Western Australian Veterans Cricket (WAVC) has been in existence for many years. Various over fifties, sixties and seventies teams have competed successfully in national, international and touring events including World Cups, Test matches and National Championships.
In 2019 WAVC was formally incorporated and became affiliated with Veterans Cricket Australia (VCA) and the WACA.
Vision
The overall Vision of the WAVC is: Cricket – A sport for life with the goal of providing maximum opportunities for people to participate in the game of cricket for as long as they wish. An additional goal is to promote the social, physical and mental health benefits of staying involved in cricket, over many years, as a player, club member, volunteer and/or official.
Strategic Plan
A copy of the new WAVC Strategic Plan 2019 - 2022 can be found here. A new Strategic Plan is currently being developed.
Committee Arrangements
Many years of hard work have been committed by the existing Board to get WAVC to this point. With the new plan and WACA affiliation it felt timely to review the governance structure. A new WAVC committee was endorsed at the AGM in January 2020. Noel Raymond is the new President. The previous President, Rob Sims, is now the President of Veterans Cricket Australia.
Contacts
- President: Noel Raymond
e: noel.raymond@slurry.rocks
p: 0437 782 850 - Vice President: Peter Wilkinson
e: pkwilks@optusnet.com.au
p: 0434 918 027 - Secretary:Greg Catlin
e: gcat1929@gmail.com - Treasurer: Martin Pearce
e: martin.pearce@iinet.au
State Teams and Competitions Information
There are numerous opportunities to play Veterans Cricket in WA through existing competitions overseen by Cricket West, WA District Cricket Council and the many metropolitan and regional cricket associations and clubs. There are other current and emerging opportunities for players to continue their enjoyment. For contacts related to the opportunities outlined above see the table below.
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Teams and Competitions |
Details |
Contacts |
| State Over 40s |
National Championships - Brisbane QLD |
Sumeet Wagh M: 0427 194 945 E: wavc40s@gmail.com |
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State Over 50s |
National Championships: New Zealand & Australia November 2023 |
Jason Hamling |
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State Over 60s |
National Championships – Perth WA November 2023 |
Darrell Ramponi
Greg Elliot M: 0427 811 045 |
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State Over 70s
|
National Championships –South West WA November 2023 |
Michael Boyd |
|
Female 0ver 35s |
National Championships – Wollongong NSW November 2023 |
Jennifer Riatti M: 0457 583 211
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CricketWest |
Senior Community Competitions:
|
Matt O’Mara |
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Premier Cricket (Veterans) |
O/35s Competition |
Christian Bauer |
|
Country Masters Carnival |
Dates for 2024 TBC |
Rob Marshall |
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WA Country 0ver 50s, 60s and 70s |
Dates for 2023/24 TBC |
Rob Marshall (Country)
Noel Raymond (Metro) M: 0437 782 850 |
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Other Community Veterans Competitions |
Metropolitan Veterans Cricket Association Follow the Facebook page here
Over 45s |
Damien Bainbridge
Chris Sampson |
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Mid - Week Winter Competition |
2023 Competition complete. 2024 details to be finalised in May 2023 |
Jennifer Riatti M: 0447 583 211 |
Female Veterans Cricket
Planning is underway to establish a National Female Veterans Cricket group with informal games planned later this season and a National Championships now planned for 2023. A group to assist with developing a Female Veterans cricket in WA, under the umbrella of WA Veterans cricket is currently being established.
Anyone interested in being involved contact Jennifer Riatti
Check out the WAVC website. This contains up to date information about the latest activities and details for all contacts.