Western Australian Cricket Association


The Western Australian Cricket Association is the governing body for cricket in Western Australia.

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 male in the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup and female team in the Women's National Cricket League.
In the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League, the WACA is represented by the Perth Scorchers.

Competitions

The WACA is responsible for administering Western Australian Premier Cricket.
The Association formerly hosted 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 Chairman of the WACA is former Sports Minister of Western Australia, The Honourable Terry Waldron.
The current Chief Executive Officer is Christina Matthews.

Current WACA Board

The WACA is affiliated with Cricket Australia.