Cricket ACT is the
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ge ...
of
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
in the
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...
(ACT). In 1922, the Federal Territory Cricket Association (FTCA) was established to govern the sport of cricket in the then Federal Capital Territory, which had been formed from part of
New South Wales
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
in 1911, and which became the Australian Capital Territory in 1938.
In 1928, the FTCA was renamed as the Federal Capital Territory Cricket Association.
References
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Cricket governing bodies in Australia
Sports governing bodies in the Australian Capital Territory
1922 establishments in Australia
Sports organizations established in 1922
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