Mackay Cricket

🏏✨ KINDY CRICKET IS HERE! ✨🏏

The GBR Rays Kindy Cricket program is back — and it’s all about fun, smiles, movement and giving little kids their first taste of cricket in a positive, exciting environment! 💚💛💜

Designed for children aged 3–5 years, this state award-winning junior program is the perfect way for young players to build confidence, develop basic movement skills and enjoy cricket through fun games and activities.

🌟 Ages: 3–5 years
📅 Starts: Saturday 13 June 2026
⏰ Saturday mornings
📍 Harrup Park
💰 Cost: $35
🏏 Runs for: 3 weeks

Session times:
Group 1: 8:30am – 9:15am
Group 2: 9:30am – 10:15am

Each participant will also receive a fun starter pack, plus parents can enjoy a coffee voucher while the kids get active and have a ball! ☕🏏

Spots are limited, so register now and let your little cricketer join the GBR Rays fun!

Register here:
https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/2ced09

🏏 Blomfield Environmental Winter Masters Season 2026

The 2026 Winter Masters calendar is now locked in, with a big winter ahead for Masters cricket in Mackay.

This year’s calendar features:

Blomfield Environmental Winter Masters
Over 50s Challenge
Representative Series including the Quad Series between Mackay, Townsville, NSW and Victoria
Century Mackay - New Masters Competition
New Masters T20 Smash Franchise Competition – October 2–4, 2026

A huge thank you to Blomfield Environmental Pty Ltd for their continued support of Masters cricket in Mackay and for helping create more opportunities for players to stay involved, connected and competitive.

We look forward to another fantastic winter season with all clubs, players, officials and supporters.

Check out the full 2026 calendar below and start locking in the key dates.

🏏 MACKAY WHITSUNDAY SCHOOL HOLIDAY CRICKET CAMP 2026🏏

This year Mackay Whitsunday Cricket are bringing a NEW format to cut down travel time and costs, with registrations NOW OPEN!

Led by Nathan Reardon and his coaching team including Matt Williams and Bulls Masters coaches, along with support from local MW coaches.

🔥 MACKAY – 2 DAY CAMP | $100
📅29th 30th June
📍 Session 1: U11 & U13
⏰ 9:00am – 12:00pm
📍 Session 2: U14 – U16
⏰ 1:00pm – 3:00pm

🔥 PROSERPINE – 1 DAY CAMP | $50
📅1st July
📍 U12 – U16
⏰ 9:00am – 12:00pm

Come and hone your cricket skills while learning from expert coaches in a fun and professional environment.

⚡ Spots are limited – register now!
👉 https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/42b89c

If you have any questions please reach out to Mackay Whitsunday Cricket INC.

Great initiative for girls looking to get involved in cricket at Harrup Park. All abilities welcome - get involved! 🏏

🏏 Girls Only Smash Series! 🏏

Looking for a fun, social way to get into cricket? Grab your friends and join our Girls Only Smash Series — perfect for beginners and experienced players alike!

✨ No experience needed
✨ All abilities welcome
✨ All equipment provided

Each session includes a fun, engaging skills clinic followed by a 60-minute smash game — the perfect mix of learning and play!

📍 Where: Harrup Park
📅 When: Mondays (4-week program starting May 11)
⏰ Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM
💲 Cost: $25

👉 Register here: https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/e2b6d0

Spots are limited, so don’t miss out — register now and bring your friends along! 💥

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Played with Mackay Cricket in 2025/26? We want your feedback.

Mackay Cricket is inviting all players from the 2025/26 season to complete our Junior and Senior surveys.

Your feedback will help us review the season and plan for the future across our competitions.

Junior Survey: https://bit.ly/mca_junior_cricket_survey_25-26
Senior Survey: https://bit.ly/mca_senior_cricket_survey_25-26

Please take a few minutes to have your say and share this with other players from your club.

A survey regarding ladies competitions will come out soon.

🏏 Well done to local Mackay umpire Col Morris on umpiring at this week’s National Indigenous Cricket Championships.

Col is the only local umpire involved in the tournament, working alongside umpires from across Australia in what is a fantastic opportunity and great recognition of his efforts in cricket.

A great achievement for Col and for Mackay Cricket. Congratulations Col! 👏

Thinking about taking up umpiring in 2026/27?
Send Mackay Cricket a message for more details.

What an exciting achievement for local Mackay cricketer Dharmini Chauhan, who has joined the Queensland Indigenous Women’s team during the latter stages of the National Indigenous Cricket Championships. 🏏

Due to work commitments, Dharmini was unfortunately unable to take part in the full tournament, but Mackay Cricket is thrilled she has been able to represent Queensland across matches on Thursday and Saturday.

Dharmini continues to make a strong impact in local cricket as captain of the Gibbs Air & Refrigeration Crocs in the Komatsu Ladies T20 Smash, while also representing Magpies Cricket Club.

Her selection comes off the back of a fantastic representative season, where she was deservedly named the Mackay Whitsunday Open Women’s Player of the Year at last Friday night’s awards.

Congratulations Dharmini on this outstanding achievement, and all the best for the remainder of the championships. 💪

🏆 What an incredible moment for ex-Mackay Cricket player and current Great Barrier Reef Rays player Mitchell Doolan, who has been named the 2025/26 Peter Burge Medal winner for Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club.

To leave home at just 15 years old to pursue a cricket dream in Brisbane takes courage, belief and commitment. To now be recognised with this prestigious award is a wonderful reward for the journey Mitch has been on.

There would be some very proud parents and grandparents watching on with this one. A special achievement for Mitch and a moment well worth celebrating.

Congratulations Mitch Doolan on an outstanding honour. 👏

Presenting the 2025/26 Peter Burge Medal winner, Mitch Doolan from Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club 🏆

🏏 A huge congratulations to ex-Mackay Cricket and current Great Barrier Reef Rays players Mitch Doolan and Steve McGiffin on being selected in the Bulls Masters Men’s 1st Grade Two-Day Team of the Year in Brisbane.

To have two former Mackay players recognised in a Team of the Year is a fantastic achievement and a great reflection of the quality of cricket they continue to produce.

Well done Mitch and Steve on this well-earned recognition. Mackay Cricket is proud of you both and wishes you continued success. 👏

Presenting the 2025/26 Bulls Masters Mens First Grade Two Day, Team of the Year 🏆

🏏 Congratulations to Tracee Williamson and Grace Warcon on their selection in the Queensland Indigenous Women’s Team for the National Indigenous Cricket Championships at Harrup Park.

Both players are currently representing Queensland on home soil, with the side opening the tournament yesterday with a win over South Australia before taking on Western Australia where they unfortunately lost.

A special mention to Tracee, who produced a brilliant innings of 47 from just 27 balls against Western Australia in a strong display with the bat.

Mackay Cricket Association is proud to see Tracee and Grace competing at this level, and we wish them both all the very best for the remainder of the tournament.

📸 We have received some photos from last Friday night’s Mackay Cricket Association Senior Presentation Night, with more still to come. Thought it might be nice to throw them up.

Thank you to all who attended and a special thank you to our special guest Steve McGiffin and to our MC Scott Van Der Linden. Congratulations again to all of our award winners and everyone recognised across the evening for their efforts throughout the 2025/26 season. It was a fantastic night celebrating the achievements of our players, volunteers and clubs.

A big thank you to Marty Strecker Photography for capturing the evening and providing the photos.

Please keep an eye out for the full list of 2025/26 award winners when it gets posted.