Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket
| Administrator | World Indoor Cricket Federation |
|---|---|
| Format | Indoor Cricket |
| First tournament | 2001 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Current champion |
 N. Zealand (O30 Men) Australia (O30 Women) S. Africa (O35 Men) Australia (O40 Men) Australia (O45 Men) |
| Most successful |
Australia 16 collective titles |
The Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket is the premier international championship of both men's and women's masters Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and is held at varying intervals. The first Masters World Series contest was organised in Australia in 2001. Separate world championships are held for both junior and open age groups with the Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket and the Indoor Cricket World Cup held at similar intervals.
The World Series is contested by the members of the WICF (though member nations have not always entered teams) and beyond being an affiliated member of that body there are no formal qualifications for entry. Australia have been the most successful side having won every division with the exception of the Over 30 Women in 2008.
Tournament Format
Whilst the precise nature of the tournament has varied slightly over the years, each tournament usually follows a simple round robin format followed by finals contested by the highest placed sides. The semi finals are contested by the top four sides and more often than not the winner of each semi final progresses to the World Series final.
The tournament usually takes place over the course of 7 to 10 days and is sometimes run in conjunction with the Junior World Series or other international contests.
On occasions where insufficient nations enter sides a test series is played in place of a World Series. This occurred in 2005 and 2013 where the only entrants in the Over 30 Women division were Australia and South Africa. Whilst Australia earned the title of World Champions as a result of winning this series the tournament itself was not classified as a World Series and is therefore not included as such.
Results
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Venue | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 30 Men | Over 30 Women | Over 35 Men | Over 40 Men | Over 45 Men | |||
| 2001 Details |
Australia |
Perth, Western Australia | Not contested | Not contested | Australia def. England  125 to 76 |
Not contested | Not contested |
| 2003 Details |
New Zealand |
Christchurch | Not contested | Australia def. New Zealand 146 to 54 |
Australia def. New Zealand 122 to 53 |
Not contested | Not contested |
| 2005 Details |
South Africa |
Port Elizabeth | Not contested | Not contested | Australia def. New Zealand |
Not contested | Not contested |
| 2008 Details |
New Zealand |
Christchurch | Australia def. New Zealand 129 to 108 |
New Zealand def. Australia 142 to 139 |
Australia def. South Africa 133 to 122 |
Australia def. New Zealand 117 to 94 |
Australia def. South Africa 187 to 136 |
| 2010 Details |
Australia |
Gold Coast | Australia def. New Zealand 133 to 126 |
Australia def. New Zealand 153 to 71 |
Australia def. New Zealand 141 to 31 |
Australia def. New Zealand 126 to 75 |
Australia def. South Africa 121 to 98 |
| 2013 Details |
South Africa |
Gauteng | New Zealand def. Australia 93 to 89 |
Not contested | South Africa def. Australia 116 to 114 |
Australia def. South Africa 92 to 67 |
Australia def. New Zealand 76 to 61 |