica (Cricket NSW) We look forward to continuing to work with Cricket » Ben Ryan, Matthew Phelps (Cricket ACT) Australia and the State Associations to strengthen » Michael Wright, Michael Fisher (Queensland Cricket) Premier Cricket around the country. » Luke Douglas, Alan Johanson (WACA) » Nathan Magill, Sankha Di Livera (SACA) Brendan Drew » Brendan Drew (ACA) General Manager Cricket Operations and Player Relations Australian Cricketers’ Association 6 I NATIONAL PREMIER CRICKET HANDBOOK 2018/19 WWW.PREMIERCRICKET.COM I 7 2017/18 SEASON IN REVIEW ACT BLAKE DEAN TIMMY FLOROS WESTON CREEK MOLONGLO TUGGERANONG Younger brother of Queensland Bull Jason, Timmy ACT Premier Cricket commences in October and is comprised The incredibly talented younger brother of Adelaide Striker dasher, Jono, Blake Dean is Floros emerged as the premier opening batsman of 8 clubs with five grades in senior competition. making a documentary called the Southpaw in the competition with 609 runs, including 2 www.premiercricket.com Project, where he has batted and bowled centuries. He also took a handy 12 wickets with with the opposite side at First Grade level. his useful medium pace and was the joint winner Premier Cricket contact: After a run of outs, Blake reverted to the right of the player of the year in First Grade.