The Tasmanian men's indigenous cricket team departed for Alice Springs today, ahead of their first match of Cricket Australia’s National Indigenous Cricket Championships, to be held from February 22 through to 28.
Beginning tomorrow, the team will play a series of Twenty20 matches across six days of competition, before the tournament culminates in a day of finals.
Wednesday 22 February
Round 1 – Western Australia v Tasmania – Albrecht Oval @ 8.30am ACST
Thursday 23 February
Round 2 – Tasmania v Northern Territory – Jim McConville Oval @ 8am ACST
Friday 24 February
Round 3 - New South Wales v Tasmania - Jim McConville Oval @ 12pm ACST
Saturday 25 February
Round 4 - Tasmania v Queensland - Traeger Park @ 9am ACST
Sunday 26 February
Round 5 - Tasmania v South Australia - Jim McConville Oval @ 11.30am ACST
Monday 27 February
Round 6 - Victoria v Tasmania - Albrecht Oval @ 12pm ACST
Tuesday 28 February - FINALS DAY
To view the live scores, click here.
To access the official events program - including fixtures and squad lists click here.
The travelling squad representing Tasmania is:
Josh Barry (Natone Cricket Club)
Eli Bellinger (Burnie Hurricanes)*
Brayden DeVries (Greater Northern Raiders / Ulverstone District Cricket Club)
Rhys French (Ulverstone District Cricket Club)
Jacob Goodsell (Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Brandon King (Latrobe Cricket Club)
Brandon Kopper (Glenorchy Cricket Club)
Caleb Mayne (Claremont Cricket Club)*
Lachlan Nicols (Lindisfarne Cricket Club)
Ben Spinks (Greater Northern Raiders)
Zac Spinks (Burnie Hurricanes)
Trent Steven (Devonport Cricket Club)*
Aaron Tuxworth (c) (Stowport Cricket Club)
*Within this squad, three players have been selected as development players. These players will travel and compete across the championships, with a focus on developing their skills for the future.
Support staff:
Paul Collins – Head coach
Guy Grey – Cultural advisor / assistant coach
Alex King – Cricket Tasmania representative
Scott Pearce – Umpire (Cricket North West)