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Indigenous cricket talent on show at 2012 Imparja Cup

The Melville Island team (in yellow), with its decorated cricket bat and stumps. The team in green is Tangentyere.

The 2012 Imparja Cup in Alice Springs has showcased Indigenous cricket talent, as players looked to impress national selectors or gain bragging rights for their community.

While the week-long competition was fierce, with over 250 Indigenous cricketers participating,  both players and coaches lauded the Imparja Cup for its role in developing the next generation of Indigenous cricketers and leaders.

Queensland coach Michael Mainhardt, one of a number of Indigenous former first-class cricketers involved with the Cup, sees the improvement in the quality of play as due to the greater involvement in Indigenous cricket by Cricket Australia and the state associations.    view full story


Published: 13 February 2012
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Sport is an important part of contemporary Indigenous life and culture, and Indigenous sportspeople are high performers in many national codes.

The Australian Government recognises the health and social benefits that come from playing sport and actively promotes Indigenous participation in sport and recreation, at the elite and community level.

The Indigenous Sport and Recreation Program provides funding to community groups, organisations and the Australian Sports Commission to increase and encourage Indigenous Australians’ engagement in sport and physical recreation.

The Australian Sports Commission helps high-performing Indigenous sportspeople and encourages general participation in sport, in partnership with national sporting organisations and state/territory departments of sport and recreation.

The Sporting Chance Program funds school-based sports academies and uses sport to encourage Indigenous success at school.

In February 2010, the Australian Government launched Learn Earn Legend! — a message that focuses on encouraging and supporting young Indigenous Australians to stay at school, get a job and be a legend for themselves, their family and their community. Learn Earn Legend! is promoted at special matches of the Australian Football League and National Rugby League.

Organisations and companies involved in Indigenous sport include:

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