08.00pm | Please note that the ADCA Senior Cricket Presentation Night that was due to take place this Saturday night (14th April) has been cancelled due to lack of numbers. Apologies to those that had indicated that they were going to attend.

08.00pm | Congratulations to the following players on being selected for next seasons Walter Taylor Shield team:

Will Waterson, Nick Day, Luke Marshall, Blake Whitechurch, Matt Williams, Angus Dawson, Lochlan Elks (C), Tom Stier, Clancy Rowlands, Will Brissett, Will Archer and Ben Moffatt.

By all reports there was a fanatastic number of players that attended the trials which made the job of selections quite difficult. Parents please make note that the first Walter Taylor Shield meeting will be held at the Armidale City Bowling Club on Monday, 23rd April at 7.00pm.

06.00pm | Trials for the Walter Taylor Shield U15 side, which plays in the carnival of the same name in Armidale during January, 2013, will be held on the following afternoons - Tues 27th March 4:00pm at the Sportsgound and Thurs 29th March 4:00pm at TAS. Players should be mindful that they will need to be turning 15 after 1st September 2012 to qualify for the age group. For further enquiries please contact either Tony Jones, Grant Uphill or Ian Reeves. This U15's carnival has a long and proud history and is hosted annually in Armidale and attracts teams from as far away as Sydney and the North Coast areas. All interested players are encouraged to attend the trials or, if unable to attend, should speak to one of the above contacts.

9.00pm | Congratulations to each of the teams that have made it through to the grand-final of their respective grade. All matches are due to commence at 1.15pm on Saturday and will be played at the following grounds;

- First Grade (Saturday and Sunday): Hillgrove v Easts - Sportsground

- Second Grade (Saturday and Sunday): Hillgrove v Guyra - Lambert Park

- Third Grade (Saturday): Uralla v Guyra - Harris Park Turf

- Fourth Grade (Saturday): Uralla v Hillgrove - Newling No.1

Good luck to all teams and players.

9.00pm | The Junior ADCA Presentation Day will be held on 31st March 11:00am at the BBQ area of the Armidale City Bowling Club. Winning teams from U11, U13 and U15 will be presented with trophies, as will U14 and U16 Rep player of the year and also Junior Player of the Year. A light BBQ will be provided. Could you please inform your clubs, particularly any winning teams about this day. Any queries please let Tony Jones know.

9.00pm | Details for next weekends semi-finals are as follows;

- First Grade (Saturday and Sunday): Hillgrove v TAS - Sportsground and City v Easts - Lambert Park

- Second Grade (Saturday and Sunday): Hillgrove v Ex Services - Harris Park and Guyra v St Kilda - Guyra Turf

- Third Grade (Saturday): Uralla v Ex Services - Rologas and Hillgrove v Guyra - Bellevue Oval

- Fourth Grade (Saturday): Hillgrove v Guyra - Newling No.1 NOTE: Uralla (1st place) advance automatically to the 4th grade final.

Good luck to all teams and players.

8.00pm | A reminder of the finals being played tomorrow evening in the two T20 competitions that have been running over recent weeks. The TOAD Cup final between Duval High and TAS is scheduled to commence at 4.00pm, while the New England Mutual APL Twenty20 between Hutchinson & Harlow and McDonalds will commence at 7.00pm. Both games will be played at the Sportsground. Drinks and bbq will be available at the ground.

6.00pm | The finals of the New England Mutual APL Twenty20 between Hutchinson & Harlow v McDonalds will now be played on Monday, 12th March, commencing 7.00pm at the Sportsground. The final was washed-out last Friday night causing the re-scheduling of the match. A great initiative this year sees the final of the TOAD Cup between Duval High and TAS being scheduled to start prior to the APL T20 final. The TOAD Cup final will commence at 4.00pm. This initiative offers the opportunity to watch some great schoolboy cricket followed by some of the best local senior cricketers. Drinks and bbq will be available at the ground.

06.00pm | The TOAD Cup final between Duval High School and TAS will take place at the Sportsground on Monday, 12th March from 4pm.

This is the third year of the TOAD Cup which is a 20/20 cricket competition between the four high schools in Armidale. TOAD represents the first letter of each school. Duval and TAS have one win each in this competition so both teams are very keen to win this game. It was a very even competition this year with most games decided in the last over of the match.

During the qualifying rounds the game between Duval and TAS was decided on the second last ball of the match. It should be a great evening of school boy cricket with some very talented players in action.

06.00pm | Trials for the Walter Taylor Shield U15 side, which plays in the carnival of the same name in Armidale during January, 2013, will be held on the following afternoons - Tues 27th March 4:00pm at the Sportsgound and Thurs 29th March 4:00pm at TAS. Players should be mindful that they will need to be turning 15 after 1st September 2012 to qualify for the age group. For further enquiries please contact either Tony Jones, Grant Uphill or Ian Reeves. This U15's carnival has a long and proud history and is hosted annually in Armidale and attracts teams from as far away as Sydney and the North Coast areas. All interested players are encouraged to attend the trials or, if unable to attend, should speak to one of the above contacts.

10.00am | The Northern Tablelands junior representative trials will be held on Sunday, 11th March at Varley Oval, Inverell, commencing 10.00am. All juniors interested in trialing for next seasons U13's, U14's and U16's teams should attend.

11.00am | All ADCA senior cricket is still on for this afternoon.

9.30pm | The finals of the New England Mutual APL Twenty20 will be played this coming Friday evening at the Sportsground. Play-off for 3 & 4th position will be between SportsPower v Cricket New England play at 5.30pm followed by the FINAL between Hutchinson & Harlow v McDonalds. Gates open at 5.00pm, entry by gold coin donation (to charity). Drinks and bbq will be available at the ground.

6.30pm | Round 1 of the New England Mutual APL Twenty20 will now be played this coming Friday evening at the Sportsground after being originally washed-out. SportsPower v Cricket New England play at 5.30pm followed by Hutchinson & Harlow v McDonalds. Gates open at 5.00pm, entry by gold coin donation (to charity). Drinks and bbq will be available at the ground.

6.30pm | Round 3 of the New England Mutual APL Twenty20 is on this Friday evening at the Sportsground. Hutchinson & Harlow v SportsPower at 5.30pm followed by McDonalds v Cricket New England. Gates open at 5.00pm, entry by gold coin donation (to charity). Also, all current junior cricket players are entitled to a voucher for a free drink and sausage sandwich if they attend this weeks games. Vouchers are available from your coach or manager. See you there, the games should be played to a very high standard and entertaining.

06.30pm | 3rd grade teams please note that there have been umpires allocated for the games due to be played at TAS and also Rologas for this coming Saturday. Please ensure that the appropriate fees are available to pay the umpires during the afternoon. Details of the umpires have been updated in SportStatz.

11.50am | Have just received news that Bellevue (Easts v Ex-Services 2nds) has also been washed out for today. Guyra turf (Guyra v St Kilda 2nds - not Guyra v City 2nds as previously posted) has also been washed out for today, but all other senior games are still on.

11.30am | Guyra turf (Guyra v St Kilda 2nds - not Guyra v City 2nds as previously posted) has been washed out for today but all other senior games are still on.

08.00am | Junior cricket is still on this morning. It will be up to the coaches or managers to decide whether play should be called off.

06.30pm | Due to Moran Oval not being available for play over the next two weekends the following changes have been put in place for the Senior draws: Easts v Ex-Services (2nd Grade 11/2/12 - 18/2/12) will now be played on Bellevue; St Kilda v Easts (3rd Grade 11/2/12) will now be played on Newling #1 and Hillgrove v TAS (3rd Grade 18/2/12) will now be played on TAS Oval. Please ensure all team members are aware of the changes. Also please note the draw updates that will affect most grades that were listed on this Newsboard on 08/02/12.

10.30am | Round 2 of the New England Mutual APL Twenty20 is on this Friday evening at the Sportsground. Hutchinson & Harlow v Cricket New England at 5.30pm followed by Sportspower v McDonalds. Gates open at 5.00pm, entry by gold coin donation (to charity).

10.30pm | Please note the following changes to the Senior draws: City v Ex-Services (2nd Grade 25/2/12 - 3/3/12) will now be played on Rologas #1; St Kilda v Guyra (3rd Grade 25/2/12) will now be played on Bellevue Oval and St Kilda v Ex-Services (3rd Grade 3/3/12) will now be played on Newling #2.

05.30pm | SportStatz has been altered to reflect changes to the senior draws for two games due to be played on 10th March. They are City v TAS (1st Grade 10/3/12 - 17/3/12) will now be played on TAS Oval while Ex-Services v TAS (3rd Grade) will now be played on TAS Wakefield.

10.00pm | The draws for the U9's, U11's, U13's and U15's for the second half of the season are now posted. Press the F5 Key to refresh the page/s if an older version of the draw opens initially.

Kanga - In2Cricket will be held each Saturday morning from 9.00am - 10.00am at TAS (Cricket Oval). Sessions recommence on Saturday, 18 February and conclude Saturday, 31 March (7 sessions remaining).

04.45pm | A decision has been made to cancel all junior cricket for tomorrow too. The rain that we are experiencing now has confirmed that the fields will not be suitable for any play.

04.15pm | All senior cricket has been washed out for this weekend. That includes the APL T20 due to be played this evening, Saturday's competition games and Sunday's Northern Inland T20 Series.

03.00pm | It has been decided that the U9's and U11's draws will commence from next weekend (11/2/12) and not this coming weekend. For those that are keen to play though, it is possible for teams to play tomorrow and use the 'suggested' draws that were distributed to clubs earlier this week. Listen to 2AD (after 7.00am news) or see posts on the ADCA website or Facebook each Saturday for cancellations if the weather looks like it could be disruptive.

07.30pm | Please note that Kanga Cricket will not be on this Saturday (4/2/12). Check this website or Facebook from time-to-time for further details about Kanga Cricket recommencing.

07.00pm | The weather has claimed another washout ..... junior cricket matches set down for tomorrow (Friday) afternoon have been called off. Saturday mornings matches are still pending and hopefully there will be a break in the weather so that the games can get underway.

10.00am | The Northern Inland T20 series due to be played on Sunday has also been postponed but hopefully will be played in 3 weeks time, probably in Tamworth.

10.00am | Friday nights APL T20 games have been postponed due to the ongoing wet weather but will be re-scheduled. The new date is yet to be announced.

09.00am | Junior cricket is due to resume this coming Friday (3/2/12) evening and Saturday (4/2/12) morning. The draw will be posted as soon as it is available.

09.00am | The APL T20 draw has now been posted and can be viewed by clicking on this link. The competition is due to commence this Friday, 3/2/12, with the first match getting underway at 5.30pm between Sportspower and Cricket New England, followed by McDonalds v Hutchinson & Harlow at 7.15pm. All APL T20 games will be played at the Sportsground.

09.30am | Some good news for a change .... all ADCA senior cricket is on, except for the game scheduled on Guyra turf, which has been washed out for this week. Also note that the game between TAS and Guyra 3rds has been moved from Moran Oval to Newling. It will be up to each umpire when play will commence i.e. start on time or delayed until later in the afternoon, but at this time all grounds, except those mentioned above, are suitable for play.

09.30am | The APL T20 Franchises selected their teams on Wednesday night, and it looks like they will be evenly matched. The team lists can be seen here. The competition is due to start this coming Friday and the draw and other details will be posted as soon as possible. A big thanks must go out to the four franchises, Sportspower Armidale, McDonalds Armidale, Hutchinson & Harlow Real Estate and Cricket New England for their support. This is the third season that this competition has been played and has always provided plenty of entertainment and action, and this year should prove to be no different.

09.00am | Unfortunately all ADCA One Day and T20 finals due to be played today, 26 Jan 2012, have had to be postponed. The games will be re-scheduled though and a new date will be announced as soon as possible.

09.00pm | Team selections for this years APL T20 competition will be held at the Armidale City Bowling Club on Wednesday, 25 January starting at 7.00pm and light refreshments will be supplied. Team sponsors are McDonalds, Sportspower, Hutchinson & Harlow and New England Cricket Academy and approximately 80 players have made themselves available for selection. The competition is due to commence on Friday, 3rd February. More details will be posted as soon as they are available.

09.00pm | The One Day and T20 competition finals will be played on Australia Day. A double header will be played at the Sportsground with Easts v Hillgrove in 1st Grade (One Dayer - 3.45pm start) and Hillgrove v Ex Services (One Dayer - 10.00am start). In the lower grades Hillgrove v Guyra in 3rd Grade (T20 - 1.15pm, Rologas No. 1) and Hillgrove v Uralla (T20 - 1.15pm, Newling No. 1). It should be a great day of cricket and we've got our fingers crossed that the weather holds out. Drinks and BBQ will be available at the Sportsground.

11.00am | The 2012 Walter Taylor Shield U15's Carnival starts this Monday and it looks like it will be an action packed carnival again this year with competing teams coming from Sydney, Hunter Valley, Ballina and Tamworth. The full draw and details are available on this website. Good luck to the Armidale boys, who will have to play at their best over the 4 days to bring home the Shield! The Walter Taylor Shield Carnival has a long and proud history that dates back more than 20 years, with many of the competing players going on to achieve higher representative honours, including some playing First Class cricket.

11.00am | Please note that all Senior Cricket has been called off today, Saturday, 10/12/11.

07.00am | Please note that all Junior Cricket has been called off today, Saturday, 10/12/11.

11.00pm | Effective for the remainder of 2011, all senior games that were drawn to play on Elizabeth Park have now been transferred to Doody Park.

09.00pm | The U15 game Guyra v Hillgrove (Friday) and 4th grade match Hillgrove v Ex Services (Saturday) have been transferred due to the condition of Elizabeth Park. The U15's will now play on Newling North and the 4th grade game will be played on Newling South.

08.00pm | Due to the condition of the grounds all senior cricket has been called off for this Saturday (26/11/11).

10.00pm | Due to the condition of the grounds all junior cricket has been called off for this Friday evening (25/11/11) and Saturday morning (26/11/11).

10.00pm | There have been some ground changes that affect games scheduled for this weekend (5/11/11) and next weekend (12/11/11). Please check the SportStatz draw to see if your team has been affected.

10.00pm | It was decided at the ADCA Monthly Meeting tonight that each club will be allocated times to man the entrance gate on Sunday, 23/10/11. Each club will need to provide 4 people to assist. The times allocated are as follows - 10.00 - 11.00am Hillgrove; 11.00 - 12.00pm Servies; 12.00 - 1.00pm Easts; 1.00 - 2.00pm City; 2.00 - 3.00pm Uralla/Guyra; 3.00 - 4.00pm St Kilda. Duties include collecting entrance fees and ensuring that no alcohol is brought into the ground (under any circumstance). The Associations' liquor licence stipulates that this policy is adhered to. In addition to manning the gate help will be needed for a number of tasks, both early in the morning and during the course of the day. It was agreed that helpers meet at the Sportsground at 8.00am to assist in setting up the ground and facilities before the crowds started to arrive. Can all clubs please organise players to help during the course of the day. Thanks.

10.30pm | A reminder to parents that In2Cricket will commence on Saturday, 29 October for all our young up and coming players. In2Cricket is held on TAS Backfield (cricket oval) each Saturday morning.

10.00pm | All players and parents note that a new draw has been posted for the U11's competition. Use the menu options to view the new draw.

11.00pm | The Junior Draws for the U9's, U11's, U13's and U15's are now available via the menu options. Games will commence this weekend.

06.00pm | Armidale has capitalised on the wonderful opportunity to host the ACA Masters Tour from Saturday, 22nd October until Monday, 24th October. The weekend commences with an 18 hole four ball golf competition where there are opportunites to play alongside some of our renowned former international and state cricketers. On Saturday evening the Armidale Golf Club will host the Sportsman's Dinner, which promises to be a fun filled night. The action really heats up on Sunday when the Masters team plies its trade in a Twenty20 match against the Supreme Country Armidale Invitational team, which will consist of some of our very talented cricketers. The game commences 2.30pm at the Armidale Sportsground and will be preceded by a Twenty20 match played between local adversaries the Armidale and Tamworth U19's teams. The U19's game will commence at 11.00am. Sunday promises to be a great day with plenty of action, with drinks and food available at the ground. Entry will be $5 for adults and free for children. This will be a day not to be missed, so save this date and encourage your family and friends to come along and be entertained by some big names in cricket.

06.00pm | There will be a number of big name players that will put their reputations on the line on Sunday, 23rd October when the Masters Team play the Supreme Country Armidale Invitational team in a Twenty20 match at the Armidale Sportsground. Former Australian internationals cricketers Brad Hogg, Matthew Elliott, Ray Bright, Peter Sleep, Jim Maher, Greg Matthews, Greg Ritchie and Ryan Campbell will form the nucleus of the Masters Team. A great weekend of activites will be assured, culminating in the Twenty20 match on Sunday.

06.00pm | Further to the above details about the upcoming Armidale Masters Tour, there are a number of opportunities available for Corporate involvement. Download the Supporter Pack to see how you can become involved. Saturday and Sunday promise to be great days & nights and with a big crowd expected at the Twenty20 match on Sunday there are some innovative ways to put your brand forward and at the same directly support the growth and development of our local young cricketers.

10.00am | Unfortunately due to the wet weather all senior cricket matches have been cancelled for today.

09.30pm | Unfortunately all senior cricket matches have been cancelled for today. All two day matches will now revert to one dayers next weekend.

07.00pm | Cancellations to hand so far that will affect Round 1 of the senior competitions include games scheduled for the Sportsground, Bellevue and Moran. If there is more information it will be posted here and also on Facebook.

09.00pm | The 1st Grade draw and ground details for Round 1 (8th & 15th October 2011) are as follows;
Easts v TAS - Sportsground
City v Ex Services - Lambert Oval
Hillgrove v Bye

09.00pm | The 2nd Grade draw and ground details for Round 1 (8th & 15th October 2011) are as follows;
City v Hillgrove - Bellevue Oval
Ex Services v Easts - Harris Park (Turf)
St Kilda v Guyra - Moran Oval

09.00pm | The 3rd Grade draw and ground details for Round 1 (8th October 2011) are as follows;
Guyra v Hillgrove - Guyra Central School
TAS v St Kilda - Rologas 1
Easts v Uralla - Newling 1
Ex Sevices v Bye

09.00pm | The 4th Grade draw and ground details for Round 1 (8th October 2011) are as follows;
Guyra v Hillgrove - Elizabeth Park
Uralla v Ex Services - Uralla Sports Complex
Easts v Bye

10.00pm | Click on the following link to open the ADCA Junior Newsletter. The newsletter contains useful information for parents and players about upcoming events such as rep. trials, player development, meetings, competition commencement dates, as well other matters of interest.

10.00pm | Hillgrove Cricket Club will be conducting a 3 Day Junior Development Clinic for boys & girls aged 5 to 10 years. The clinic is open to ALL junior cricketers, regardless of the club they play with. Click on this link for more details and a copy of the registration form.

10.00pm | After a highly successful clinic held in Armidale last year, the Bradman Foundation will be returning during the upcoming September school holidays (see here for more information)

The Bradman Foundation have, since 1989, run residential and non-residential cricket coaching clinics and camps in Bowral, NSW, instructing our young future cricketers in our national game. The Foundation's dedication is to educate not only the technical and physical requirements but incorporating the mental and tactical with emphasis on "The spirit of the game". The Foundations ACB accredited Level 3 and Level 2 coaching staff head the team, with occasional visits from our State and National players to encourage our young girls and boys. Download the flyer for more information about the Armidale clinic.

The Bradman Foundation will also be conducting their annual clinic in Bowral from 8-13th January 2012. If you are interested in attending the Bowral clinic then more information is available by downloading the Foundation's flyer for Bowral here.

10.00pm | Players serious on a trying out for the ADCA Junior Rep. teams should start to think about getting some pre-season practice underway. The representative trials will be held from 10am - 12noon on Sunday, 11th September 2011 at the following venues;

- U12's & U14' at Harris Park

- U16's at the Sportsground

It would be great to see as many players at the trials as possible, especially those that are keen on improving their personal game. This years' rep. calendar is shaping up to be a strong one with games against some very good opposition teams assured.

10.00pm | A notice of motion will be put forward at the ADCA 2011 AGM, to be held on Wednesday, 24 August, regarding the implementation of a formal procedure for handling player disciplinary offences. The attached document contains the current guidelines used by the Tamworth & District Cricket Association for dealing with their players' disciplinary offences and it is suggested that the ADCA implements a similar procedure. Please review the document with the view of voting on this agenda item at the AGM. Click here to download the GUIDE.

11.30am | Junior cricket in the Armidale District is excited that the Buildplan Group have once again pledged their support by being the major sponsor for the 2011 Walter Taylor Shield. Mr Bill Wheeler, general manager of Buildplan, has been a strong advocate for developing our junior cricketers and this is much appreciated by the local cricketing community. It is no coincidence that a number of our junior players achieve high representative honours and progress to make an impression in the senior ranks.

We are proud to announce that Armidale City Bowling Club (ACBC) have agreed to be the major sponsor of the Armidale District Cricket Association for the 2010/11 season. The sponsorship will entitle the ACBC to the naming rights for the two day (80 over) competition which will be called the 'Bowlo Shield'.

In another coup, Armitage & Buckley have backed the Armidale District Cricket Association by sponsoring the One Day competition for the next three seasons. The competition will be known as the 'Armitage & Buckley - Armidale's Auctioneers Shield' and the first round is due to commence this weekend. This is great news and demonstrates that local businesses are prepared to support local sporting organisations.

More fantastic news regarding sponsorship. New England Mutual - Armidale have agreed to again be the major sponsor for the upcoming APL T20 competition. T20 franchises this year have been snapped up by Armidale Sportspower, Armidale Ex-Services Club, McDonalds - Armidale and APJ Law / Roberts & Morrow (Chartered Accountants). See the APL T20 page for more details as there is very good incentive why this year's competition will be keenly contested.

A new page Transfers & Gradings has been added to the website. The aim of the page is to assist captains with determining whether players are eligible to be able to play for a club or in a grade based on their current status. The database is a work in progress and any feedback will be welcomed by Brian Parsons. Our thanks go to BP who is devoting a lot of time to ensure that the database is accurate.

'To encourage enjoyment of the game of cricket by players of ALL ages.

To carry out those activities which can be done more effectively than individual clubs could do.

To generally represent Armidale Junior and Senior Cricket at district and regional levels.

To provide a structured format for the local junior and senior competitions.

To develop players skills and provide opportunities for talented players.'

Players, administrators and supporters are encouraged to visit our website regularly to keep up-to date with upcoming events, the latest news, meetings, representative information, including trial dates and draws, as well as the upcoming Walter Taylor Shield carnival.

You can also find confirmation of game cancellations due to wet weather, association and club contact information along with competition rules, match draws, playing ground information, competition ladders and individual player statistics.