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National Champions

The following table provides an overview of the three main national championships - senior, under 18 and under 15.

Senior Level ("Open Age"): To date - 2010/11 - there have been 70 titles (since 1972/73 the winners have been awarded the "Ruth Preddey Cup"), Victoria has won 38 titles, NSW 26, South Australia 5 and Western Australia 1.

The following is a detailed listing of the years and locations of those titles. "Clicking" on the title winners will take you to further details about that particular championship.

Note: From the 1996/7 season the format was changed from a two week tournament to a national league with one day games played on a home and away basis. For the 1996/7-1997/8 seasons, a three match finals series was played. For the 1998/9-2006/7 seasons, a "best of three" finals series was played. From 2007/8 a single final match has been played

Junior Level ("Under Age"): The Junior Nationals commenced in XXXX/XX and continued under that name until 1983/4. In 1985/6 they were renamed the Under 21s (competing for the "Betty Wilson Shield") and continued until 1994/5.

After experimenting with an Under 19 invitational tournament in 1983/4, the then youngest national junior titles were officially added in 1984/5, with the inaugural Under 18s held in Canberra (competing for the "May Mills Trophy"). The Under 18s ran until 1995/6.

The Under 19s (competing for the "Betty Wilson Shield"), commenced in 1996/7 and ran until 2007/8.

Currently there are two "under age" competitions:

• the Under 18s (competing for the "Betty Butcher Shield"), which commenced as the Under 17s in 1996/7 before reverting to the current age group in 2010/11; and
• the Under 15s (competing for the "Christina Matthews Shield") which commenced in 2001/2.

Each have their own page containing further details. Again, "clicking" on the title winners will take you to further details about that particular championship.