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Accreditation and Pathway

Pathway

pathway
Accreditation is an important part of the cricket framework and is a key factor in the recruitment and retention of players and officials, as well as the development of the Australian cricket pathway.

Recommended accreditation level   Cost  Method
Community Officiating  $40 Online course and face-to-face component 
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Representative Officiating  $100  Online course and face-to-face component 
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High Performance Officiating  New course framework coming soon 
(By invitation only)

 

Pathway competitions and opportunities

 

Community cricket
  

Community cricket

Recommended minimum accreditation:
- Community Officiating
Premier cricket  

Premier cricket:
 - Interstate umpire exchanges
- Underage Championships

Recommended minimum accreditation:
- Representative Officiating
State Panel  

State Panels:
- WNCL/WBBL
- Toyota Second XI
- KFC T20 Big Bash League (fourth)
- Underage Championships

Recommended minimum accreditation:
- Representative Officiating

NUP Panel
  

National Umpire Panel:
 - Sheffield Shield
- Marsh One-Day Cup
- KFC T20 Big Bash League
- Overseas umpire exchanges

Compulsory accreditation level:
- Representative Officiating

Elite panel  

ICC Elite Panel:
 - Tests
- One-Day International
- T20 Internationals

Compulsory accreditation level:
- ICC International accreditation