Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket

The Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket is the premier international championship of both 19 & Under boys and girls, and 16 & Under boys in Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and is held every two or three years. The first Junior World Series contest was organised in New Zealand in 2003. Separate world championships are held for both open and masters age groups with the Indoor Cricket World Cup and the Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket held at similar intervals.

Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket
AdministratorWorld Indoor Cricket Federation
FormatIndoor Cricket
First edition2003
Tournament formatRound-robin and Knockout
Current championAustralia Australia
In all categories
Most successfulAustralia Australia
20 collective titles
(U19 BOYS 6 titles, U19 GIRLS 6 titles, U18 BOYS 1 title, U18 GIRLS 1 title, U16 BOYS 2 titles, U16 GIRLS 1 title, U14 BOYS 2 titles, U12 BOYS 1 title)

The World Series is contested by the members of the WICF (though member nations have not always entered teams) and beyond being an affiliated member of that body there are no formal qualifications for entry. Australia have been the most successful side having won four out of the five world titles to date.

Tournament Format edit

Each tournament usually follows a simple round robin format followed by finals contested by the highest placed sides. The semi finals are contested by the top four sides and more often than not the winner of each semi final progresses to the World Cup final.

The tournament usually takes place over the course of 7 to 10 days and is sometimes run in conjunction with the Masters World Series or the World Cup.

Results edit

Year Host Nation(s) Venue Final
U19 BOYS U19 GIRLS U18 BOYS U18 GIRLS U16 BOYS U16 GIRLS U14 BOYS U12 BOYS
2003
Details
 
New Zealand
Christchurch   Australia def. South Africa  
178 to 100
  South Africa def. New Zealand  
183 to 141
Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested
2004
Details
 
Sri Lanka
Colombo   Australia def. South Africa  
124 to 114
  Australia def. South Africa  
100 to 88
Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested
2005
Details
 
South Africa
Port Elizabeth   South Africa def. Australia  
130 to 70
  Australia def. South Africa  
96 to 79
Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested
2007
Details
 
England
Bristol   Australia def. South Africa  
156 to 1
  Australia def. South Africa  
134 to -23
Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested
2009
Details
 
Australia
Brisbane   Australia def. New Zealand 
125 to 36
  Australia def. New Zealand 
115 to 71
Not contested Not contested   Australia def. South Africa  
159 to 73
Not contested Not contested Not contested
2011
Details
 
South Africa
Johannesburg   Australia def. South Africa  
144 to 44
  Australia def. England  
120 to 74
Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested
2012
Details
 
South Africa
Johannesburg Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested   New Zealand def. Australia  
100 to 81
  Australia def. South Africa  
164 to 77
  Australia def. South Africa  
144 to 65
  Australia def. South Africa  
107 to 48
2014
Details
 
New Zealand
Wellington   Australia def. New Zealand 
160 to 84
  Australia def. New Zealand 
155 to 111
Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested
2015
Details
 
Australia
Brisbane Not contested Not contested   Australia def. South Africa  
135 to 116
  Australia def. New Zealand 
132 to 115
  Australia def. South Africa  
142 to 79
Not contested   Australia def. South Africa  
111 to 77
Not contested
2023
Details
 
United Arab Emirates
Dubai TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

See also edit