Cricket Superstar

Cricket Superstar is an Australian cricket-based reality television series that aired on Fox8 in 2012. Working on a weekly elimination format, the winner received a rookie contract with his state and a scholarship to the Cricket Centre of Excellence. The winner was 21-year-old Victorian, Ian Holland.

Season One (2012)

The series was hosted by Lee Furlong. Former Australia national [cricket team|Australian] captain Allan Border was the chief judge and Graham Manou was the mentor. It was filmed in Brisbane and featured guest appearances by current and former players including Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting.
It first aired on 4 January 2012.

Contestants

The final squad of 15 players was selected from 60 finalists, from over 1000 applicants. The prize for the winner was a rookie contract with their state association for the 2012/13 season and a four-month scholarship at the Cricket Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.

Name	Date of birth	State	Main skill	Comments	References
		Vic	All-rounder	Winner	,,
		WA	Pace bowler	Runner-up	,,
		SA	Batsman	Dismissed in week 10 Was rookie listed by in 2008 & 2009	,,
		Tas	Batsman	Dismissed in week 9 Brother of Tom Cooper, both Ben and Tom have played international cricket for the Netherlands cricket team	,
		WA	Batsman	Dismissed in week 8 Has played List-A cricket for Western [Australia cricket team\|Western Australia]	,,
		NSW	All-rounder	Dismissed in week 8	,
		WA	All-rounder	Withdrew due to injury in week 8	,,
		NSW	Batsman	Dismissed in week 6
		NSW	Wicket-keeper	Dismissed in week 6
		Vic	Pace bowler	Dismissed in week 6 Brother of footballer Hayden Crozier
		SA	Pace bowler	Dismissed in week 5 Son of John Frick
		Qld	Pace bowler	Dismissed in week 4
		NSW	Batsman	Dismissed in week 3
		SA	Spin bowler	Dismissed in week 3. Has played First Class for South Australia	,,
		Qld	Pace bowler	Dismissed in week 2