If you thought Canberra's summer of cricket couldn't possibly get any bigger than the one we just witnessed, think again.
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Twenty matches including internationals, BBL games, WNCL and national second XI clashes will take place across six months in a bumper summer of cricket for fans in Canberra.
Australia's men's and women's sides are back, so too is the Big Bash League, while the ACT Meteors and ACT/NSW Country Comets will have a greater presence at home, before the Women's Twenty20 World Cup rolls into town.
From the national second XI competition to the Twenty20 World Cup, here's every game being played in our backyard this season:
October 7-10: CA Second XI - ACT/NSW Country v Tasmania at Phillip Oval, 10.30am.
Thursday, October 24: Twenty20 tour match - Prime Minister's XI v Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm.
October 28-31: CA Second XI - ACT/NSW Country v Western Australia at TBC, 10.30am.
Tuesday, November 5: Men's Twenty20 international - Australia v Pakistan at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm.
Wednesday, November 27: WBBL - Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars at Manuka Oval, 2.30pm.
Saturday, December 21: BBL - Sydney Thunder Adelaide Strikers at Manuka Oval, 6.10pm.
Wednesday, January 15: BBL - Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades at Manuka Oval, 6.10pm.
Tuesday, January 21: WNCL - ACT Meteors v Queensland Fire at Manuka Oval, 10am.
Thursday, January 23: WNCL - ACT Meteors v NSW Breakers at Manuka Oval, 10am.
Friday, January 31: Women's Twenty20 international - India v England at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm.
Saturday, February 1: Women's Twenty20 international - Australia v England at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm.
Sunday, February 2: Women's Twenty20 international - Australia v India at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm.
Tuesday, February 4: WNCL - ACT Meteors v Western Australia at Phillip Oval, 10am.
Thursday, February 6: WNCL - ACT Meteors v Tasmania Tigers at Phillip Oval, 10am.
Wednesday, February 26: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - England v Thailand at Manuka Oval, afternoon
Wednesday, February 26: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - West Indies v Pakistan at Manuka Oval, night
Thursday, February 27: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - Australia v Bangladesh at Manuka Oval, night
Friday, February 28: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - South Africa v Thailand at Manuka Oval, afternoon
Friday, February 28: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - England v Pakistan at Manuka Oval, night
March 9-12: CA Second XI - ACT/NSW Country Comets v South Australia at Phillip Oval, 10.30am.
Seems like a lot to take in, right? Let's break it down.
INTERNATIONALS
Settle in for some fireworks folks.
Manuka Oval will host nine fully-fledged Twenty20 internationals this season with the annual Prime Minister's XI fixture also set to revert to the short format.
The Australian men's team will play a Twenty20 in Canberra for the first time before our national women's side takes centre stage in February.
Australia, England and India will all lock horns in a tri-series in Canberra. Then five Twenty20 World Cup games grace Manuka Oval featuring Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh and Thailand - the new kids on the block.
Thursday, October 24: Twenty20 tour match - Prime Minister's XI v Sri Lanka at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm.
Tuesday, November 5: Men's Twenty20 international - Australia v Pakistan at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm.
Friday, January 31: Women's Twenty20 international - India v England at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm.
Saturday, February 1: Women's Twenty20 international - Australia v England at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm.
Sunday, February 2: Women's Twenty20 international - Australia v India at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm.
Wednesday, February 26: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - England v Thailand at Manuka Oval, afternoon
Wednesday, February 26: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - West Indies v Pakistan at Manuka Oval, night
Thursday, February 27: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - Australia v Bangladesh at Manuka Oval, night
Friday, February 28: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - South Africa v Thailand at Manuka Oval, afternoon
Friday, February 28: Women's Twenty20 World Cup - England v Pakistan at Manuka Oval, night
BIG BASH LEAGUE
The Sydney Thunder's return to Canberra has been given the all clear with the Big Bash League franchise forming part of the ACT government's plans for a six-year content deal with Cricket Australia.
Here's what we've got in store this summer.
Wednesday, November 27: WBBL - Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars at Manuka Oval, 2.30pm
Saturday, December 21: BBL - Sydney Thunder Adelaide Strikers at Manuka Oval, 6.10pm.
Wednesday, January 15: BBL - Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades at Manuka Oval, 6.10pm.
ACT METEORS
The cries of Australia's leading cricketers have been answered with cricket chiefs lengthening the WNCL by a further two games.
The opening weekend took place before the competition broke for the WBBL, which runs from October 18 to December 8. Once the Twenty20 competition has been run and won, the domestic focus is solely on the WNCL for the remainder of the summer.
The ACT Meteors will host four games in Canberra at Manuka Oval and Phillip Oval, but they will take their first four matches on the road. Here is their full fixture:
Game 1: Sunday, September 22 - Victoria v ACT Meteors at Park 25, Adelaide, 10am.
Game 2: Tuesday, September 24 - SA Scorpions v ACT Meteors at Karen Rolton Oval, 10am.
Game 3: Monday, January 6 - NSW Breakers v ACT Meteors at Hurstville Oval, 10am.
Game 4: Tuesday, January 7 - ACT Meteors v Queensland Fire at Blacktown International Sportspark, 10am.
Game 5: Tuesday, January 21 - ACT Meteors v Queensland Fire at Manuka Oval, 10am.
Game 6: Thursday, January 23 - ACT Meteors v NSW Breakers at Manuka Oval, 10am.
Game 7: Tuesday, February 4 - ACT Meteors v Western Australia at Phillip Oval, 10am.
Game 8: Thursday, February 6 - ACT Meteors v Tasmania Tigers at Phillip Oval, 10am.
Final: Sunday, February 16 - First place v second place at venue TBC.
ACT/NSW COUNTRY COMETS
The landscape has changed for the ACT/NSW Country Comets this season with the Futures League scrapped in favour of a genuine state second XI competition.
The change is designed to reward the best players available with a chance to press their claims for a first class call-up.
A Twenty20 competition in South Australia will be wedged in between the Comets' five four-day fixtures, which will be rounded out by a clash with South Australia in Canberra from March 9.
Four-day window
Round 1: October 7-10 - ACT/NSW Country v Tasmania at Phillip Oval, 10.30am.
Round 2: October 28-31 - ACT/NSW Country v Western Australia at Phillip Oval, 10.30am.
Round 3: November 18-21 - NSW Metro v ACT/NSW Country at Blacktown International Sportspark, 10.30am.
Twenty20 window - ACT/NSWC, SA, WA play in SA. NSW, Vic, QLD, Tas play in QLD.
Round 4: January 20 - ACT/NSW Country v South Australia at TBC (in South Australia).
Round 6: January 21 - ACT/NSW Country v Western Australia at TBC (in South Australia).
Round 6: January 21 - South Australia v ACT/NSW Country at TBC (in South Australia).
Round 8: January 22 - ACT/NSW Country v Western Australia at TBC (in South Australia).
Round 8: January 22 - South Australia v ACT/NSW Country at TBC (in South Australia).
Round 9: January 23 - Western Australia v ACT/NSW Country at TBC (in South Australia).
Four-day window
Round 10: February 3-6 - Victoria v ACT/NSW Country at Casey Fields, 10.30am.
Round 11: March 9-12 - ACT/NSW Country Comets v South Australia at Phillip Oval, 10.30am.
CRICKET ACT PREMIER FIXTURES
Weston Creek Molonglo's Gallop Cup defence opened on October 5 as Cricket ACT's 50-over competition kicked off the premier season.
The Gallop Cup semi-finals will take place on November 24, before the final takes place at Manuka Oval on December 1.
The Ginninderra Tigers' Douglas Cup defence will get underway when the two-day competition begins on November 23.
The top-ranked sides will host semi-finals on March 14-15 before the final, played as a three-day game, is played at Phillip Oval on March 20-21-22.
The women's Glenda Hall Shield is underway having started on October 12, with the final scheduled for November 10 at Phillip Oval.
FEMALE TWENTY20 BASH
The headline act for the women's competition? That comes across December and January when the ACT Meteors and the best of the Canberra grade competition are split into four teams for a Twenty20 tournament.
The Northern Frenzy, Southern Pride, Eastern Fever and Western Crash will contest the ACT Female Bash for the first time, beginning on December 14 and finishing on January 17.
Round one: December 14 - Northern Frenzy v Southern Pride at Kippax No 1 Oval, 10am. Eastern Fever v Western Crash at Kippax No 2 Oval, 10am.
Round two: December 14 - Northern Frenzy v Eastern Fever at Kippax No 1 Oval, 2.30pm. Southern Pride v Western Crash at Kippax No 2 Oval, 2.30pm.
Round three: December 21 - Northern Frenzy v Western Crash at Harrison No 1 Oval, 10am. Eastern Fever v Southern Pride at Harrison No 2 Oval, 10am.
Round four: January 11 - Northern Frenzy v Southern Pride at Phillip Oval, 10am. Eastern Fever v Western Crash at Mawson Turf Oval, 10am.
Rookie exhibition match: January 17 - Exhibition featuring players aged 12 to 15 at Phillip Oval, 10am.
Third place playoff: January 17 - Third place v Fourth place at Phillip Oval, 2pm.
Final: January 17 - First place v Second place at Phillip Oval, 6pm.
So there you have it. Bookmark this page, and strap yourselves in.
Caden Helmers
Caden Helmers is a sports journalist for The Canberra Times.
Caden Helmers is a sports journalist for The Canberra Times.
