The Imparja Cup and National Indigenous Cricket Championships are Australian

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tournaments based in

Alice Springs, Northern Territory Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Ali ...

. The tournaments are contested annually by teams of

Indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

cricketers.

History

The Imparja Cup tournament has its origins in an annual match started in 1994 between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek by Shane and Mervyn Franey from

Alice Springs Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Al ...

and Ross Williams from

Tennant Creek Tennant Creek ( wrm, Jurnkkurakurr) is town located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the seventh largest town in the Northern Territory, and is located on the Stuart Highway, just south of the intersection with the western termin ...

. By 1998

Northern Territory Cricket Northern Territory Cricket, formally the Northern Territory Cricket Association, is the governing body for cricket in the Northern Territory of Australia. Cricket in the Northern Territory has produced state contracted players which include Kan ...

had become involved in organising the tournament and in 2001

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turned the tournament into a national competition.

Imparja Television Imparja Television (IMP) is an independent Australian television station servicing over , across six states and territories: Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. It is based in Alice Spring ...

have been involved in the annual match and the national tournament since 1994. In 2016,

re-formatted the State and Territory Division to become the National Indigenous Cricket Championships, to set the pathway for aspiring indigenous cricketers looking to play

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. Also, an

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round-robin tournament with the two top teams playing off in a One Day limited overs final. The NICC Women's Division is played as a

round-robin tournament with the top two teams playing off in a Twenty20 final. Teams in the Major Centres Division play Twenty20 cricket whilst the Community Men's Division and Community Women's Division both play a shorter, 14-over format in Super 8s. The

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. You may also view the

YouTube channel to view footage from the Imparja Cup.

Winners

References

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External links

National Indigenous Cricket Championships
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YouTube channel Australian domestic cricket competitions Cricket in the Northern Territory Indigenous Australian sport Sport in Alice Springs 1994 establishments in Australia