Compete · JT20
Turf T20 these Christmas holidays: five matches plus finals, 24, 27, 28, 29 and 30 December 2026, in Melbourne.
Monday 7 December at Cricket Victoria, Junction Oval indoor centre, St Kilda and Monday 14 December at Elite Cricket Academy, Hoppers Crossing. One night or both, for the one $20 fee. 6:00–7:30pm for U10 and U12, 7:30–9:00pm for U14, U16 and U18. Girls come in their age slot.
Played JT20 before? You don't try out: confirm your place by Sun 29 Nov →
What's included
Players offered a place receive the enrolment details, including the fee and the franchise uniform, when they sign in to the VECL player portal.
Two ways in
Already offered a place?
Tried out and offered a spot, or a returning player we have confirmed: sign in or create your login, then enrol.
Played JT20 before
You don't try out again. Tell us the player is in by Sunday 29 November. Once we confirm it, you complete your enrolment in the player portal.
After Sunday 29 November, places that have not been confirmed go to players from the try-outs.
New to JT20
Monday 7 December at Junction Oval and Monday 14 December at Hoppers Crossing, by age group within 6:00pm–9:00pm. Come to one night or both, for the one $20 fee.
Selected players receive an offer after their try-out night, and every player gets feedback, selected or not.
Try-outs · new players
Mon7 Dec
Cricket Victoria, Junction Oval indoor centre
Junction Oval, St Kilda
Mon14 Dec
Elite Cricket Academy
87 Elm Park Drive, Hoppers Crossing
Girls come in their age slot. Arrive 15 minutes before your slot in full kit, with a helmet and water. Bookings for each night close at 8pm the evening before.
Come to one night or both: tick both if you can. It is the one $20 fee either way. It is paid by card or PayPal on the booking page, with no login.
Age groups go by the player’s age on 24 December 2026: U12 means under 12 on that day. Proof of age is checked at enrolment and is not kept on file.
Where a player lives does not decide whether they can play. JT20 is open to players from anywhere in Australia and from overseas. If you are travelling from outside Australia, travel, visas and eligibility to play are matters for the relevant authorities: registering does not arrange any of it.
Returning players who confirm by Sunday 29 November keep their place. The rest of each squad is picked by our coaches from the try-out nights, and those players receive an offer after their night. Places in each franchise squad are limited, so booking a try-out is not itself a place in a team.
The selectors' decision is final and is not open to negotiation.
Players on the High Performance International Pathway come home from KIOC on 22 December, in time for the first match. JT20 and the HPIP stay separate registrations.
Booking a try-out costs $20. Players offered a place receive the enrolment details, including the tournament fee and the franchise uniform, when they sign in to the VECL player portal.
No. Played JT20 before? You don’t try out again. Confirm your place by Sunday 29 November; once we confirm it, you complete your enrolment in the player portal. After Sunday 29 November, places that have not been confirmed go to players from the try-outs.
Batting, bowling and fielding, indoors, watched by our coaches. 6:00–7:30pm for U10 and U12, 7:30–9:00pm for U14, U16 and U18. Girls come in their age slot. Arrive 15 minutes before your slot in full kit, with a helmet and water.
Match days are 24, 27, 28, 29 and 30 December 2026. There is no play on Christmas Day or Boxing Day. Venues and match times are announced before the first match, and every selected family receives them in writing.
Age groups go by the player’s age on 24 December 2026: U12 means under 12 on that day. Proof of age is checked at enrolment and is not kept on file.
No. JT20 is open to every player in the age group, whatever their club or postcode, including players from interstate and overseas. Where a player lives has never decided whether they can play.
Winter
The league also runs an indoor competition through winter, which keeps players in cricket between the outdoor seasons. Details to be announced.
VECL JT20 · December 2026
Returning players confirm by Sunday 29 November. New players try out on Mon 7 & Mon 14 Dec.
