Port Adelaide Cricket Club

The Port Adelaide Cricket Club Junior Program is designed to develop and provide opportunities for young cricketers with the capabilities of playing Senior Cricket for PACC, and hopefully State Cricket in various pathway systems. The PACC Junior Cricket pathway is based on the South Australian Cricket Association and Cricket Australia pathways. The Port Adelaide Cricket Club provides players with opportunities to develop their cricket through:

 

U13s Academy

A training program for boys and girls aged 13 and under. The Academy program focuses on participation, basic fundamentals and enabling players to experience all parts of the game. The Academy is the primary feeder program for the Under 13 Ray Sutton Shield and Under 14 squads.

 

U13s Ray Sutton Shield: Saturdays 40 Overs One Day Games

The Ray Sutton Shield U13s was first introduced in season 24/25 as a one day only competition for players U13 years of age. Played on Saturdays it is a critical age group for our cricket program. There is focus on fundamental skills, teamwork and more importantly understanding early concepts of winning and losing. Parent participation is highly encouraged.

 

Under 14s: Saturdays Two- and One-day games

The SACA Under 14 competitions are played on Saturday afternoons. The PACC Under 14 Program builds on the basic fundamentals learnt in The Academy & Ray Sutton Shield and is structured to pour significant time and effort into developing players in their specialisation so that player development is accelerated and players matchday performance is improved.

 

Under 15.5s: Saturday Two- and One-day games

The PACC Under 15.5 Program targets each players’ specialisation for further intense development – with the ultimate goal of every player being capable enough in their specialisation to command a place at Senior Grade level upon graduation.

 

Under 17s: Sunday Only One Day Games – 40 Overs

The Under 17s primarily used to identify players for the SACA Under 17 and Under 19 Pathway Squads and SACA U19s first grade team. It's a great opportunity for players from our country zone of Eyre Peninsula to come over and play hopefully both senior and junior cricket in the same weekend. The U17s is an elite junior competition which is of the highest standard.