COMPETITION ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT

Cricket NSW’s Competition

Administration Support Program began in 2017/18 with a small pilot of one full time coordinator and two part time coordinators, covering five associations.

The purpose of the program is to alleviate volunteer burden, assist in the growth of cricket and provide expertise in systems such as PlayHQ, by professionalising the administration of the game at a localised level.

The program assists associations in a variety of ways, including but not limited to:

• PlayHQ expertise and troubleshooting

• Fixturing, ladders and statistical reporting

• Ground registry and bookings

• Training in PlayHQ and E-Scoring

• Communications liaison between association, councils, and their clubs

• Oversight over many associations allows us to share best practices

• Implement committee decisions

The above allows time back for volunteers to focus on their club growth and participant experience. For the 22/23 season there were 31 partners spread across the state, which equates to 34% of all junior participants.

Cricket NSW Relationship Ecosystem

The relationship ecosystem below highlights the additional Cricket NSW experts that assist the Competition Coordination Team and thus support the partners who are in the program. For this season there was a team of seven staff that oversee and support our 31 partners.

KEEP ON MOVIN’

WHERE: Singleton District Junior Cricket Association

REGION: Hunter/Manning

WHEN: 2022/23 season

The Singleton DJCA faced challenges in the 22/23 season due to low registration numbers in the older age groups. Rain and low registrations caused issues early on, but the Singleton community came together to find a solution. Given their partnership with the Competition Administration Support team, they were able to create a new format, capture registrations and fixture games for the season. The new format, divided the registered participants into four “half teams” and allowing them to rotate, ensuring that all players had the opportunity to participate and get involved.

More Cricket In Cowra

WHERE: Cowra

REGION: Central West

WHEN: Throughout the season

With the Competition coordination team freeing up time for Cowra Junior Cricket Association to organise more and more cricket in a region, Cowra’s cricket landscape saw a sea change last year that led to its winning the Cricket NSW Junior Cricket Initiative of the Year 2022/23 award. CJCA was also finalists for Cricket Australia Finalists for Junior Cricket Initiative of the Year 2022/23.

Sixers Cricket League

WHERE: Rowland Park, Daceyville

REGION: Inner Sydney

WHEN: January 2023

Their Cricket Blast program registered 49 participants, over double their previous best of 19 in 2019-20)

Cricket NSW’s competition coordination team organised a four-day ‘carnival of cricket’ in January 2023 to meet the high demand for playing cricket during a time when the sport was prominent on TV and regular competitions were on hold. Local clubs and players formed teams for the Stage 1 and 2 competitions. The carnival featured multiple rounds of matches each day, culminating in a final round. A full fixture of 10 teams participated in this first season.

The feedback from parents and participants provided post-carnival has encouraged CNSW to expand the existing competition for each season as well as to offer further opportunities across NSW.