Cricket Australia
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Cricket Australia (ABN 53 006 089 130) an Australian Public Company, Limited By Guarantee, formerly the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches. [link]
Cricket Australia operates the Australian cricket team, organising Test tours and one-day internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket in Australia, including the Pura Cup first-class competition and the domestic one-day competition. The organisation's revenue was AUD72 million in the year ended 30 June 2005 (AUD 83.8 million to 30 June 2004; this decrease reflects the fact that income streams vary greatly over a four year cycle depending on which teams/competitions Australia plays, rather than long term decline). Just over half of this came from media rights and just over a quarter from sponsorship.
Cricket Australia is in charge of regional development of cricket in the Pacific region, under the International Cricket Council's development program.
The National Selection Panel is part of Cricket Australia. Current members are: David Boon, Andrew Hilditch and Merv Hughes.
Domestic cricket
Australia's two major domestic first-class competitions are the Pura Cup (four day first class competition) and the ING Cup (List A one-day competition). Six teams take part in these competitions:
- New South Wales Blues (New South Wales)
- Queensland Bulls (Queensland)
- Southern Redbacks (South Australia)
- Tasmanian Tigers (Tasmania)
- Victorian Bushrangers (Victoria)
- Western Warriors (Western Australia))
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