Cricket Central

The home of Cricket NSW has moved to one of Australia’s leading sporting precincts at Sydney Olympic Park.

Our state-of-the-art, year-round, training and administration facility will see cricketers excel from grassroots to elite levels.

Cricket NSW opened their doors open to the public on Sunday, August 21 for the official opening of the state-of-the-art $60m Cricket Central facility at Wilson Park in Sydney Olympic Park.

The venue houses an International Cricket Council compliant oval, 15 indoor nets, including the majority that can be hired by the public, 43 outdoor turf lanes, a gym, 16 meeting rooms, outdoor terrace, amphitheatre, lecture theatre, Sports Science Sports Medicine facility including medical rooms, physio, rehab area, aquatic recovery and nutritionists and also the offices for CNSW’s administration.

Home to six professional teams, the NSW Breakers and Blues, Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers BBL and WBBL teams provides an opportunity for the community to come and see what a high-performance facility looks like and how it operates.

The venue’s first-class café, The Commons, provides for all our catering needs.

Crickets past is also acknowledged with our library housing a collection of books and memorabilia from the late 1800’s.

“Cricket Central, we believe, is the best cricket facility of its kind in the world and was years in the making with the support from all levels of government and all of our building partners,”

“While it’s the home for our elite players and staff, it is also very much the home for all of those who play and love cricket in the state. It’s a place that brings all of cricket’s communities together.”

So come and experience what a world-class high-performance facility can provide for your organisation’s next meeting or event.

Cricket Central will provide:

  • dedicated year-round cricket training, coaching and administration;
  • facilities for junior cricket group training including school programs, social matches and Big Bash League fan days;
  • a First-Class ground to host Elite level matches
  • for and encourage public access to the facilities, community oval and surroundings; and
  • public viewing of internal and external cricket nets.

Key Features of the new facility include:

  • an International Cricket Council compliant sized cricket oval;
  • a smaller sized community cricket oval;
  • outdoor practice nets;
  • an indoor training facility;
  • a two storey, cricket centre including an internal atrium, gymnasium, community facilities, sports science and sports medicine facilities and sport administration offices;
  • car parking; and
  • a single storey grounds keeping shed.

CRICKET NSW FOUNDATION

The Cricket NSW Foundation is the charitable arm of Cricket NSW and exists to enrich communities and improve lives through cricket by enabling access to the game for all within NSW. Through the Cricket NSW Foundation, we are raising philanthropic funds to invest in programs that allow everyone to experience the benefits that the game of cricket provides.

Our aim is to raise $10 million by 2025 so that we can deliver cornerstone projects and use cricket to substantially improve the lives of people in our communities.

The Cricket NSW Foundation focuses on four key areas:

  • Thriving Cricket Communities: increasing access to cricket across NSW
  • Youth Development: increasing youth social connection & development through cricket
  • Health & Well Being: increasing awareness and providing education amongst grassroots cricket communities
  • Female Engagement: providing opportunities and development across NSW

Campaign Overview

‘Purchase a Picket’ is a Cricket NSW Foundation campaign offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of the legacy of our new home at Cricket Central. Past Players, members, fans, philanthropists, and the wider community will have the chance to have their name or their family’s name etched onto a picket that surrounds our main oval, with their donation supporting the future of cricket across NSW.

For more information on Cricket NSW – https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/

For more information on the Cricket NSW Foundation – https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/foundation