WBBL Round 1 vs Melbourne Stars
Karen Rolton Oval | Saturday, 31 October 2026 | 3:10pm
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Join the Adelaide Strikers for a Spooktacular Halloween as they take on the Melbourne Stars at Karen Rolton Oval.
Be there from 2:00pm for an afternoon of frightfully good family fun including trick-or-treating, Halloween-themed face painting, entertainment, and a best dressed costume competition; with high energy, world-class Big Bash action kicking off with the first ball at 3:10pm.
Round up your little monsters and mates and get behind the Strikers for their first thrilling home match of Weber WBBL|12.
KEY TIMINGS
Ticket Box: 1:20pm
Gates Open: 1:50pm
Kid Zone Activations: Inflatables, Halloween themed face painting, Trick or Treat, Colouring in station, balloon artist
Celebrity First Ball: Katherine Bennell-Pegg - Director of space technology of Australian Space Agency, Australia’s First Female Astronaut and 2026 Australian of the Year
Bat Flip: 2:25pm
First Ball: 3:10pm
THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO
🎨 Kids Zone at the northern end of the ground
🎈 Inflatables
💙 Mascot meet and greets
🎀 Giveaways, including Hairbows, Flags, Scrunchies and Pom Poms!
✍️ A player signing in kids zone at the innings break with Darcie Brown
🎃 Trick-or-treating*
👻 Best dressed costume competition
🎨 Spooky face painting
🎵 Halloween-themed entertainment and music
FOOD OPTIONS
Catering will be available in the Pavilion, as well as food trucks, including:
🍕 Enfes Gozleme
🍕 Pizza Reggina
🍕 Yummy Burger Hut
🍕 Kombi Crew Coffee
🍕 Hokey Pokey Ice Cream
🍕 Ambra Spirits
WOMEN & GIRLS WEEK ACTIVATIONS
As part of Women and Girls Week, we will have several activations recognising and celebrating the contribution of women and girls in cricket, including:
⭐️ Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first professional astronaut and the first astronaut to officially represent Australia, will perform the celebrity first ball. Bennell-Pegg was named the 2026 Australian of the Year.
✨ Girls from a range of clubs and programs will take part in the Blast Squad and Guard of Honour.
🏏 A junior female cricketer from Brighton Cricket Club will perform the ceremonial bat flip (name TBC). This is now Alli Gray and she was the SACA Community Cricket Coach of the Year last season and the Cricket Australia Coach of the Year PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE WORDING
🎙️ Launch of the Women in Cricket Network, hosted by facilitator Chelsea Randall.
💪 Approximately 60 girls will participate in the People First pre-match clinic.
TICKETING & ENTRY
The Port Road ticket office will open for enquiries and ticket sales from 1.20pm.
Patrons can enter Karen Rolton Oval via the North-West or South-East entrance gates.
MEMBERSHIP
All SACA Members (including SACA Big Bash Members) and Transferable Associate Card holders can scan their card for entry.
Adelaide Strikers Members can scan their eCard for entry.
Become a strikers member HERE
SEATING
You can bring your own seating or a picnic rug to set up on the grass and terraces around the oval. Limited shaded areas will be available.
Note there will be no dedicated Members' Area.
PARKING
Casual car parking is available on the back oval for $21 (enter via Port Road). Payments by card only. The car park off Glover Ave is closed to the public.
Please check local signage and parking restrictions before leaving your vehicle.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Visit Adelaide Metro for public transport timetables.
- Closest tram stops: Royal Adelaide Hospital (North and South side)
- Closest bus stops: Stop X1 West Tce (West side) and Stop B2 West Tce (East side)
- Closest train stop: Mile End Railway Station
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars will be broadcast live on Kayo and Fox Cricket from 3pm.
Conditions of Entry: Cricket Australia Ticket & Entry Conditions apply to all patrons attending this match.