Travis Head

Emerging batsman Travis Head will become South Australia's youngest captain of all time after being handed the position following the resignation of Johan Botha

Any lingering hopes for the Melbourne Renegades that they would sneak into the Big Bash League semi-finals were extinguished at the Docklands Stadium as they slid to a 22-run defeat at the hands of the Adelaide Strikers, who confirmed their spot at the to

An excellent display of spin bowling followed by a fighting partnership between Travis Head and Alex Ross saw Adelaide Strikers maintain their unbeaten start to the season with a five-wicket victory over Brisbane Heat

Tom Cooper underpinned a healthy South Australia first innings while Phillip Hughes did not endure in his first innings since serving as Australia's reserve Test batsman in the UAE against Pakistan

A six-wicket haul from Mthokozisi Shezi helped South Africa A to their second win of the tournament after a 100-ball 108 from Travis Head had kept National Performance Squad alive in their chase of 282

Travis Head's ninth first-class fifty lifted South Australia to 4 for 191, after their bowlers had restricted Tasmania to 291 in the morning

Phillip Hughes scored his maiden first-class double-century as South Australia continued to control their Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia

Mitchell Johnson added another three wickets to his tally on the third day in Perth in preparation for a likely call-up to Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test

Hampshire have announced the inaugural draft of players into the Ageas Bowl International Cricket Academy and will host six young Australians throughout the summer of 2013

Travis Head, the South Australia batsman, has suffered head and back injuries as a result of being hit by a car outside an Adelaide hotel on Sunday night

Gary Putland and Chadd Sayers bowled South Australia into a strong position to push for victory on the final day at the MCG, where Victoria went to stumps on the third evening at 6 for 86

Western Australia won their first Sheffield Shield victory of the season and provided a promising start to Justin Langer's tenure as coach with a 110-run defeat of South Australia

South Australia finished the second day in Hobart hoping to end their long drought without a Sheffield Shield win after Daniel Christian and the rookie batsman Travis Head led a solid second-innings batting display

Australia's captain William Bosisto, who was in the middle when Jimmy Peirson was Mankaded by Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar, said a lesson had been learned from the experience

A captain's innings from Will Bosisto steered Australia into the semi-finals after they were in serious danger of being knocked out by Bangladesh in Townsville

Defending champions Australia opened their Under-19 World Cup campaign with a comprehensive victory against England

Long-term South Australia players Daniel Harris, Cameron Borgas and Aaron O'Brien have all lost their state deals after the Redbacks pruned their contract list significantly, having failed to win a Sheffield Shield match last summer

The New South Wales batsman Kurtis Patterson is one of three players with senior state cricket experience named in Australia's squad for the Under-19 World Cup

Michael Klinger scored his third first-class double-century as South Australia played out a draw with Tasmania at Adelaide Oval