13 Facts About Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia.

Cricket Australia operates all of the Australian national representative cricket sides, including the Men's, the Women's and Youth sides.

Cricket Australia is an administrative organisation responsible for cricket in Australia.

Cricket Australia has six member organisations that represent each of the Australian states.

Cricket Australia is governed by eight independent directors, who work collectively in the national interest of Australian cricket.

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Each of the state cricket associations that are members of Cricket Australia selects a representative side to participate in Australia's major domestic cricket tournaments.

Cricket Australia maintains a healthy but independent association with the Australian Cricketers' Association to provide proper player's rights and welfare requirements.

However the Australasian Cricket Council was disbanded in 1898, and what is known as Cricket Australia was established in 1905 as the "Australian Board of Control for International Cricket".

South Cricket Australia's delegates refused to join the Board because the Board structure denied the players any representation.

Changes to this structure were made in 1914 and 1974 respectively when Queensland and Western Cricket Australia formally increased their representation to two each.

Cricket Australia has had three different names since its foundation.

Cricket Australia provides awards for various categories of players, including:.

Cricket Australia is governed by nine directors, who work collectively in the national interest of Australian cricket.