Cricket Australia and Bradman Foundation announce social impact partnership Source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) Cricket Australia (CA) and the Bradman Foundation have today announced a three-year social impact partnership that will support the Foundation’s initiatives that link mental wellbeing and performance potential. The partnership announcement comes as the Bradman Museum launches “Unstoppable” – a new exhibition celebrating women’s cricket. Opening at the Bradman Museum in Bowral today, “Unstoppable” is a multimedia experience that explores the stories and moments that shaped Women’s Cricket in Australia from the 1800s through to the present day. The exhibition opens ahead of the CommBank Women’s Ashes, which begins in Sydney on Sunday January 12, and will be a permanent display at the Bradman Museum. CA’s partnership with the Bradman Foundation also includes providing Cricket Australia apparel and equipment for exhibitions. Inspired by the life and legacy of Sir Donald Bradman, the Bradman ...

Read More →

India’s schedule in Melbourne ahead of the Boxing Day Test. Source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka) 20th Dec – Rest Day 21st Dec – 9:30 am to 1:00 pm 22nd Dec – 9:30 am to 1:00 pm 23rd Dec – Rest Day 24th Dec – 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm 25th Dec – Rest Day Media interactions post training sessions on 21st and 22nd. The pre-match PC will take place on 24th December. We encourage media to bring their accreditation over the weekend. The accreditation booth will be open from Sunday with further logistical details to follow in a media advisory that will be emailed to approved media. Saturday CA media contact at MCG: Ibrahim Muhammad – 0406 780 610 Sunday CA media contact at MCG: Sarah Carpinteri – 0439 755 906 The Australian team will arrive over the weekend with their first training and media interactions beginning ...

Read More →

CA reveals sale dates for India and Pakistan fan zones for season 24/25 source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultual Media (eLanka) 21 May 2024: The pre-sale of tickets for the fan zones for the eagerly anticipated five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series and six-match ODI and T20 series against Pakistan are set for release from Tuesday, 4 June by signing up here:  https://www.cricket.com.au/presale-signup. Fans from across the world will have another chance to secure their ticket on general sale commencing from 14 June. Tickets for the dedicated fan zones during the India and Pakistan series will be available for 30 to 70 AUD on TICKTEK (https://premier.ticketek.com.au/),while, tickets for matches scheduled in Perth will be available exclusively through Ticket Master (www.ticketmaster.com.au). As part of Multicultural Action Plan, Cricket Australia is committed to provide great experiences for multicultural cricket fans from diverse backgrounds and fostering inclusivity. The Pakistan men’s cricket team will feature in ...

Read More →

More Kumars and Singhs as South-Asian Participation Surges in Australian Cricket source: Cricket Australia – CA Multimedia – eLanka According to Cricket Australia’s statistics Smith is no more the most common name among registered players in Australian Cricket. Australian players registration data for the 2023-24 season showed that Singh was the most registered surname with 4262 entries while 2364 Smiths were registered. Further emphasizing this growth, South-Asian surnames Kumar, Patel, Sharma and Khan among the top 16 out of 494 registered players on Cricket Australia’s players registration portal “Play HQ”. This significant trend highlights the growth in South-Asian registered participation has also impacted by Pakistan’s red ball team’s recent tour to Australia, which contributed to increasing these statistics. Cultural & linguistically diverse (CALD) Cricket participation continues to grow across Australian Cricket with a 36% increase since the last pre-COVID season in 2019/20. This comes as Cricket Australia (CA) actively pursues ...

Read More →

Cricket Australia Launches Multicultural Action Plan (CA) has released its Multicultural Action Plan to create further engagement and inclusion in all areas of Australian Cricket and continue the game’s mission to be a Sport for All. The Plan is the result of thousands of hours of consultation with members of local communities to help understand the current state of connection including ongoing successes and potential challenges. As part of the research, there was a specific focus on understanding the experiences of South Asian communities in cricket. As the fastest growing demographic in Australia, people of South Asian heritage are considered critical to the game’s growth in all areas including decision making and volunteerism. However, the initiatives outlined in the plan are targeted at all culturally diverse communities and the initiatives will benefit the inclusion of all such groups. The Multicultural Action Plan was informed by research conducted using funding from ...

Read More →