2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

[Ljp86]

2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

The final domestic tournament of the winter has arrived with the Open Championships being held at Silverwater, New South Wales. Western Australia head into the tournament as last year's Open Mens title winners, thrashing Queensland in a one-sided Grand Final. However, WA have a weaker side at the carnival this year so Queensland will be looking to exact revenge and watch out for New South Wales and the ACT to put up strong performances.

The tournament begins today (25th of July) and runs through to Saturday the 31st with GF's being held on the final day with the semi-finals and prelims being played on the Friday. This tournament has four grades, Open Mens, Open Womens, 21 and Under Men and also the Lord Taverners grade (better known as LT's) which is for cricketers who have been diagnosed with some form of learning disabilities (e.g. dyslexia etc). The Open Men's draw has been seeded with WA being seeded number one as they were the champions last year and the team that is seeded ninth is the Northern Territory. Each team will play their games according to their seed number, for example WA plays the NT today (1 vs 9) and then 2 vs 8 and so on.

Let's have a look at the entry list for each Division,

Open Mens             Open Womens         21 and Under Men    Lord Taverners (LT's)

Western Australia     Queensland          North Queensland    Queensland
Queensland            NSW Blues           Queensland          NSW Blues
ACT                   Victoria            NSW Blues           Victoria
North Queensland      South Australia     NSW Cyclones        South Australia
Victoria              Western Australia   ACT                 Western Australia
NSW Blues                                 Victoria
NSW Cyclones                              Western Australia
South Australia
Northern Territory

Hopefully we'll start to hear some results and ladders coming through tomorrow which I will provide in this thread. You can also find the tournament draw at the link below.

http://www.cricket.com.au/pv_obj_cache/pv_obj_id_5EFFEEA17BD49CB08A6180AB33E4A42202B30000/filename/00001220-source.pdf

Should be yet another great tournament and we should see some super indoor cricket played. @|

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Results - Day One

Open Men

WA 123 (4) def NT 84 (0)
NQld 119 (3) def NSW Blues 115 (1)
Qld 141 (4) def SA 93 (0)
ACT 121 (4) def NSW Cyclones 76 (0)

Qld 133 (3) def NT 61 (1)
ACT 108 (3) def NSW Blues 103 (1)
Vic 116 (3) def NQld 89 (1)
WA 104 (3) def SA 79 (1)


Open Women

Vic 166 (3) def SA 102 (1)
NSW Blues 204 (4) def WA 62 (0)

Vic 188 (4) def WA 39 (0)
Qld 169 (3) def NSW Blues 94 (1)


21 and Under Men

NSW Blues 132 (1) def NQld 112 (3)
NSW Cyclones 147 (4) def WA 108 (0)
Qld 150 (4) def ACT 82 (0)

NSW Blues 148 (2) def Vic 147 (2)
NSW Cyclones 118 (2) def NQld 106 (2)
WA 103 (2) def ACT 88 (2)


Lord Taverners

Qld 161 (2) def SA 141 (2)
Vic 151 (2) def NSW Blues 116 (2)

WA 140 (3) def NSW Blues 112 (1)
SA 126 (3) def Vic 92 (1)





Results - Day Two

Open Men

NQld 125 (2) def SA 114 (2)
Qld 151 (4) def Vic 65 (0)
ACT 128 (3) def NT 81 (1)
WA 85 (1) def NSW Cyclones 53 (3)


Open Women

SA 121 (2) def WA 118 (2)
Qld 157 (4) def Vic 74 (0)

Qld 195 (4) def WA 22 (0)
NSW Blues 181 (4) def SA 87 (0)


21 and Under Men

Qld 168 (4) def NQld 116 (0)
Vic 108 (3) def ACT 72 (1)
NSW Blues 170 (2) def WA 114 (2)



Lord Taverners

SA 146 (3) def WA 72 (1)
Qld 218 (4) def Vic 77 (0)

Qld 191 (3) def NSW Blues 96 (1)
Vic 123 (3) def WA 90 (1)

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Ladders after Day Two

Open Men

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst   %     Skins Points

Queensland           3    3    0    0    425  219  194.064   11    20
ACT                  3    3    0    0    357  260  137.308   10    19
Western Australia    3    3    0    0    312  216  144.444    8    17
North Queensland     3    2    1    0    333  344   96.802    6    12
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Victoria             2    1    1    0    181  240   75.416    3     6
South Australia      3    0    3    0    286  370   77.297    3     3
NSW Cyclones         2    0    2    0    129  206   62.621    3     3
NSW Blues            2    0    2    0    218  227   96.035    2     2
Northern Territory   3    0    3    0    226  383   59.007    2     2

Open Women

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst   %     Skins Points

Queensland           3    3    0    0    521  190  274.211   11    20
NSW Blues            3    2    1    0    479  318  150.629    9    15
Victoria             3    2    1    0    428  297  144.108    7    13
South Australia      3    1    2    0    310  465   66.667    3     6
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Western Australia    4    0    4    0    240  708   33.898    2     2

21 and Under Men

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst    %     Skins Points

NSW Blues            3    3    0    0    450  373  120.643   5     14
Queensland           2    2    0    0    318  198  160.606   8     14
NSW Cyclones         2    2    0    0    265  214  123.832   6     12
Victoria             2    1    1    0    255  220  115.909   5      8
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Western Australia    3    1    2    0    325  405   80.247   4      7
North Queensland     3    0    3    0    334  418   79.904   5      5
ACT                  3    0    3    0    242  361   67.036   3      3

Lord Taverners

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst    %     Skins Points

Queensland           3    3    0    0    570  314  181.529    8    17
South Australia      3    2    1    0    413  325  127.077    8    14
Victoria             4    2    2    0    463  550   84.182    7    13
Western Australia    3    1    2    0    302  381   79.265    5     8
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NSW Blues            3    0    3    0    324  482   67.220    4     4

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Results - Day Three

NSW Blues 86 (2) def WA 81 (2)
VIC 122 (3) def NT 88 (1)

SA 90 (3) def NSW Cyclones 50 (1)
QLD 140 (4) def NSW Blues 80 (0)
VIC 77 (2) def WA 75 (2)
NQLD 178 (3) def NT 41 (1)



Open Women

NSW Blues 124 (2) tied VIC 124 (2)
QLD 159 (4) def SA 42 (0)

VIC 144 (2) def SA 83 (2)
NSW Blues 149 (3) def WA 98 (1)



21 and Under Men

VIC 140 (4) def NSW Cyclones 56 (0)
WA 168 (3) def NQLD 137 (1)
QLD 136 (3) def NSW Blues 116 (1)




Lord Taverners

SA 146 (2) def NSW Blues 137 (2)
QLD 175 (3) def WA 67 (1)

SA 170 (3) def VIC 141 (1)
NSW Blues 156 (2) def WA 146 (2)





Results - Day Four

Open Men

CT 114 (3) def VIC58 (1)
WA 146 (2) def NQLD 108 (2)
SA 134 (3) def NT 78 (1)
NSW Blues 154 (2) def NSW Cyclones 138 (2)

NSW Blues 162 (3) def NT 48 (1)
QLD 121 (3) def ACT 86 (1)
NQLD 200 (4) def NSW Cyclones 107 (0)
VIC 94 (3) def SA 53 (1)



Open Women

VIC 145 (4) def WA 56 (0)
QLD 139 (4) def NSW Blues 70 (0)

QLD 129 (2) def VIC 121 (2)
SA 185 (3) def WA 119 (1)



21 and Under Men

NQLD 112 (2) def ACT 89 (2)
NSW Blues 102 (2) def NSW Cyclones 95 (2)
QLD 154 (4) def VIC 65 (0)



Lord Taverners

SA 204 (4) def WA 109 (0)
QLD 180 (4) def VIC 72 (0)




Results - Day Five

Open Men

NQLD 104 (2) def ACT 99 (2)
VIC 138 (3) def NSW Cyclones 84 (1)
WA 125 (3) def QLD 113 (1)
NSW Blues 126 (3) def SA 90 (1)

QA 112 (3) def ACT 82 (1)
VIC 120 (3) def NSW Blues 94 (1)
NSW Cyclones 128 (3) def NT 94 (1)
NQLD 104 (3) def QLD 103 (1)



Open Women

NSW Blues 146 (3) def SA 98 (1)
QLD 159 (4) def WA 43 (0)

QLD 135 (3) def SA 58 (1)
VIC 146 (3) def NSW Blues 99 (1)



21 and Under Men

NSW Blues 112 (3) def ACT 94 (1)
WA 143 (2) def VIC 138 (2)
QLD 160 (4) def NSW Cyclones 55 (0)

QLD 158 (3) def WA 125 (1)
VIC 140 (2) def NQLD 117 (2)
NSW Cyclones 141 (3) def ACT 111 (1)




Lord Taverners

VIC 118 (2) def WA 82 (2)
QLD 202 (4) def NSW Blues 75 (0)

SA 153 (3) def NSW Blues 123 (1)
QLD 212 (4) def WA -3 (0)

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Final Ladders

Open Men

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst   %     Skins Points

Queensland          8     6    2    0   1068  665 160.602   25    43
Western Australia   8     6    2    0    851  682 124.78    20    38
North Queensland    8     6    2    0   1027  840 122.262   20    38
Victoria            8     6    2    0    790  738 107.046   18    36
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ACT                 8     4    4    0    820  761 107.753   18    30
NSW Blues           8     4    4    0    920  844 109.005   13    25
South Australia     8     3    5    0    759  800  94.875   13    22
NSW Cyclones        8     1    7    0    687 1048  65.553   10    13
Northern Territory  8     0    8    0    575 1107  51.942    7     7

Amazingly, the top four sides in the Open Men's grade finished on six wins and two losses each. Queensland slacked off in their final two games, losing both and cost themselves an undefeated qualifying rounds stage. Big guns NSw Blues and ACT both missed the finals, the Blues missing the finals for the second year in a row whilsy ACT had a tournament they'd rather forget. Interestingly, North Queensland had a very strong showing, surprisingly all by finishing in third after the qualifying rounds and Victoria also made the finals coming in fourth.

South Australia were a lot better this season, winning three games whilst the Cyclones had a poor tournament winning only one match and that was against perrenial struggler Northern Territory. However, it's good to see the NT boys giving it a crack and trying to mix it with the stronger states and I'm sure they'll be back to try again next year.




Open Women

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst   %     Skins Points

Queensland          8     8    0    0   1242  524 237.023   28    52
Victoria            8     5    2    1   1108  789 140.431   20    36.5
NSW Blues           8     4    3    1   1067  923 115.601   18    31.5
South Australia     8     2    6    0    776 1168  66.439   10    16
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Western Australia   8     0    8    0    556 1346  41.308    4     4

No suprises to see Queensland finishing on top of the ladder, the Queensland women are a pretty good side. Victoria finished second surprising everyone really as NSW Blues are generally Queensland's main threat. The Redbacks round out the top four with WA finishing last, although that was to be expected as the WA girls are starting to get on a bit now. However, the future looks bright for Women's indoor cricket in WA with some very exciting prospects in the Under 18 side which made the GF earlier this month in the junir tournament.




21 and Under Men

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst   %     Skins Points

Queensland                6     6    0    0    926  559 165.653   21    39
NSW Blues                 6     5    1    0    780  698 111.748   11    26
Victoria                  6     3    3    0    738  690 106.957   13    22
NSW Cyclones              6     3    3    0    612  727  84.182   11    20
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Western Australia         6     3    3    0    761  838  90.812   10    19
North Queensland          6     1    5    0    700  795  88.050   10    13
ACT                       6     0    6    0    536  726  73.829   7      7

Queensland on top again but the rest of the comp was fairly even, NSW Blues finished second but Victoria, NSW Cyclones and Western Australia battled it out for third and fourth with the two former teams making it through. WA will be disappointed not to make it as they had a reasonable side, a couple of guys who play for my centre as well.

North Queensland finished sixth whilst ACT had a terrible tournament, not winning a game and averaging about one skin per game.



Lord Taverners

State              Play  Win  Loss Draw  For  Agst   %     Skins Points

Queensland          8     8    0    0   1555  563 276.199   27    51
South Australia     8     6    2    0   1124 1051 106.946   20    38
Victoria            8     4    4    0    935 1100  85.000   12    24
NSW Blues           8     1    7    0    933 1270  73.467   11    14
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Western Australia   8     1    7    0    703 1246  56.421   10    13

Queensland on top again, their LT's are really, really good and would really put it up to a few of the Superleague sides around the country. Surprisingly South Australia finished second, losing only to Queensland for the entire qualifying rounds. The Vics were third with NSW Blues and WA battling it out for fourth spot which NSW won by one point.

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Results - Day Six

Open Men

Second Semi: QLD 139 (4) def WA 115 (0)
First Semi: NQLD 120 (3) def VIC 110 (1)

Preliminary Final: NQLD 93 (3) def WA 91 (1)



Open Women

Second Semi: VIC 106 (2) def QLD 95 (2) (Wow, what an upset! )
First Semi: NSW Blues 154 (4) def SA 79 (0)

Preliminary Final: QLD 124 (2) def NSW Blues 103 (2)



21 and Under Men

Second Semi: QLD 142 (2) def NSW Blues 92 (2)
First Semi: VIC 139 (3) def NSW Cyclones 62 (1)

Preliminary Final: VIC 137 (3) def NSW Blues 111 (1)



Lord Taverners

Second Semi: QLD 160 (3) def SA 145 (1)
First Semi: VIC 170 (4) def NSW Blues 53 (0)

Preliminary Final: SA 119 (3) def VIC 102 (1)

 

[OhMyGodTheChips]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Improved performance from the NT. No surprises with QLD & WA again at the top.

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Yeah, they were a lot better this year. Managed to more than double the amount of points they got from last year's tournament as well.

I imagine that the outdoor season there would detract a few guys from playing for NT would it Chips?

 

[OhMyGodTheChips]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Yeah there is a few that could be playing. Though indoor is not taken as seriously as it once was up here. The NT titles have improved over but may fall in a heap again from what has been happening so far in the last few months. I would have gone away with the side if it wasn't for the outdoor season.

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Results - Day Six

Open Men

Grand Final: QLD 136 (2) def NQLD 100 (2)



Open Women

Grand Final: VIC 128 (2) def QLD 99 (2)



21 and Under Men

Grand Final: QLD 137 (3) def VIC 94 (1)



Lord Taverners

Grand Final: QLD 171 (2) def SA 154 (2)




Some shoddy updating on the AICF wesbite has seen no scores submitted by the association for the Preliminary and Grand Finals which is fairly disappointing. However, there are some results on Indoor Cricket TV which has most of the games up there which are free to watch, all you have to do is sign up but the only downfall is there is no sound for any of the games. It's a really good site and allows you to view most of the matches from the tournament, hopefully they will get all of them up there by the end of the week. I will provide a link below,

Australian Open Championships 2010


Next year's titles will be held in Western Australia with the tournament jointly shared by Ballajura Indoor Sports Stadium and also my home centre, Bouncer Sports Centre. It will be good to see the Championships head over to WA for the first time I believe. WA has alredy hosted the Masters and Juniors tournaments in previous years as well as the Masters World Cup a few years ago.

Hopefully WA will put in a better showing after being eliminated in the Preliminary Final this year in the Open Mens and not making any of the other finals series in the remaining grades. Next year, I'm hoping that a better selection policy for the 21's will be in force and that the Women and the LT's can be more competitive. I know the Open Mens would have been livid at not getting a crack at Queensland in the GF.

Anyway, I hope to have the final results up in the next few days, provided AICF actually put them up.

Yeah there is a few that could be playing. Though indoor is not taken as seriously as it once was up here. The NT titles have improved over but may fall in a heap again from what has been happening so far in the last few months. I would have gone away with the side if it wasn't for the outdoor season.

Probably part of the problem why NT aren't too competitive, had some the outdoor boys been involved I'm sure NT could have won a couple of games. They were a lot better this season though, there percentage was at about 50% this year but last year it was only 15% so that was a big improvement and they also scored seven points this year compared to only three last year. Hopefully in 2011 they can challenge some of the other bottom teams for wins.

What makes you say things may fall in a heap again?

 

[OhMyGodTheChips]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

Depends all on how the two centres up here approach it. The six pack indoor is doing far better than the normal 8-a-side competition and the standard in the 8-a-side has significantly dropped off.

 

[Ljp86]

Re: 2010 Australian Indoor Cricket Open Championships (Silverwater, NSW)

All results have been updated, thank god for indoor cricket TV!! All the vids of the games look to be on the site too so if you're keen to watch some of the games, sign up and have a look.

Looks to have been a great tournament, hopefully we can put on an even better show next year!!

Depends all on how the two centres up here approach it. The six pack indoor is doing far better than the normal 8-a-side competition and the standard in the 8-a-side has significantly dropped off.

Fair enough. I know six-a-side is fairly popular at one centre here in WA. Trick is to limit the amount of time the game gets and focus more on the eight-a-side stuff.