Cricket championships return to Queensland
Cricket Australia has confirmed the National Indigenous Cricket Championships will return to Yuwibara Country in Mackay in April.
The 2026 edition will be staged at Great Barrier Reef Arena and Harrup Park from April 14-19.
Teams will play T20 matches across five days of competition, with a day of cultural activity on Friday, April 17.
The NICC were also held in Mackay in 2025, after being hosted on Arrernte Country in Mparntwe, Alice Springs for the first eight years since becoming a standalone competition.
“It’s been a couple of years now since I’ve been able to play in in (the NICC) but still being involved over the years has been the highlight of the year,” Hannah Darlington told cricket.com.au this week.
The Kamilaroi woman, has not played for some to e due to a knee in jury but has been a key member of both the Sydney Thunder and NSW Breakers sides.
The event remains close to her heart, and Darlington is eager to get involved with the New South Wales side in whatever capacity she can.
The 2026 NICC, presented by Westpac, will again see some of the most talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s and women’s cricketers represent their states and territories in the T20 competition.
