See the best players from every state at the National Indigenous Cricket Championships

The premiers of the National Indigenous Cricket Championships have been crowned. See which players from your state stepped up.

MACKAY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 07: Queensland celebrate with the trophy after their victory during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships Men's Final match between Queensland and New South Wales at Great Barrier Reef Arena on April 07, 2025 in Mackay, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

Queensland and Western Australia have been crowned the National Indigenous Cricket Championship (NICC) male and female premiers respectively.

In the men’s game, NSW set a credible target of 123 from their 20 overs in the men’s game at Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena on Monday, with Queensland taking until the very last over to score the winning runs.

Earlier that day Queensland lost to West Australia in the women’s final.

The WA team set a monster target of 165 for the women in Maroon to chase down, and while they put in a solid effort, they ultimately fell short by 72 runs.

See the best performers from the grand finalists, plus all other teams, below.

Dylan McLachlan of Queensland poses with the Player of the Final medal after their victory during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships Men's Final match Great Barrier Reef Arena. Picture: Albert Perez - Cricket Australia via Getty Images

QLD

Dylan McLachlan: McLachlan was the champs’ best batsman for the tournament, and he was able to step up when it mattered most with a knock of 73* (60) to steer his side to a grand final victory.

Noah Vojinov: The Maroons’ most damaging bowler for the tournament, he took a pair of wickets in the grand final. But his best showing was when he produced figures of 4/5 from two overs against Northern Territory.

Christina Coulson of Queensland bowls during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships Women's Final match between Queensland and Western Australia at Great Barrier Reef Arena on April 07, 2025 in Mackay, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

Christina Coulson: Struggled in the final, but was clearly her side’s top run scorer for the competition, with three consecutive scores above 30 in the T10 format.

Clodagh Ryall: After a nondescript start to her campaign, Ryall stepped up when it mattered most, picking up figures of 3/3 in the final group stage match, before backing it up with another three scalps in the final.

Pat Rosser of New South Wales bats during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships Men's Final match between Queensland and New South Wales at Great Barrier Reef Arena. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

NSW

Pat Rosser: Rosser was impressive in the final, putting up 50* (47) in what was his best out of a series of strong performances, highlighted by his 39 (17) against Northern Territory.

Austyn Nugent: Nugent was Mr Consistency for the boys in light blue, picking up wickets in all bar one match in which he bowled, with his highlight being 3/10 against Queensland in the final pool match.

Callee Black: Had her ups and downs across the tournament, but her highs were enough to see her take the honours as her state’s top performer with the bat. She notched up 29 (26) against eventual finalists Queensland in the opening match.

Taleha Urszulak: Took wickets in the majority of her matches, with the highlight being 2/10 against Victoria midway through the competition.

Wade King of Victoria runs between the wickets during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships men's match between Northern Territory and Victoria at Great Barrier Reef Arena. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

VIC

Wade King: King’s top score of 54* (31) was a tournament highlight in what was a very boom or bust tournament for the big hitting batsman.

Pat Jackson: Put in one of the bowling performances of the tournament when he picked up 4/2 off two overs including a maiden over.

Tahlia Meier: Was exceptional on multiple occasions throughout the tournament, she saved her best for last with 47 (29) against WA. Add to that 40 (33) and 34 (32) against NSW on two occasions and you have one of the best performers of the tournament.

Western Australia celebrate with the trophy after their victory during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships Women's Final match between Western Australia and Queensland at Great Barrier Reef Arena. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

WA

Brock Larance: The clear-cut standout performer for the entire competition, Larance scored half-centuries in four out of his five innings, with a lowest score of 46 (27) and a highest of 74 (37). He finished up with 289 runs at an average of 72.25.

Elijah Dare: Took wickets in three out of his four matches, Dare had his best figures of 2/10 against Tasmania.

Mikayla Hinkley: Led the West Aussies to the women’s premiership with several extraordinary batting efforts, with the highlight being 71 (44) in the grand final against Queensland. She finished with 232 runs at 38.67.

Mikayla Hinkley of Western Australia celebrates with a member of the staff during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships Women's Final match between Queensland and Western Australia at Great Barrier Reef Arena (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

Regina Deleeuw: Was solid throughout the tournament with both bat and ball, but her best came last as she took 4/15 in the grand final to secure victory for her side.

Elsie Simpson: While Deleeuw was the more explosive performer, Simpson was active in every fixture. She picked up 4/5 in the first match vs Victoria, and missed out on a wicket only once throughout the entire tournament.

South Aussie cricketer during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships men's match between Queensland and South Australia at Great Barrier Reef Arena on April 04, 2025 in Mackay, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

SA

Tyler Latham: Was a consistent performer throughout the tournament, scoring at least 23 in four out of five matches, with a top score of 32 (25) against Tasmania.

Andrew Miller: Had a decent all-round tournament highlighted by his 2/15 against Victoria.

MACKAY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06: Tasmania pose for a team photo ahead of the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships men's match between Northern Territory and Tasmania at Great Barrier Reef Arena on April 06, 2025 in Mackay, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

TAS

Brayden DeVries: Had four solid performances with the willow, scoring at least 27 on all those occasions, with his top score being 37 (24) against Northern Territory.

Eli Sheean: His 4/2 off just 1.5 overs was one of the competition’s highlights, but Sheean finished with nine wickets all up in a good tournament across the board.

MACKAY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 04: Northern Territory debutants pose for a photo during the 2025 National Indigenous Cricket Championships men's match between Northern Territory and Victoria at Great Barrier Reef Arena on April 04, 2025 in Mackay, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez - CA/Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

NT

Ayden Allan: Had his best performance early on in the tournament with 24 (29), and backed it up the following match with a run-a-ball 15.

Bradley Ilott: Stepped up in the biggest way in his final match of the competition, where he took 3/9 against Tasmania. Also took 2/8 against South Australia.

Originally published as See the best players from every state at the National Indigenous Cricket Championships