Top End T20 Tournament 2024: Highlights and Schedule
Jhye Richardson has been included in the Perth Scorchers’ squad for the Top End T20 tournament in Darwin. Richardson is the standout addition to a team mainly composed of younger players who are on the fringe of the Big Bash League (BBL) and Western Australia squads, as well as some members from the WA academy.
After receiving a Cricket Australia contract in March, Richardson has not played domestically due to an injury sustained during the BBL. He will be joined by fellow pace bowler Matt Kelly, whose season was also cut short by injury. The squad will be captained by batter Sam Fanning, and Baxter Holt, who recently transferred to Western Australia from New South Wales, is also included.
The Top End competition will feature various teams, including Northern Territory Strike, Pakistan Shaheens, ACT, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, and a Bangladesh High Performance side.
Perth Scorchers Squad for the Top End T20 Series:
- Sam Fanning (Perth) (c)
- Keaton Critchell (Midland-Guildford)
- Joel Curtis (Perth)
- Baxter Holt (Fremantle)
- Luke Holt (Willetton)
- Bryce Jackson (Melville)
- Matthew Kelly (Claremont-Nedlands)
- Lucas Martin (Subiaco-Floreat)
- Declan Power (Melville)
- Jhye Richardson (Fremantle)
- Matthew Spoors (Scarborough)
- Josh Vernon (Midland-Guildford)
- Corey Wasley (Rockingham-Mandurah)
- Teague Wyllie (Rockingham-Mandurah)
2024 Top End T20 Schedule (local time):
Friday 9 August
- 6:00 pm: Northern Territory vs. Perth Scorchers | DXC Arena
Saturday 10 August
- 10:00 am: Melbourne Renegades vs. Melbourne Stars | DXC Arena
- 3:00 pm: Perth Scorchers vs. Pakistan Shaheens | DXC Arena
- 6:00 pm: Tasmania vs. Adelaide Strikers | TIO Stadium
Sunday 11 August
- 10:00 am: Bangladesh HP vs. Melbourne Renegades | Gardens Oval
- 1:00 pm: Adelaide Strikers vs. Northern Territory | Gerry Wood Oval
- 3:00 pm: Pakistan Shaheens vs. Melbourne Stars | Gardens Oval
Monday 12 August
- 10:00 am: Tasmania vs. Northern Territory | TIO Stadium
- 2:00 pm: Perth Scorchers vs. ACT Comets | DXC Arena
- 6:00 pm: Tasmania vs. Bangladesh HP | TIO Stadium
Tuesday 13 August
- 10:00 am: Melbourne Stars vs. Adelaide Strikers | Cazaly’s Arena
- 1:00 pm: Northern Territory vs. Melbourne Renegades | DXC Arena
- 3:00 pm: Melbourne Stars vs. ACT Comets | Cazaly’s Arena
- 6:00 pm: Tasmania vs. Pakistan Shaheens | DXC Arena
Wednesday 14 August
- 10:00 am: Melbourne Renegades vs. Perth Scorchers | Cazaly’s Arena
- 1:00 pm: Adelaide Strikers vs. Bangladesh HP | DXC Arena
- 3:00 pm: Melbourne Renegades vs. Tasmania | Cazaly’s Arena
- 6:00 pm: Northern Territory vs. Melbourne Stars | DXC Arena
Thursday 15 August
- 1:00 pm: ACT Comets vs. Bangladesh HP | TIO Stadium
- 3:00 pm: Perth Scorchers vs. Adelaide Strikers | Gardens Oval
- 6:00 pm: Melbourne Renegades vs. Pakistan Shaheens | TIO Stadium
Friday 16 August
- 10:00 am: Tasmania vs. Melbourne Stars | TIO Stadium
- 2:00 pm: ACT Comets vs. Northern Territory | Gardens Oval
- 6:00 pm: Pakistan Shaheens vs. Bangladesh HP | TIO Stadium
Saturday 17 August
- 10:00 am: ACT Comets vs. Adelaide Strikers | DXC Arena
- 2:00 pm: Bangladesh HP vs. Perth Scorchers | TIO Stadium
- 6:00 pm: ACT Comets vs. Pakistan Shaheens | DXC Arena
Sunday 18 August
- 10:00 am: Semi-Final 1 | DXC Arena
- 10:00 am: Semi-Final 2 | TIO Stadium
- 4:00 pm: Final | DXC Arena
