Results for Day 1 of the Imparja Cup in Alice Springs. Read more ...
Northern Territory representative teams clean up on awards nights
The Northern Territory cricket representative teams that have recently completed their successful national championships have dominated award proceedings last night.
NT cricketer’s demonstration of skill, professionalism and dedication has been recognised with no fewer than 8 individual and two team awards.
In last night’s senior men’s division ceremony, the NT Strike team were awarded the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award for the championship.
The same award was also accepted by the NT under 17’s representative team in their respective championship dinner, which they shared with Victoria.
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Northern Territory Under 17’s hold on for draw against Tasmania
The Northern Territory representative team finished the Australian Under 17 Championships on a high note after holding Tasmania to draw in its final two day match of the tour.
Play of the match was abandoned on the first day due to rain and therefore day 2 required a declaration from Tasmania to bring the match to life.
The declaration came after Tasmania batted 70 overs of the allotted 115 overs for the day to be 7-189.
Thomas Andrews continued his strong form with the ball to claim 3 wickets (3-55).
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Northern Territory Strike make history by winning the Australian Country Cricket Championships
The Northern Territory Strike has set a historic precedent by claiming victory in their debut at the Australian Country Championships in Albury Wodonga
Going into the final day of the championships the Northern Territory and New South Wales were equal leaders on the ladder both with a total of 19 points, separated only by percentage.
The results of their respective matches: Northern Territory v Western Australia and New South Wales v Victoria, would determine the championship winner.
Northern Territory needed to claim first innings points or an outright win against Western Australia in their 2 day match to claim the championship. Read more ...
Strike win on first innings after an amazing comeback against WA
The Northern Territory Strike have taken a step closer to claiming the Australian Country Cricket Championship, after taking the first innings lead against Western Australia.
NT had originally lost the toss and were sent into bat on a good wicket.
A strong bowling display from WA, coupled with poor shot selection from the NT, resulted in the loss of 6/60 by lunch on day one.
A gutsy revival from Lavers (55) and off spinner Udara Werrasinghe (39) and a good fighting partnership between Simon Lavers and Jack Flynn, carried the Strike to a defendable total of 175. Read more ...
Northern Territory Strike wins in historic run chase
The Northern Territory Strike Team has pulled off one of the most momentous run chases in its history of senior men’s cricket.
The NT team chased down 337 on the second day of round six of the Australian Country Cricket Championships in Albury Wodonga.
Resuming the day on 31 without loss they were in early trouble when Blain Corford was dismissed for 41 closely followed by Martin Brown and in form Darcy Short.
The huge total looked near impossible when the score was 3/64.
Captain Ash Williams (73) and Brett Gardiner showed some heart and determination by playing straight and sticking to the team plan on a wicket that was keeping low to take the team to lunch at 3/136. Read more ...
Queensland too strong for Northern Territory in under 17 national championships
Queensland defeated Northern Territory in the second 2 day match in the Under 17 National Championships.
Queensland won the toss and elected to bat on a good wicket, fast outfield and in 42 degree heat.
Pat Gallow applied early pressure and was rewarded with three quick wickets to have QLD struggling at 3-30.
An excellent 142 run 4th wicket partnership gave QLD the upper hand and they were eventually dismissed for 334 from 80 overs. Read more ...
Strike battle hard in heat
A scorching 42 degree heat made conditions tough for the Strike in round six of the Australian Country Cricket Championship in Albury Wodonga.
After winning the toss the NT sent in the East Asia Pacific side on what looked to be a wicket that may play some demons early.
The Strike team were off to a good start having the opposition 2/29 off 10 overs.
It was then an uphill battle in hot conditions when the wicket flattened out to be a batsman’s paradise going to lunch 3/124.
Bowlers struggled to bowl consistent lines and lengths during the day.
Key spinner Udarra Weerasinghe produced a marathon effort by bowling 36 overs straight, 9 maidens and taking three for 96. Read more ...
Northern Territory Under 17’s on the back foot after day 1 against South Australia
Northern Territory under 17’s have a lot of work to do to win their two day clash against South Australia in the National U17’s Championships.
After winning the toss, NT couldn’t have had a worse start as skipper Arnout Faveere was dismissed on the first ball of the match.
Opener Ben Whyte followed soon after as did Joel Bock to leave NT struggling at 3-13.
Gavin Lycett and Paul Carbone started to establish a partnership until Lycett was dismissed with the score at 4-42. Read more ...
Monday 11 January 2010
Northern Territory Strike win outright.
The Northern Territory Strike Team’s outright win against the Australian Capital Territory have accelerated NT to the top of the table at the Australian Country Cricket Championship.
Day 1 saw NT bowling out ACT for 141.
NT followed with a good batting innings and produced 221 in the last over of the day (all out).
NT Started the day determined for an outright result that would keep them in the hunt for a championship win.
The side fought hard with the ball bowling consistent areas and a great change of pace which allowed them to take consistent wickets restricting ACT to 171 off 56 overs. Read more ...
Heavy Rainfall washes out the Under 15 Queensland regional carnival
Overcast skies and rain have been the dominant factor for this heavily weather affected carnival.
The first day’s play was a complete wash out, the second day was interrupted and luckily a full game was snuck in on the third day.
Unfortunately the semi final match between Northern Territory and Brisbane North was again washed out before the beginning of the second innings.
The game was a rematch of last year’s grand final with the winners of pool A (NT) facing off against pool B’s second place team Brisbane North. Read more ...
Under 15’s Northern Territory representative team dominates Brisbane Metro Southwest
Jake Weatherald’s century and Akash Patel’s 5 wicket haul, led the NT under 15 team to claim victory over Brisbane Metropolitan Southwest on the second playing day of the Queensland Regional Carnival.
Sent in to bat, the NT cricketers were off to a slow start losing their first 3 wickets for just 35 runs when Jake Weatherald came in at number four batsman.
He batted for the next two hours working with partners Ben Ellis (21), Marcus McGregor (12) and James Dix (10) to put on 111 runs from just 120 deliveries.
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Northern Territory Senior Strike fall short in close battle with Queensland
Round 4 of the Australian Country Cricket Championships saw the NT Strike team take on Queensland, at the Howlong Cricket Ground in Albury.
Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
Lead by T Wells (46 runs) and PJ Reimers (46not out), the Bulls managed to make a competitive total of 7/203 from 50 overs.
D Short demonstrated his fine all round abilities by taking 3/41 from 9 over’s for the Strike team and was backed up by a solid performance from U Weerasinghe 1/25 off 10 and G Brautigam 1/35 off 10.
In response, the NT fell agonisingly short of the Queensland’s target by three runs, having been dismissed for 200 in 45.5 overs.
A 97 run partnership between T Briggs (50) and S Lavers (48) had looked to set up the NT for an improbable victory over last year’s champions, but the loss of the final 6 wickets for 13 runs denied the NT.
PJ Reimers 4/44 from 9, B Weare 3/31 (10) and G Martin 3/22 (7.5) lead the Queensland attack.
The Strike takes on the ACT tomorrow in the first of their two day matches. They will be looking for a big win to cement their position in the top four. Read more ...
Victoria defeats Northern Territory in the Under 17 National Championships
The Northern Territory under 17’s had a tough day against the southern powerhouse Victoria.
After winning the toss the NT team lost regular wickets to be teetering at 6-61.
However a rearguard 50 partnership from Ben Whyte and Matt Wall added respectability to the NT score. Read more ...
Northern Territory under 15’s team win first match in the Bundaberg Regional Carnival
The Under 15 Cricket side started off their tour with a win against Southeast Queensland Region.
In a rain affected game where only 45 overs could be played, the NT boys bowled the SE Queensland side out for just 107 runs.
Captain Patrick Pisel led the way taking four wickets and only yielding six runs from his 8 overs. Read more ...
Under 15 National Championships
Rain washes out Day 1 of the under 15 national championships in Bundaberg.
Matches will commence tommorrow.
Australian Country Cricket Championships
Territory Strike squad has opened with two wins from three at the Australian Country Cricket Championships.
In the opening Twenty20 game of the tournament the NT team defeated last year's runners up South Australia by nine runs.
The NT team made a competitive total of 145 runs with strong performances by Captain Ash Williams 23 runs from 12 balls, backed up by the middle order pairing of Martin Brown, top-scoring with 38, and Tom Briggs who finished with 21.
Palmerston off-spinner Udara Weerasinghe was the pick of the bowlers in the defence of the NT's total, by taking three for 25 as South Australia's were left reeling for a total of 136.
Under 17 National Championships
Northern Territory Under 17’s test NSW in day 2 of national championships
Northern Territory Under 17’s took on New South Wales in the first of their 50 over matches at Woodville Oval. NSW won the toss and sent NT into bat on a flat wicket.
NT lost Paul Allen early and this brought Gavin Lycett to the crease.
Lycett and Arnout Faveere combined for a valuable 51 run partnership until Lycett was dismissed for 13 (31 balls). Read more ...
Under 17 National Championships
Northern Territory under 17 cricket team have tough day at the beginning of the national championships
The NT under 17 cricket team commenced their national championships campaign yesterday when they challenged their Territory rival, ACT, in the first of two Twenty20 matches in Adelaide.
Captain Arnout Faveere won the toss and sent the ACT side into bat. Read more ...
NT Strike Team arrive in Albury Wodonga for Australian Country Championships
The Northern Territory Senior Strike Team has arrived in Albury Wodonga ahead of tomorrow’s curtain raising match against South Australia in the Australian Country Championships.
This is Northern Territory's first time in the revitalised Australian Country Cricket Championships.
The carnival offers NT players the opportunity to represent the Northern Territory at a senior level.
Northern Territory’s inclusion in the championships completes the player pathway from junior through to senior representation.
Ken Vowles is the coach for the Strike Team and is pleased with the lead in preparation of the players despite Darwin being out of grade cricket season.
NT Cricket will be updating daily results and highlights of the Strike Team on the NT Cricket website.
NT Strike Draw
Round 1: Sunday 3 January 2010 (Twenty20) 9.30am
South Australia v Northern Territory
Round 2: Sunday 3 January 2010 (Twenty20) 2:00pm
Northern Territory v NSW
Round 3: Monday 4 January 2010 10.00am
Victoria v Northern Territory
Round 4: Tuesday 5 January 2010 10.00am
Queensland v Northern Territory
Round 5: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 January 2010
Northern Territory v ACT
Round 6: Sunday 10 and Monday 11 January 2010
East Asia Pacific v Northern Territory
Round 7: Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 January 2010
Western Australia v Northern Territory
Thursday 31 December 2009 |
NT under 17 representative team leaves for Adelaide
The Northern Territory Under 17 Representative Team will depart for Adelaide tomorrow to compete in the national championships.
After months of training and preparation the NT team will challenge ACT in the opening match of the championships.
NT Cricket will provide daily updates of the Under 17 team results and highlights on the NT Cricket website.
Under 17 Draw |
Round 1- Sunday 3 January (am) |
Australian Capital Territory |
v |
Northern Territory |
Round 2- Sunday 3 January (pm) |
Western Australia |
v |
Northern Territory |
Round 3- Monday 4 January |
New South Wales |
v |
Northern Territory |
Round 4- Tuesday 5 January |
Victoria |
v |
Northern Territory |
Rest Day Wednesday 6 January |
Round 5- Thursday 7 & Friday 8 January |
South Australia |
v |
Northern Territory |
Rest Day Saturday 9 January |
Round 6- Sunday 10 & Monday 11 January |
Queensland |
v |
Northern Territory |
Rest Day Tuesday 12 January |
Round 7- Wednesday 13 & Thursday 14 January |
Northern Territory |
v |
Tasmania |
Thursday 31 December 2009 |
NT under 15 representative team departs for Bundaberg
The Northern Territory Under 15 Representative Team will depart for Bundaberg tomorrow to compete in the national championships.
The 13-man squad will begin their campaign in the 5 day championships against Darling Downs.
NT Cricket will provide daily updates of the Under 15 team results and highlights on the NT Cricket website.
Under 15 Draw |
Round 1- Monday, January 4 |
Northern Territory |
v |
Darling Downs |
Round 2- Tuesday, January 5 |
Northern Territory |
v |
South East Queensland |
Round 3- Wednesday, January 6 |
Northern Territory |
v |
Metropolitan South West |
Round 4- Thursday, January 7 |
Cross Pool Semi Finals |
Round 5- Friday, January 8 |
Final and Ranking Matches |
Wednesday 9 December 2009 |
Final day of the championship is full of intrigue
The Northern Territory representative team challenged the Australian Capital Territory in the final two day match of the national Under 19 Championships.
The day started well for NT, when skipper Adam Bayley won the toss and had no hesitation in electing to bat on a flat, hard batting strip. Read more ...
Under 19 National Championships
Run chase proves too big for NT
Northern Territory gallant in defeat, are ruing their missed opportunities whilst chasing the South Australian total of 7-320.
The NT innings was in great shape at lunch (1 – 150) with Arnout Faveere providing the anchor, while Darcy Short played his natural, aggressive game. Read more ...
Under 19 National Championships
NT set for run chase against SA (Day 1)
The NT team is set for a run chase after Day 1 of their two day match against South Australia at the Under 19 National Cricket Championships.
South Australia won the toss and had no hesitation to bat on a hard and flat wicket. It was a hard slog for the NT bowlers as the SA batters made easy runs in the favourable conditions. Read more ...
Dramatic batting collapse costs NT victory in run chase against Tasmania
The second day of the Northern Territory v Tasmania match resumed today with NT at 3-111 chasing Tasmania’s total of 241 at the Under 19 National Championships in Canberra. Read more ...
