Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket
The Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket is the premier international championship of both 19 & Under boys and girls, and 16 & Under boys in Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and is held every two or three years. The first Junior World Series contest was organised in New Zealand in 2003. Separate world championships are held for both open and masters age groups with the Indoor Cricket World Cup and the Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket held at similar intervals.
| Administrator | World Indoor Cricket Federation |
|---|---|
| Format | Indoor Cricket |
| First edition | 2003 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Current champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} AustraliaIn all categories |
| Most successful | Australia 20 collective titles (U19 BOYS 6 titles, U19 GIRLS 6 titles, U18 BOYS 1 title, U18 GIRLS 1 title, U16 BOYS 2 titles, U16 GIRLS 1 title, U14 BOYS 2 titles, U12 BOYS 1 title) |
The World Series is contested by the members of the WICF (though member nations have not always entered teams) and beyond being an affiliated member of that body there are no formal qualifications for entry. Australia have been the most successful side having won four out of the five world titles to date.
Tournament Format
Each tournament usually follows a simple round robin format followed by finals contested by the highest placed sides. The semi finals are contested by the top four sides and more often than not the winner of each semi final progresses to the World Cup final.
The tournament usually takes place over the course of 7 to 10 days and is sometimes run in conjunction with the Masters World Series or the World Cup.
Results
| Year | Host Nation(s) | Venue | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U19 BOYS | U19 GIRLS | U18 BOYS | U18 GIRLS | U16 BOYS | U16 GIRLS | U14 BOYS | U12 BOYS | |||
| 2003 Details |
 New Zealand |
Christchurch | Australia def. South Africa  178 to 100 |
South Africa def. New Zealand 183 to 141 |
Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2004 Details |
 Sri Lanka |
Colombo | Australia def. South Africa 124 to 114 |
Australia def. South Africa 100 to 88 |
Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2005 Details |
South Africa |
Port Elizabeth | South Africa def. Australia 130 to 70 |
Australia def. South Africa 96 to 79 |
Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2007 Details |
 England |
Bristol | Australia def. South Africa 156 to 1 |
Australia def. South Africa 134 to -23 |
Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2009 Details |
Australia |
Brisbane | Australia def. New Zealand 125 to 36 |
Australia def. New Zealand 115 to 71 |
Not contested | Not contested | Australia def. South Africa 159 to 73 |
Not contested | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2011 Details |
South Africa |
Johannesburg | Australia def. South Africa 144 to 44 |
Australia def. England 120 to 74 |
Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2012 Details |
South Africa |
Johannesburg | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | New Zealand def. Australia 100 to 81 |
Australia def. South Africa 164 to 77 |
Australia def. South Africa 144 to 65 |
Australia def. South Africa 107 to 48 |
| 2014 Details |
New Zealand |
Wellington | Australia def. New Zealand 160 to 84 |
Australia def. New Zealand 155 to 111 |
Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested | Not contested |
| 2015 Details |
Australia |
Brisbane | Not contested | Not contested | Australia def. South Africa 135 to 116 |
Australia def. New Zealand 132 to 115 |
Australia def. South Africa 142 to 79 |
Not contested | Australia def. South Africa 111 to 77 |
Not contested |