The 2018
JLT One-Day Cup was the 50th season of the official
List A
List A cricket is a classification of the Limited overs cricket, limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competit ...
domestic cricket competition in Australia. It was played over a four-week period at the start of the domestic season to separate its schedule from the
Sheffield Shield season. The tournament was held in
Townsville
The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...
,
Sydney
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,
Perth
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and
Melbourne
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.
Fox Cricket
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broadcast 13 matches from the tournament. The tournament was sponsored by
Jardine Lloyd Thompson
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.
Points table
RESULT POINTS:
* Win – 4
* Tie – 2 each
* No Result – 2 each
* Loss – 0
* Bonus Point – 1 (Run rate 1.25 times that of opposition.)
* Additional Bonus Point – 1 (Run rate twice that of opposition.)
Squads
The following squads were named:
New South Wales captain
Peter Nevill
Peter Michael Nevill (born 13 October 1985) is an Australian former cricketer who played 17 Tests and 9 T20 internationals for Australia cricket team, Australia. He also represented New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales and the Melbourn ...
was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a broken thumb while batting in the nets at the
WACA Ground
The WACA Ground () is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium's name derives from the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA).
The WACA has been referred to as Western Australia' ...
prior to the start of the Blues' campaign. He was replaced in the squad by
Jay Lenton
Jay Stephen Lenton (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales. A wicket-keeper, he made his first-class debut on 6 November 2015 in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Sydne ...
, while
Kurtis Patterson assumed captaincy duties.
Tasmanian all-rounder
James Faulkner sustained a calf injury whilst playing for
Lancashire Lightning in the semi-final of England's domestic T20 competition. He was replaced in the squad by
Gurinder Sandhu
Gurinder Singh Sandhu (born 14 June 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for Queensland in Domestic cricket. He is the first male cricketer of Indian descent to represent Australia in an international tournament.
Early lif ...
.
South Australia's
Daniel Worrall sustained a back injury and was replaced by allrounder Luke Robins in the squad prior to the tournament.
[
Simon Mackin, ]Will Bosisto
William Giles Bosisto (born 8 September 1993) is an Australian cricketer who was contracted to South Australia cricket team, South Australia at domestic level. Bosisto represented Western Australia at under-17 and under-19 level, and debuted for ...
and Sam Whiteman were added to the Western Australian squad after D'Arcy Short
D'Arcy John Matthew Short (born 9 August 1990) is an Australian international cricketer, who plays One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Australian national team. At the domestic level, he plays for Western ...
, Marcus Stoinis
Marcus Peter Stoinis (born 16 August 1989) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in Twenty20 International cricket. He is a right-handed batting all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium. Domest ...
and Matt Kelly were ruled out for the start of the tournament through injury.
Queenslander Jimmy Peirson
James John Peirson (born 13 October 1992) is an Australian cricketer.
Domestic career
Peirson plays for Queensland and the Redlands Tigers in Brisbane Grade Cricket. He made his List A debut on 17 October 2013 for Queensland against New South W ...
made an early recovery from his injury and joined their squad prior to the match against Tasmania.
Chris Green and Ben Dwarshuis were added to the New South Wales squad in place of Jason Sangha and Trent Copeland prior to their clash with Tasmania, to allow the latter two to play Grade Cricket.
Wicket keeper Peter Nevill
Peter Michael Nevill (born 13 October 1985) is an Australian former cricketer who played 17 Tests and 9 T20 internationals for Australia cricket team, Australia. He also represented New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales and the Melbourn ...
returned to the New South Wales squad after making a quick recovery from a broken thumb. He replaced fellow wicket keeper Jay Lenton
Jay Stephen Lenton (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales. A wicket-keeper, he made his first-class debut on 6 November 2015 in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield. He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Sydne ...
.
Pat Cummins
Patrick James Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who captains the Australia men's national cricket team in Test and One Day International cricket. Cummins is widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers t ...
was added to the New South Wales squad after recovering from a back injury.
Debutants
The following players made their List A
List A cricket is a classification of the Limited overs cricket, limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competit ...
debuts throughout the competition.
League stage
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Play-offs
Bracket
Qualifying Finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Most Runs
Most wickets
References
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JLT One-Day Cup
Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament seasons
JLT One-Day Cup