*Official* Cricket Web 'A' in Top End Series

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The schedule still to be decided, but the tour will comprise of a 4-team tournament for each form of the game - FC and List-A OD. The FC tournament will be played in round robin fashion with a final between the two top teams. The OD tournament will be double round robin, with the first round played before the FC tournament and the second round after. There will then be an OD final.

The teams invited to join CW 'A' thus far are New Zealand 'A' and Australia 'A'. The fourth team is still to be finalized. The series is scheduled to begin next week Wednesday.

Schedule

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Wow, big tournament. Modelled on the Top End Series last year in Australia, I guess.

Should be interesting.

 

[NZTailender]

Looks very promising. Good luck to the guys who get the chance!

 

[mikeW]

good luck to those selected, hopefully it leads on to bigger and better things.

 

[Kweek]

looks very nice!
and personally hoping to be selected for this one.

Go CW 'A'

 

[pasag]

Can't wait.

 

[alternative]

Goodluck to all those get selected for this new look series.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Cricket Australia Announce Fourth Team For Top End Series

In cooperation with the International Cricket Council's development programme, Cricket Australia have invited an East Asia Pacific Development Region XI to play as the fourth team in the Top End series. This will be the first foray into List A and first-class cricket for many of the players, with the bulk drawn from Fiji and Papua New Guinea, neither of whom have played first class cricket for some fifty years. The Cook Islands, Japan and Vanuatu will also contribute towards the EAP combined team. However, should the team fail to avoid defeat in any of their first six games, they will be excluded from the final round of one-dayers.

Cricket Australia have also announced the following schedule for the series, which is pending confirmation from the CWBCC.

Cairns leg

Wednesday 31 January;

Marrara CG: Queensland Academy of Sport XI v Cricket Web A - 1-day warm-up

Thursday 1 February:

Marrara CG: Australia A v Cricket Web A - 50 overs
Gardens Oval: New Zealand A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 50 overs

Friday 2 February:

Marrara CG: Australia A v New Zealand A - 50 overs
Gardens Oval: Cricket Web A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 50 overs

Saturday 3 February:

Gardens Oval: Cricket Web A v New Zealand A - 50 overs
Marrara CG: Australia A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 50 overs

Monday 5 February:

Gardens Oval: Cricket Web A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 4-day
Marrara CG: Australia A v New Zealand A - 4-day

Tuesday 6 February:

Marrara CG: Cricket Web A v New Zealand A - 4-day

Darwin leg

Wednesday 7 February February:

Cazaly's Stadium: Australia A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 4-day

Thursday 8 February:

Fretwell Park: East-Asia Pacific XI v New Zealand A - 4-day
Cazaly's Stadium: Australia A v Cricket Web A - 4-day

Friday 9 February:

Cazaly's Stadium: First-class final

Sunday 11 February:

Cazaly's Stadium: Australia A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 50 overs
Fretwell Park: Cricket Web A v New Zealand A - 50 overs

Monday 12 February:

Cazaly's Stadium: Australia A v New Zealand A - 50 overs
Fretwell Park: Cricket Web A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 50 overs

Tuesday 13 February:

Cazaly's Stadium: Australia A v Cricket Web A - 50 overs
Fretwell Park: New Zealand A v East-Asia Pacific XI - 50 overs

Thursday 15 February:

Cazaly's Stadium: One-day final

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Haha, East Asia Pacific Development Region XI will get absolutely mullered. Bangladesh A however...

 

[Jamee999]

I was hoping for Romania....

Anyhow, good luck CW A!

 

[Neil Pickup]

I was hoping for Romania....

Anyhow, good luck CW A!

Only cause it would have been your only chance of playing.

 

[Travis_Teh]

Excellent tour schedule that. Interesting 4th team selection

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Excellent tour schedule that. Interesting 4th team selection

The Northern Territory U-13 girls XI didn't want to play.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Looks an interesting tour. Good luck to all selected.

 

[Travis_Teh]

The Northern Territory U-13 girls XI didn't want to play.

To be fair they probably had to decline due to their fulltime commitment to drinking ....

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

To be fair they probably had to decline due to their fulltime commitment to drinking ....

...and the potential of Dan Smith's involvement in the series.

 

[Travis_Teh]

...and the potential of Dan Smith's involvement in the series.

the two combined ....

 

[NZTailender]

Interesting fourth team selection Somewhere like Namibia or Uganda would've been a cool choice Maybe in the future, hey?


Good luck CW!

 

[roseboy64]

Should be a good tournament. Hoping to get a call up. My club cricket performances however don't demand it. Anyway, we should do well in both forms IMO.

 

[Buddhmaster]

I know I won't be selected, but does being suspended rule out Demeza and Borcich?