Cricket Australia XI

The Cricket Australia XI is a team of young cricketers that was formed by Cricket Australia in 2015 to give opportunities to young players who are on the fringe of selection for their state teams. The addition of the Cricket Australia XI to Australia's List A Matador BBQs One-Day Cup expanded the competition to seven teams.

Formation

Announcing the formation of the team in May 2015, Cricket Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard said, "We know we've got the talent and we want to be able to expose these players to more high-pressure game time to help the states and to help the overall national cause."[1]

The team was selected from those young players who were not included in any of the six state squads for the 2015–16 competition. Cricket Australia's national talent manager Greg Chappell said he was confident the side would be competitive against the state teams.[2]

2015–16 squad

2015–16 season

Cricket Australia XI were overwhelmed in their first two matches. In the first, New South Wales scored 3 for 338 then dismissed Cricket Australia XI for 59. Eight of the team were playing their first List A match.[3] In the second match, Victoria dismissed Cricket Australia XI for 79 and made 1 for 81 in 11.1 overs.[4] In their third match, however, Cricket Australia XI scored 7 for 241 and restricted Tasmania to 9 for 238, winning by three runs. Marcus Harris, who scored 84 from 94 balls, won the man of the match award.[5] They again lost heavily in their fourth match, when Western Australia made 5 for 347 and dismissed them for 101.[6] In their fifth match they replied to Queensland's 7 for 282 with 248 all out, Hilton Cartwright scoring 99 off 96 balls and winning the man of the match award.[7] In their sixth and final match South Australia made 5 for 244 and dismissed Cricket Australia XI for 168.[8]

They finished at the bottom of the table. Their leading run-scorer, with 180 runs, was Hilton Cartwright, who also had the highest average, 45.00, and strike-rate, 87.80 runs per 100 balls.[9] Jack Wildermuth took the most wickets, six, and had the best bowling average, 38.00.[10]

Other teams

Teams under similar names often play matches against visiting Test teams. A Cricket Australia Chairman's XI played 11 non-first-class matches between 2003 and 2013.[11] A Cricket Australia Invitation XI played a first-class match in 2013-14.[12] Apart from their List A competition matches, Cricket Australia XI teams have also played two first-class and several other matches since 2014-15.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Brettig, Daniel (12 May 2015). "Fringe talent to form new Matador Cup team". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Young guns named in new Matador Cup squad". Cricinfo. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "New South Wales v Cricket Australia XI 2015–16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cricket Australia XI v Victoria 2015–16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cricket Australia XI v Tasmania 2015–16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cricket Australia XI v Western Australia 2015–16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cricket Australia XI v Queensland 2015–16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cricket Australia XI v South Australia 2015–16". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Batting and fielding for Cricket Australia XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bowling for Cricket Australia XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Other matches played by Cricket Australia Chairman's XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "First-class matches played by Cricket Australia Invitation XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lists of matches played by Cricket Australia XI". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

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