Construction commences on NSW Cricket Centre of Excellence

Construction has commented on the NSW Cricket Centre of Excellence - the first time in 160 years Cricket NSW will have a home it can call its own.

Located at Wilson Park, Silverwater in Sydney Olympic Park, the $50 million facility will be home to the NSW Blues and NSW Breakers squads and Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers BBL and WBBL squads as well as the headquarters for nearly 150 Cricket NSW staff.

The Centre will feature a main senior oval, secondary junior oval, 50 outdoor turf practice nets, a 15-lane indoor facility, elite and community change rooms, full gymnasium, rehabilitation and recovery centre and a public café.

Stage one construction of the new cricket centre is expected to be completed by March 2022.

The Centre of Excellence has been made possible thanks to a $30 million contribution from the NSW Government, a $5 million contribution from the Federal Government, and additional funding from Cricket Australia and Cricket NSW.

Similar to Melbourne’s Junction Oval which re-opened in 2018 following a major redevelopment, the new facility will provide NSW with a dedicated year-round cricket training and administration facility.

Speaking at a ceremony yesterday to mark the start of construction, Cricket NSW Chief Executive. Lee Germon stated “this soon to be world-class facility will allow boys and girls to train alongside their NSW cricket heroes, inspiring the next generation of exciting young players.”

An estimated 35,000 elite, club and community players are expected to use the facilities annually.

Images: Architect's concepts for the NSW Cricket Centre of Excellence (top and below) and the facility's plan for its Sydney Olympic Park (site).