Victorian cricket fans have much to be excited about following the release of match allocations for the next seven seasons of international cricket. Announced over the weekend by Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan MP, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopolous MP and Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley, the news sets the scene for […]
Victorian cricket fans have much to be excited about following the release of match allocations for the next seven seasons of international cricket.
Announced over the weekend by Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan MP, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopolous MP and Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley, the news sets the scene for many more summers of world-class cricket in Melbourne.
Chief among those highlights is the 150th Anniversary Test Match at the MCG in 2027.
Australia and England will face off at the MCG in March 2027 in a one-off celebration of the first Test played in March 1877. It follows the enormously successful 1977 Centenary Test which Australia won, like the first Test, by 45 runs.
The 150th Anniversary match follows this summer’s historic 90th Anniversary Women’s Ashes Day/Night Test at the MCG.
The awarding of hosting rights for select men’s international Tests, one-day internationals, T20Is and other matches across the next seven summers (2024-25 to 2030-31) is the culmination of a series of strategic partnerships between Cricket Australia and State and Territory Governments on behalf of Australian Cricket to provide greater certainty for fans and communities.
This summer’s Victorian schedule is already jam-packed with the hotly anticipated NRMA Insurance Boxing Day Test against India, the 90th Anniversary Women’s Ashes Day/Night Test at the MCG and a full domestic season including the KFC BBL, Weber WBBL, Marsh Sheffield Shield, Marsh One-Day Cup and Women’s ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Cricket League.
Victorian schedule
Seasons: 7 seasons (2024/25 to 2030/31)
Secured Matches:
- Men’s Boxing Day Test each summer
- Women’s 90th Anniversary Day/Night Test vs England in 2024/25
- Men’s 150th Anniversary Test vs England in 2026/27
