Western Australia Cricket Association

WA Cricket Foundation Aboriginal Scholarship Launched

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association The WA Cricket Foundation is thrilled to announce the establishment of a scholarship tailored to support young Aboriginal cricketers. The Hayward Aboriginal Scholarship has been named after respected Nyoongar elder Professor Colleen Hayward in recognition...

WACA: Vale Peter Kelly

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association WA Cricket is mourning the loss of former Western Australian player Peter Kelly, who recently passed away aged 81. Kelly, a diminutive opening batter, played 20 Sheffield Shield games for WA between 1964-65 and 1966-67,...

Casellas awarded Life Membership, Capes elected to Board at WACA AGM

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association Ken Casellas was awarded Honorary Life Membership and Peter Capes was elected to the Board of Directors at the Western Australian Cricket Association’s Annual General meeting on Wednesday night. The meeting paid its respects to...

WACA: Vale Rob Langer

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association WA Cricket is mourning the loss of former opening batter Rob Langer, who passed away on Thursday, aged 74. Langer won three Sheffield Shield championships (1974-75, 1976-77 and 1980-81) and two One-Day Cup titles (1973-74...

WACA: Rod Marsh Wicketkeeping Academy formed to honour Australian Cricket legend

Photo Credit: ICC WA Cricket, in partnership with the WA Government, will honour one of the state and Australia’s finest wicketkeepers via the new Rod Marsh Wicketkeeping Academy. Founded as Australia’s first specialist wicketkeeping school, the Academy will build on the...

WA Cricket and Healthway promoting positive change for over 10 years

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association WA Cricket is pleased to announce a three-year major partnership with Healthway, which will focus on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of the cricket community. WA Cricket and Healthway have a track record of...

WACA: Get your Visitor Passes and Guest Cards for Optus Stadium matches

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association Invite family and friends to the cricket and into Member-exclusive areas for all International matches and Perth Scorchers KFC Big Bash League matches at Optus Stadium this upcoming season. Match-day Visitor Passes start from just...

WACA: Umpires wellbeing remains top priority

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association Mental Health and wellbeing were the themes of the annual WA Cricket Umpires Seminar held last weekend, with more than 70 umpires gathering together to gear up for another busy summer in the sun. The...

WACA: Kelly, Cartwright injury update

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association WA pace bowler Matthew Kelly will be unavailable for the upcoming Australia A series against New Zealand A in Queensland after injuring his quad at training last week. A timeframe for the 28-year-old’s return will...

WACA: Cricket Participation Growing in WA

Photo Credit: Western Australian Cricket Association Significant growth among women and girls, plus the Woolworths Cricket Blast program has seen Western Australia record a 7% increase in registered participants in the 2022-23 Australian Cricket Census. A total of 62,950 Western Australians...

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WA Cricket, formerly known as the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), is the governing body for cricket in Western Australia. Established on November 5, 1885, the WACA opened its iconic ground, the WACA Ground, in 1893.
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