Formation 1885 Region served Western Australia | Headquarters WACA Ground President Dennis Lillee | |
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Legal status Incorporated association Location East Perth, Western Australia | ||
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The Western Australian Cricket Association (known as the WACA) is the governing body for cricket in Western Australia.
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- Richie benaud at the waca western australia cricket association
- History
- Elite cricket
- Competitions
- The Association
- Current WACA Board
- Affiliations
- References
History
The WACA was formed on 5 November 1885. In 1893 the association opened the WACA Ground.
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.
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.
The current Chief Executive Officer is Christina Matthews.
Current WACA Board
Affiliations
The WACA is affiliated with Cricket Australia.