Cricket ACT is the
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ...
of
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
in the
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...
(ACT). In 1922, the Federal Territory Cricket Association (FTCA) was established to govern the sport of cricket in the then Federal Capital Territory, which had been formed from part of
New South Wales
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in 1911, and which became the Australian Capital Territory in 1938.
In 1928, the FTCA was renamed as the Federal Capital Territory Cricket Association.
See also
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Sport in the Australian Capital Territory
References
External links
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Cricket governing bodies in Australia
Sports governing bodies in the Australian Capital Territory
1922 establishments in Australia
Sports organizations established in 1922
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