No. Any players selected in multiple Marg Jennings Cup Academy Squads will be required to select their preferred Club by 23 July 2026. We encourage players and parents to inform the clubs they are trialling at as soon as they know their preference. Premier Cricket Academies are planned environments, developing fundamental skills whilst supporting the athlete with focus on long term athletic development. Including yourself in multiple academies may cause an imbalance on physical performance, increase risk of workload/stress related injuries, as well as restricting time for other important factors such as school, family time and other sports participation. If you trial or participate in more than one Premier Cricket Academy, you should understand that each club has its own philosophy and delivery method making it important to choose the one that suits you best.

If you trialled in a Marg Jennings Academy last season, weren’t selected in the final squad, and wish to trial at a different Premier Club you don’t need to complete any formal process. ***Completing a cricket academy or playing in the Premier Cricket junior competition will have you registered with that club.

If you were selected in a Marg Jennings Cup final squad in season 2025/26 and you wish to change clubs, then you would need to get a TRANSFER with justification to do so.

No. Players cannot participate in both the VMCU carnivals and Marg Jennings Cup.

There are multiple avenues for higher selection in the future and playing Marg Jennings Cup is not a pre-requisite for these selections. Metro-based players will have the ability to participate in the VMCU underage carnival as well as the Under 15 Tier 2 Competition with one of the participating clubs (Casey-South Melbourne CC, Fitzroy Doncaster CC, Frankston Peninsula CC, Kingston Hawthorn CC, Melbourne University CC or St Kilda CC). If still eligible, a player could be selected for a Marg Jennings Cup team, or they could be selected in the Premier U18s Competition in the 2027/28 season.

Yes, players from the U15s Country Cup (December) can also play in the U15s Marg Jennings Cup (January). Country players will need to be involved in a Premier Cricket Club Academy to be eligible to trial for the Marg Jennings Cup.

No, you can be involved in a Premier Cricket Academy and play in the Marg Jennings Cup whilst still playing for your community club of a weekend. This gives players the flexibility to play at a Premier Club without having to commit for the whole season, creating an easier transition for the best underage talent in the state, providing optimal environments for player development and deliver increased match opportunities. Players need to be playing Premier cricket at a senior level to be selected for any senior Victorian team.

Whilst T20 cricket is the shortest format played across Australian Cricket, it plays an important role developing cricketers. The shorter format encourages players to identify ways to score and restrict runs.

Currently, no long format cricket is played in the women’s game outside of Test Matches, so replicating the One Day and T20 formats is the most beneficial formats for player development.

To be eligible to play Premier Cricket, players must be 14 years of age as at September 1 2026.