Cricket in Australia
A record 1,311,184 people played cricket across Australia in 2015–16, an 8.5 per cent increase on 2014–15 – placing cricket at No.1 as the current top participation sport in Australia. Women participation also reached record figures in 2015–16, growing nine percent to 314,936 players. According to Cricket Australia's annual report of 2014–15, 1,208,360 Australians played formal, organised cricket during the year, an increase of nine percent over the previous year. Separately, official audience data shows that 93.6% of Australians watched at least some cricket on TV in 2010–11 calendar year.
South Australian Scorpions
The South Australian Women's cricket team (also known as the South Australian Scorpions and nicknamed "Scorps") is an Australian first-class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The Scorpions play their home matches at Adelaide Oval no 2 , which is located in the heart of the Adelaide City. The Scorpions are the official state women's team for South Australia, competing in the Women's National Cricket League,in both 50 over and Twenty20 formats. Their uniform features a red body with black sleeves and black stripes down the leg.