Western Australian Cricket Association

Western Australian Cricket Association

Formation	1885
Legal status	Incorporated association
Headquarters	WACA Ground
Location	East Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates	31°57′32″S 115°52′47″E / 31.959008°S 115.879669°E / -31.959008; 115.879669
Region served	Western Australia
President	Dennis Lillee
Affiliations	Cricket Australia
Website	waca.com.au

The Western Australian Cricket Association (known as the WACA) is the governing body for cricket in Western Australia.

History

The WACA was formed on 5 November 1885. In 1893 the association opened the WACA Ground.^[1][2]

Elite cricket

The WACA is responsible for managing Western Australia's first-class cricket team, the Western Warriors, as well as the Western Fury in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) and Women’s T20 (WT20).

In the Big Bash League, the WACA is represented by the Perth Scorchers.

Competitions

The WACA is responsible for administering Western Australian Grade Cricket.^[3]

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.

The Association

The current President of the WACA is former Australian Test cricketer, Dennis Lillee.^[4]

The current Chief Executive Officer is Christina Matthews.^[5]

Current WACA Board

• Chairman & Vice President - Sam Gannon
• President - Dennis Lillee
• Members Representatives - Paul Collins, Kade Harvey, Lachlan Henderson, Tom Percy QC
• WA District Cricket Council (Inc.) Representatives - Mark Calverley, Brendan Reid
• Statewide Cricket Committee Representatives - Avril Fahey, Peter Silinger
• Deputy Chairman & Member Appointed By The Board - Stephen Hauville^[4]

Affiliations

The WACA is affiliated with Cricket Australia.

References