Cricket Australia Cup
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The Futures League is the Australian national second XI cricket
competition. Run by Cricket Australia
, it is part of its development program and includes the various state and territory second XI teams, for the 2009–10 season onwards the tournament was renamed the Futures League because a change of rules restricting teams to only have three players over the age of 23, however it is now six players. It was previously known as the ACB Cup, and changed to the Cricket Australia Cup when the Australian Cricket Board was renamed to Cricket Australia.
The Cricket Australia Cup (men) was the national second XI competition with playing conditions generally mirroring those of the Pura Cup
competition. The Cricket Australia Cup (women) is generally staged as a week-long tournament involving most states and territories. However with the Futures League came a change of rules with games restricted to 3 days and restrictions of 96 first innings overs and 144 overs in total per side, a four day Futures League Twenty20 tournament was also added which is played in Melbourne
during December. From the 2011–12 season the Futures League has returned to four day matches with no over restrictions and six players over the age of 23 allowed to play in the team.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
competition. Run by Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...
, it is part of its development program and includes the various state and territory second XI teams, for the 2009–10 season onwards the tournament was renamed the Futures League because a change of rules restricting teams to only have three players over the age of 23, however it is now six players. It was previously known as the ACB Cup, and changed to the Cricket Australia Cup when the Australian Cricket Board was renamed to Cricket Australia.
The Cricket Australia Cup (men) was the national second XI competition with playing conditions generally mirroring those of the Pura Cup
Pura Cup
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from the six states of Australia. Prior to the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, donated by Lord Sheffield, was first contested during...
competition. The Cricket Australia Cup (women) is generally staged as a week-long tournament involving most states and territories. However with the Futures League came a change of rules with games restricted to 3 days and restrictions of 96 first innings overs and 144 overs in total per side, a four day Futures League Twenty20 tournament was also added which is played in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
during December. From the 2011–12 season the Futures League has returned to four day matches with no over restrictions and six players over the age of 23 allowed to play in the team.
Teams
- New South Wales U23s
- Western Australia U23s
- Queensland Academy of SportQueensland Academy of SportThe Queensland Academy of Sport is an elite sports institute set up in 1991 by the Queensland Government to support athletes in the state of Queensland...
- Victoria U23s
- South Australia U23s
- Tasmania U23s
- Australian Capital Territory
- Cricket Australia Centre of ExcellenceAustralian Cricket AcademyThe Australian Cricket Academy, originally located at Henley Beach in Adelaide, was formed in 1987 as a joint initiative of the Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Cricket Board . It was designed to be a finishing school for leading young cricketers and is a program within the AIS...
(Futures League Twenty20 only)
ACB/Cricket Australia Cup (4 day)
| Year | Premiers |
|---|---|
| 2006–07 | New South Wales 2nd XI |
| 2007–08 | |
| 2008–09 | New South Wales 2nd XI |
Futures League (3 day)
| Year | Premiers |
|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Victoria U23s |
| 2010–11 | ACT Comets |
Futures League (4 day)
| Year | Premiers |
|---|---|
| 2011–12 |
Futures League Twenty20
| Year | Premiers |
|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Western Australia U23s |
| 2010–11 | Victoria U23s |