Veterans Cricket
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 2019-2022
A copy of the new WAVC Strategic Plan 2019 – 2022 can be found here.
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. The goal is to have a new WAVC committee endorsed at the next AGM in January 2020. Rob Sims is the current WAVC President.
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 |
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State Over 50s |
National Championships: Adelaide 13 - 18 November 2021 (POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2022) |
Rob Sims (President WAVC)
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State Over 60s |
National Championships – Sunshine Coast QLD 11 - 16 September 2021 (POSTPONED UNTIL 2022, Date TBC) |
Darrell Ramponi
Greg Elliot M: 0427 811 045 |
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State Over 70s
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National Championships – Launceston TAS
National Championships in WA November 2022 |
David Horsley |
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Female 0ver 35s |
National Championships Bowral NSW mid Nov 2021 (POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2022) |
Jennifer Riatti M: 0457 583 211
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CricketWest |
Senior Community Competitions:
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Matt O’Mara |
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Premier Cricket (Veterans) |
O/35s Competition |
Christian Bauer |
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Country Masters Carnival |
1-3 April 2022, across SouthWest region |
Rob Marshall |
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WA Country 0ver 50s, 60s and 70s |
October 2021 (in Perth) and January 2022 (in regional WA) |
Rob Marshall |
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Other Community Veterans Competitions |
Metropolitan Veterans Cricket Association |
Tony Watson
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Mid - Week Winter Competition |
2021 Competition complete. 2022 details to be finalised in early 2022 |
Darryl Nelson M: 0402 928 581 |
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 2022. 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 Facebook page. This page mainly contains information about the Over 50s upcoming tournament but will be broadened to include information about the many exciting activities taking place in WAVC across WA.
