{"id":247552,"date":"2025-10-29T01:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/247552\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T01:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:19:15","slug":"indoor-cricket-to-no-longer-recieve-operational-and-financial-support-from-cricket-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/247552\/","title":{"rendered":"Indoor cricket to no longer recieve operational and financial support from Cricket Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cricket Australia (CA) has conceded it has an “unsustainable” cost base after cutting operational and financial support for indoor cricket and leaving the sport to manage itself.<\/p>\n

CA told indoor cricket officials around the country this week it would no longer support the sport after a handover period in the latest round of cost-cutting from head office.<\/p>\n

CA started running indoor cricket in 2009 and acquired the sport’s participation numbers at the same time.<\/p>\n

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As of last year that figure stood at close to 100,000.<\/p>\n

This week CA said the decision was made due to cost-cutting measures and the need to free up operational resources.<\/p>\n

In a letter sent to the heads of indoor cricket in each state the organisation conceded it needed to make changes.<\/p>\n

“Cricket Australia has been reviewing its cost base, which is currently unsustainable,” the email read.<\/p>\n

“We have already made some difficult decisions involving people changes and now need to ensure our limited resources are focused on Australian Cricket’s most critical strategic priorities in the most effective and efficient way.<\/p>\n

“As part of this, Cricket Australia is no longer able to continue its current commitment to indoor cricket.”<\/p>\n

Included in the cuts are funding of national championships, Australian teams and all indoor cricket operations.<\/p>\n

The decision comes ahead of expectations that CA will post a loss of close to $11 million for the 2024-25 financial year.<\/p>\n

Last weekend chief executive Todd Greenberg launched an initiative aimed at driving up player numbers in the form of the six-a-side Smash Series Cricket.<\/p>\n

In that form of the game players bat in pairs for three overs each and continue batting even after getting out.<\/p>\n

The format is seen as attractive to young players.<\/p>\n

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Indoor cricket follows a similar approach, with pairs batting for four overs and matches lasting about 80 minutes.<\/p>\n

Indoor cricket experienced a peak through the 1980s and early 1990s, when centres were commonplace around the country.<\/p>\n

The likes of Steve and Mark Waugh represented NSW in the sport growing up.<\/p>\n

Steve Smith, Jhye Richardson, Josh Phillippe and Jake Fraser McGurk are among current graduates.<\/p>\n

Heather Graham, Sarah Coyte and Amanda-Jade Wellington headline a long list of WBBL players to have played the sport at state level.<\/p>\n

But the game has endured a difficult run following the COVID-19 pandemic, which accelerated centre closures around the country.<\/p>\n

CA has promised indoor cricket leaders it will assist in setting up new governance, including the establishment of a steering committee.<\/p>\n

“We respect the contribution indoor cricket makes to the game and have established an advisory committee to ensure the long-term vision and sustainability of indoor cricket are maintained,” a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

AAP<\/p>\n

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