Junior teams from across Australia will have the chance to be crowned Twenty20 national club champions when they compete in the inaugural Gatorade Under 18 Twenty20 Cup. One Under 18 team from each state and territory will travel to Canberra next week to take on the rest of Australia in the first national junior club competition in the newest form of the game on March 10 and 11.

Each state association has held various knockout tournaments to determine their representative club or association team, giving a unique chance for club cricketers to perform in a national competition.

Cricket Australia General Manager of Game Development, Damien Bown, sees the competition as important to Australian cricket in developing Twenty20™ cricket:

“Fans across the world have taken to Twenty20 cricket and in recent times we’ve seen a number of young players rise to prominence through their performances in Twenty20 matches,” Bown said.

“The Gatorade Under 18 Twenty20 Cup puts club cricket on the national stage and hopefully inspires young club cricketers to progress to higher levels.”

The competing teams will be:

Alice Springs Cricket Association (NT)
Cricket ACT Under 18 Team (ACT)
Cranbourne Cricket Club (Victoria)
CUSA Cats (SA)
Sandgate-Redcliffe Cricket Club (Queensland)
Shore School (NSW)
South Hobart – Sandy Bay Cricket Club (Tasmania)
Wanneroo Districts Cricket Club (WA)

The Gatorade Under 18 Twenty20 Cup is the first national junior club tournament to focus on Twenty20™ cricket and will be a chance for young club cricketers from across the nation to showcase their talents at the newest form of the game.

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Under 17 Male Championship Underway In Perth

January 7th 2009 11:59

The Under 17 Male Championship is now underway in Perth, with the first few rounds now complete.

With the first three rounds complete (two Twenty20s and a 50-over match), South Australia leads the competition on 10 points, followed closely by NSW and Victoria on nine.

The Under-17 Female National Championship start tomorrow (8 January) in Canberra with NSW looking to defend their title and record a fifth straight championship win.

The Under-17 Male competition concludes on 16 January, while the Female Championships wrap-up on 15 January.

For all the latest results, ladders and statistics log on to MyCricket at www.cricket.com.au/mycricket

Simply place your cursor on 'search' and select 'competition', then scroll down to 'Under-17 National Championships'.

From there you will find all your latest information on the Cricket Australia National Underage Championships.

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