2025 Australian Junior National Championships: Day 1 Results

The second half of the Australian National Championships is underway in Perth, with 39 junior teams taking the court across six divisions, all competing for national glory.

All six divisions commenced their battle during an action-packed, 12-hour opening day.

Highlights of the day included a five-wicket over, seven games decided by five runs or less, over 500 wickets taken, and 53 sevens hit.

Under-18 Boys

Defending Champion: Queensland

A completely split table in the Under-18 Boys sees Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia, with two wins each. Defending champions, Queensland, sit at the top, winning seven of eight skins today.

Victoria, although winless, got within two runs of Western Australia in a close opening game.

ACT had an opening day to forget, losing two games by a combined 199 runs. They’ll look to bounce back against Tasmania, also winless, tomorrow.

Western Australia’s Evan Clements took a hat-trick against ACT.

— Results:

Western Australia 88 (1) def. Victoria 86 (3)

New South Wales 148 (3) def. ACT 39 (1)

Queensland 92 (3) def. Tasmania 59 (1)

New South Wales 87 (2) def. Tasmania 54 (2)

Western Australia 143 (3) def. ACT 53 (1)

Queensland 115 (4) def. Victoria 55 (0)

Leading run-scorer(s): Lachlan McGregor (NSW), Josh Hendry (WA), Josh Redman (WA) - 47 runs.
Leading wicket-taker: Jack Southgate (QLD) - 6 wickets.
Leading contributor: Lachlan McGregor (NSW) - +41 contribution.

Under-18 Girls

Defending Champion: Victoria

New South Wales were dominant on day one, winning two matches by a combined margin of 145 runs. They’ve established themselves as the team to beat, and will look to continue their devastating batting performances.

Queensland, ACT, and Western Australia, all had neutral days, with a win each. An extremely tight contest saw ACT defeat Queensland by just two runs.

Play of the day goes to Queensland’s Ruby Drake, who took five wickets in an over.

Defending champions Victoria have started with two losses, collecting only one skin.

— Results:

Queensland 114 (4) def. Victoria 54 (0)

New South Wales 153 (4) def. Western Australia 61 (0)

New South Wales 116 (3) def. ACT 63 (1)

Western Australia 120 (3) def. Victoria 81 (1)

ACT 76 (2) def. Queensland 74 (2)

Leading run-scorer: Jessica Robertson (NSW) - 47 runs.
Leading wicket-taker(s): Madison Eddie (NSW), Ruby Drake (QLD), Tanvi Aiyar (QLD) - 5 wickets.
Leading contributor: Madison Eddie (NSW) - +39 contribution.

Under-16 Boys

Defending Champion: Queensland

Western Australia have started the tournament strongly, winning their opening games comprehensively.

Joining them on two wins are Victoria Green, who will be happy with their successful chases on Day 1.

Queensland, who were the winners in this division last year, have split into two sides. Both lost their first game, then played each other, with Queensland Maroon winning in a close battle.

South Australia are in the top four, following a one-run victory, and a loss against Victoria Green.

ACT and Tasmania only played the one game today, but were able to take the win in their respective matches.

New South Wales and Victoria Red will look to bounce back from a difficult first day on the court, losing both games.

— Results:

Western Australia 110 (3) def. Queensland Maroon 83 (1)

ACT 133 (4) def. Victoria Red 40 (0)

Victoria Green 104 (3) def. New South Wales 95 (1)

South Australia 121 (3) def. Queensland White 120 (1)

Tasmania 89 (3) def. Victoria Red 85 (1)

Victoria Green 94 (3) def. South Australia 77 (1)

Western Australia 143 (3) def. New South Wales 62 (1)

Queensland Maroon 103 (2) def. Queensland White 86 (2)

Leading run-scorer: Cam Houghton (WA) - 55 runs.
Leading wicket-taker(s): Luc Tipping (ACT), Lane Chapman (QLD W), Sam Flynn (ACT), Kaiden Kilpatrick (VIC) - 4 wickets.
Leading contributor: Cam Houghton (WA) - +56 contribution.

Under-16 Girls

Defending Champion: Western Australia

Victoria have started the competition well with two classy wins on the opening day.

Three teams, Queensland, New South Wales, and defending champions, Western Australia, have an even ledger with one win and one loss.

Western Australia narrowly defeated Queensland on the final ball, winning by five runs.

South Australia are yet to win a game but have remained competitive.

— Results:

Queensland 133 (3) def. South Australia 91 (1)

Victoria 131 (3) def. New South Wales 81 (1)

New South Wales 127 (3) def. Western Australia 59 (1)

Victoria 94 (3) def. South Australia 74 (1)

Western Australia 89 (2) def. Queensland 84 (2)

Leading run-scorer: Trisha Yadav (NSW) - 53 runs.
Leading wicket-taker: Guhika Vij (VIC) - 6 wickets.
Leading contributor: Trisha Yadav (NSW) - +38 contribution.

Under-14 Boys

Defending Champion: Victoria

New South Wales are looking impressive early, with two mammoth wins in the opening day. Averaging 162 with the bat, the Blues batted teams out of the game in their first two fixtures.

Queensland Maroon aren’t too far behind with two strong performances, including a win against Queensland White.

Tasmania, big winners against Victoria Red, and ACT, very tight winners against Victoria Red - played just the one game today. They sit third and fifth respectively.

Victoria Green and South Australia broke even with a win and a loss today, sitting fourth and sixth respectively.

Western Australia suffered two heavy defeats, albeit against the top two sides. Victoria Red and Queensland White also sit winless.

— Results:

ACT 81 (2) def. Victoria Red 79 (2)

Queensland Maroon 91 (3) def. Western Australia 56 (1)

South Australia 109 (2) def. Queensland White 59 (2)

New South Wales 169 (4) def. Victoria Green 72 (0)

Tasmania 131 (4) def. Victoria Red 53 (0)

Queensland Maroon 115 (4) def. Queensland White 97 (0)

Victoria Green 133 (4) def. South Australia 57 (0)

New South Wales 155 (3) def. Western Australia 78 (1)

Leading run-scorer: Agam Veer Singh (SA) - 55 runs.
Leading wicket-taker: Joshua Geldenhuys (QLD W) - 5 wickets.
Leading contributor: Satvik Emmanni (NSW) - +45 contribution.

Under-14 Girls

Defending Champion: Queensland

New South Wales produced two impressive batting efforts to put themselves at the top of the table after day one. Recording totals of 149 and 155, they are looking like the team to beat early in the competition.

It was a consistent and dominant batting display from Queensland as well, who have started their title defence with two wins. Each of their batting pairs produced at least 20 runs over both contests.

South Australia sit in the middle of the table, after a thrilling one-run win over Victoria, who are yet to win a game.

Western Australia sit at the bottom, but average 119 with the bat, and will look into improve their spot on the ladder.

— Results:

Queensland 119 (3) def. South Australia 99 (1)

New South Wales 149 (3) def. Victoria 59 (1)

South Australia 100 (2) def. Victoria 99 (2)

Queensland 129 (3) def. Western Australia 111 (1)

New South Wales 155 (3) def. Western Australia 127 (1)

Leading run-scorer(s): Naina Vankineni (NSW), Charitha Gulla (NSW) - 52 runs.
Leading wicket-taker: Jessica Kennedy (NSW) - 4 wickets.
Leading contributor: Aradhya Rana (NSW) - +29 contribution.

Fixtures and Schedule

Tournament Schedule*

Results, Statistics and Points Tables - Under-18 Boys

Results, Statistics and Points Tables - Under-18 Girls

Results, Statistics and Points Tables - Under-16 Boys

Results, Statistics and Points Tables - Under-16 Girls

Results, Statistics and Points Tables - Under-14 Boys

Results, Statistics and Points Tables - Under-14 Girls

*All stated playing times are Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)

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