The Imparja Cup is Australia’s biggest Indigenous cricket festival, originally founded by custodians, Shane Franey and Ross Williams, as a family match between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek in 1993. The Imparja Cup has made a significant contribution to the history and story of Indigenous cricket in Australia, and was the event and foundation on which Cricket Australia created the National Indigenous Cricket Championships in 2016. 

This year, there were four Divisions that participants could take part in; the Major Centres Division, Men’s Community Division, Women’s Community Division and the Schools Division.  

NT Cricket also hosted an ‘Imparja Schools Cup Day’ with local Primary Schools, aimed at inspiring a new younger generation of Indigenous kids to fall in love with the game.

IMPARJA CUP TEAM COMPOSITION

Registration  

• Imparja Cup registration is free and open to new and past teams from the Northern Territory and around Australia. Teams wishing to nominate to play in the Imparja Cup are asked to complete an online form when registrations open later in the year.  
  
  
• NT Cricket also seek expressions of interest from umpires who would like to be part of the Imparja Cup. Umpires wishing to officiate at the Imparja Cup are asked to complete an online form available once registrations are open later in the year. 
  
  
• Male and Female cricketers with a desire to play for the Northern Territory at the National Indigenous Cricket Championships are asked to contact Darren Treumer (Head of Cricket) at darren.treumer@ntcricket.com.au