Noogal Toengorrt Tani Cricket Program
The Name
The Logo
Victorian Indigenous Cricket Advisory Committee
Program Description
Becoming Involved
Victorian Imparja Cup Cricket Team
Indigenous Cricket is set to bloom in 2012 when Victoria competes in the annual Imparja Cup held in Alice Springs from 5-11 of February.
Originally created by Indigenous cricketers, Shane Franey and Ross Williams, the Imparja Cup is Austrlia's National Indigenous Cricket Carnival which continues to grow each year.
Since its inaugural game in 1994, the Imparja Cup has grown from being a cricket match between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek to being a national cricket event that embraces the Indigenous culture and cricket.
The Victorian Imparja Cup Team - also known as Noogal Toengorrt Tani - will play in the state and territory division.
The 2012 Victorian Imparja Cup Team is: 
Ben Abbatangelo - Captain (Northcote CC)
Fletcher Stewart - Vice Captain (Fitzroy-Doncaster CC)
Josh Eaton (Essendon CC)
Barry Firebrace (Keon Park CC)
John Green (North Heidelberg CC)
Sandy Hodge (Homers CC)
Patrick Jackson (Pines CC)
Alex Kerr (North Melbourne CC)
Clayton McCartney (North Dandenong CC)
Brenden Miller (North Melbourne CC)
Troy Oakley (Newborough CC)
Keith Stevens (Tocumwal CC)
Bohdi Walker (Sale City CC)
Head Coach: Stuart Clark
Assistant Coach: Rob Hyatt
Team Manager: Stephen Jackson
Tournament Acting Head Coach: John Watkin
Imparja Cup Team Events
The Victorian Imparja Cup Cap Presentation was held on the 19th of January, 2012. Australia's biggest sporting names, including Eddie McGuire, James Pattinson and David Williams, came along to show their support for Indigenous cricket.
5-12th February, 2012
Imparja Cup: National Indigenous Cricket Tournament
Where: Alice Springs
Victorian twenty20 tournament fixture:
Mon 6th Feb: Vic v SA at Larrapinta
Mon 6th Feb: Vic v NT at Traeger
Tues 7th Feb: Vic v ACT at Albrecht
Tues 7th Feb: Vic v WA at Albrecht
Wed 8th Feb: Vic v NSW at Albrecht
Wed 8th Feb: Vic v Tas at Traeger
Thurs 9th Feb: Vic v QLD at Larrapinta
Follow the team's daily results and news at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Harmony-in-Cricket/201081066596558
Harmony 8s
Harmony 8s is a fun modified game of pairs cricket. Indigenous children pair up with a non-Indigenous partner and bat, bowl and wicket keep together.
This is a popular school cricket program in high population Indigenous areas in Victoria - especially Gippsland.
In Gippsland, the local community starts every cricket carnival with the traditional welcome to country. View the video below to see Harmony 8s in action!
Program News
Program Naming Ceremony
Aunty Joy Murphy, respected elder of the Wurundjeri people joined with Cricket Victoria President Mr Bob Merriman to announce the traditional Koori name given to the Victorian Indigenous Cricket Program.
Aunty Joy unveiled the name of the program as the Noogal Toengorrt Tani Cricket Program in front of a gathering of key stakeholders on the hallowed turf of the MCG. Aunty Joy has based the name on the Woirwurrung words for ‘belong' (Noogal) and ‘success/win' (Toengorrt Tani) to represent ‘Indigenous Cricket Program'.
Cricket Victoria CEO Mr Tony Dodemaide said with the Wurundjeri people being the traditional land owners of Melbourne, the MCG was an appropriate place for Aunty Joy Murphy to name the Victorian Indigenous Cricket Program. "We are delighted that a person of such standing as Aunty Joy Murphy has accepted the invitation to be involved with cricket," said Dodemaide.
Community Programs Manager Paul Mullarvey believed the Indigenous Cricket Program would help develop cricket among Victoria's indigenous population. "The naming of the Victorian Indigenous Cricket Program is a significant step in fostering relationships with indigenous communities to create further opportunities for everybody to be involved in cricket," explained Mullarvey.^T
The Name
Cricket Victoria invited respected Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy to name the Indigenous cricket program. Aunty Joy has based the name on the Woirwurrung words for ‘belong' (Noogal) and ‘success/win' (Toengorrt Tani) to represent ‘Indigenous Cricket Program. It is pronounced Noo-gal Too-en-gort Tarn-e.
Given that the MCG is widely regarded as the home of Victorian cricket, it was appropriate to use the Woirwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people to name the program as they are the original owners of the land on which the MCG now sits.
The Logo
Indigenous artist Treahna Hamm designed the logo to represent Victorian Indigenous cricketers. The logo is worn by the Victorian Imparja Cup team and represents the Noogal Toengorrt Tani Cricket Program. The design has significant links to the members of 1868 Australian team, composed of aboriginal men from Western Victoria, which toured England.
Victorian Indigenous Cricket Advisory Committee (VICAC)
VICAC has been established to advise Cricket Victoria management on matters relating to the creation, establishment and/or maintenance of cricket participation opportunities, as part of the Noogal Toengorrt Tani Cricket Program, for indigenous Victorians. The eleven person committee attempts to be representative of various stakeholders of indigenous cricket and communities around Victoria. Representatives from VICAC have a place on the National Committee to advise Cricket Australia on policy matters.
Becoming Involved
If you would like to become involved - either as a player or a volunteer, please call Cricket Victoria on 9653-1100. Dates and venues for clinics, Imparja Cup team training sessions and other local initiatives vary each season.
Johnny Mullagh Cricket Centre
Johnny Mullagh is arguably the most famous Indigenous cricketer of his time. His real name was Unaarrimin and was a member of the Aboriginal cricket team that toured England in 1868 becoming Australia's first international cricketing stars. As an all rounder he was often described as one of the finest batsmen of his time who scored 1,698 runsduring the 1868 tour of Engalnd. The Johnny Mullagh visitors centre is based in Harrow in Western Victoria. For more information, please visit
http://www.johnnymullaghcricketcentre.com.au/index.htm
