Western Australian Cricket Association
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The Western Australian Cricket Association (known as the WACA) is the governing body for cricket
in Western Australia
.
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team the Western Warriors
.
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The Association also hosts a popular annual cricket festival at Lilac Hill
in Guildford
between a Chairman's XI and the visiting International XI team. The first match in 1990 drew a crowd of 12,000 to watch the hosts play the England XI
. The last of these was held in 2009 due to the difficulty in scheduling matches of this type in international team tours.
Test cricket
er, Dennis Lillee
.
The current Chief Executive Officer is another former Australian Test cricketer Graeme Wood
.
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...
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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History
The WACA was formed on 5 November 1885. In 1893 the association opened the WACA GroundWACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
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First-class cricket
The WACA is responsible for managing Western Australia's first-class cricketFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
team the Western Warriors
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
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Competitions
The WACA is responsible for administering Western Australian Grade CricketWestern Australian Grade Cricket
Grade Cricket in Western Australia refers to the semi-professional cricket league played at a level below the first-class Western Warriors and colts teams. The competition is administered by the Western Australian Cricket Association...
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The Association also hosts a popular annual cricket festival at Lilac Hill
Lilac Hill
Lilac Hill is a picturesque cricket ground in Western Australia in the Perth suburb of Guildford, where the Swan River wraps itself around its southern and eastern sides. The ends of the ground are known as the river end and the pavilion end....
in Guildford
Guildford, Western Australia
Guildford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 13 km northeast of the city. Its Local Government Area is the City of Swan.-History:Guildford was established in 1829 on the Swan River, being sited near a permanent fresh water supply...
between a Chairman's XI and the visiting International XI team. The first match in 1990 drew a crowd of 12,000 to watch the hosts play the England XI
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
. The last of these was held in 2009 due to the difficulty in scheduling matches of this type in international team tours.
The Association
The current President of the WACA is former AustralianAustralian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
Test cricket
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...
er, Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation"...
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The current Chief Executive Officer is another former Australian Test cricketer Graeme Wood
Graeme Wood
Graeme Malcolm Wood is a former Australian cricketer who played in 59 Tests and 83 ODIs from 1978 to 1989. He scored nine Test centuries in his career and it was a West Australian record until 2001-02 when it was passed by Justin Langer....
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Current WACA Board
- Chairman - David Williams
- President - Dennis LilleeDennis LilleeDennis Keith Lillee, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation"...
- Vice Presidents - Wally EdwardsWally EdwardsWalter John Edwards is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI from 1974 to 1975....
, Sam Gannon - Members Representatives - Narelle Finch, Daryl FosterDaryl FosterDaryl Hugh Foster OAM is an Australian cricket coach.-Playing career:Foster played in Victorian grade cricket between 1955 and 1971 for Essendon, University and Northcote. He played two second XI matches for Victoria in 1955 and 1956....
, Wayne Hill, Ross McLeanRoss McLeanRoss Malcolm McLean, AM is a former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, representing the Division of Perth, Western Australia....
, Alan Rule, David Williams - WA District Cricket Council (Inc.) Representatives - Ranjith Weddikkara, Dexter Davies, Ted Hussey
- Statewide Cricket Committee Representatives - Peter Silinger, Diane Valli, Rob Sims