One-Day Cup (Australia)

The One-Day Cup, for which the prize was renamed the Dean Jones Trophy from the 2024–25 season, is an Australian domestic List A 50-over limited-overs cricket tournament. It has had many different names, formats and teams since the inaugural 1969-1970 season. Initially a knockout cup, the competition now features a single round-robin followed by a finals series.
The tournament is contested between teams representing the six states of Australia, who also compete in the first-class Sheffield Shield. Three other teams have also played in the tournament for short periods: New Zealand's national team competed from 1969–70 until the 1974–75, Australian Capital Territory participated from 1997–98 until 1999–2000, and a select Cricket Australia XI took part as the seventh team for three seasons from 2015–16 until 2017–18. The current champions are South Australia.

History

England was the first country to introduce a domestic one-day limited-overs competition with its Gillette Cup in 1963. Australia was the next country to do so when this competition was established in 1969–70. It has been held every summer since, under a wide variety of names and formats. It is a List A cricket competition. It was the first List A competition to feature numbers on player's shirts when they were introduced for the 1995–96 season and numbers were also subsequently introduced for the ODI series later in the season. In September 2017, former Australian Test cricketer Jason Gillespie suggested that Papua New Guinea should be added to the competition. In August 2024, Cricket Australia launched a campaign to rename the trophy presented to the winner of the competition after a former player, with fans being able to vote to select the trophy's new name.

Seasons and competition formats

1969/70–1978/79 – Straight knockout
1979/80–1981/82 – 2 pools of 3, semi-finals, 3rd/4th playoff and final
1982/83–1991/92 – 2 pools of 3, semi-finals and final
1992/93–1999/2000 – Single round robin, preliminary final and final
2000/01–2010/11 – Double round robin home and away plus final
2011/12–2012/13 – Partial round robin, plus final
2013/14 – Carnival format, 6 round games, preliminary final and final
2014/15 – Carnival format, 7 round games, preliminary final and final
2015/16–2017/18 – Carnival format, 8 round games, preliminary final and final
2018/19 – Single round robin, 2 qualification finals, 2 semi-finals and final
2019/20–present – Carnival format, 7 round games and final
Seasons of sponsorship and competition names
1969/70 - 1970/71 - Vehicle & General Australasian Knock-out Competition
1971/72 - 1972/73 - Coca-Cola Australasian Knock-out Competition
1973/74 - 1978/79 - Gillette Cup
1979/80 - 1987/88 - McDonald's Cup
1988/89 - 1991/92 - FAI Insurance Cup
1992/93 - 2000/01 - Mercantile Mutual Cup
2001/02 - 2005/06 - ING Cup
2006/07 - 2009/10 - Ford Ranger Cup
2010/11 - 2013/14 - Ryobi One-Day Cup
2014/15 - 2016/17 - Matador BBQs One-Day Cup
2017/18 - 2018/19 - JLT One-Day Cup
2019/20 - 2023/24 - Marsh One-Day Cup
2024/25-present - '''One-Day Cup'''
Uniforms

One-Day Cup teams

Team colour	Limited-overs cricket team	Home cricket ground/s since 1969/1970	City/cities	Est.	First season	Last season	First title	Last title	Titles	Runners-up
	Australian Capital Territory	Manuka Oval, Various Others	Canberra	1928	1997/98	1999/00	-	-	0	0
	Cricket Australia XI	Allan Border Field, Hurstville Oval	Brisbane, Sydney	2015	2015/16	2017/18	-	-	0	0
	New South Wales	Sydney Cricket Ground, Various Others	Sydney	1856	1969/70	Present	1984/85	2020/21	12	10
	New Zealand	None None	None None	1894	1969/70	1974/75	1969/70	1974/75	3	2
	Northern Territory	Marrara Oval, Various Others	Darwin	1978	-	-	-	-	0	0
	Queensland	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Various Others	Brisbane	1882	1969/70	Present	1975/76	2013/14	10	8
	South Australia	Adelaide Oval, Various Others	Adelaide	1887	1969/70	Present	1983/84	2024/25	4	7
	Tasmania	Bellerive Oval, TCA Ground, Various Others	Hobart	1851	1969/70	Present	1978/79	2009/10	4	6
	Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Various Others	Melbourne	1851	1969/70	Present	1971/72	2018/19	6	11
	Western Australia	WACA Ground, Perth Stadium	Perth	1893	1969/70	Present	1970/71	2023/24	17	11

Titles correct up to the end of the 2023 season.

Each team has used several venues to host matches. For a full list, see list of cricket grounds in Australia.

New Zealand did not play home games in this series.

Competition placings

For a complete list of finals with short scorecards and crowd figures, see Australian Domestic One-Day Cricket Final.

¹ The 1982–83 final was originally washed out, and then rescheduled at the beginning of the 1983–84 season.
³ – Won third place playoff
⁴ – Lost third place playoff
1969–70 to present

Leading run-scorers and wicket-takers for each team

Career statistics include all matches up to the end of the 2024–25 season.

Player of the tournament

Records and statistics

^{Last updated on 9 October 2023}

Points system

Points are awarded as follows:

4 points for a win
2 points for a no-result or a tie
0 points for a loss
1 bonus point if a team achieves a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition
2 bonus points if a team achieves a run rate twice that of the opposition

The top two teams at the end of the pool matches play-off in the final. The higher-placed team has the home ground advantage.

Television coverage

In 2006–07, the Ford Ranger One Day Cup was televised on Fox Sports. 25 out of the 31 games were televised including the final. Prior to Fox Sports' broadcasting of the domestic cricket competition, Nine was the host broadcaster. In India STAR Cricket shows the telecast with the help of Fox Sports. In 2011–12, Fox Sports broadcast all 25 games of the Ryobi One Day Cup live. The Nine Network became the rights holder once again from season 2013–14 to the 2016–17 season, primarily showing matches Live on GEM and simulcasting via Cricket Australia's website. There are negotiations in place with ITV to televise the competition in the UK.
For the 2017–18 season, the Nine Network dropped its coverage of the JLT One Day Cup. All matches were streamed live and free on Cricket Australia's own website and app.
From the 2018–19 season, Fox Sports broadcast 13 matches of the tournament each year for six years on the new Fox Cricket channel. All remaining matches were streamed live on Cricket Australia's website and app.