Each season The Les Favell Foundation supports young cricketers in South Australia achieve their dreams of playing at the highest level. The Les Favell Foundation was established in October 1988 following a suggestion by a former South Australian Cricket Association president, Phil Ridings. The creation of the foundation was viewed by the SACA as a way of honouring the memory of one of South Australia’s best-loved cricketers who also had a major role in coaching young players.
Les Favell Foundation scholarship recipients
The major objective of the foundation when it was constituted was to assist in the promotion of young underprivileged cricketers in South Australia in all aspects of cricket education including coaching, training and competition both within South Australia and interstate or overseas and in physical and sports education and education generally. In 1994 the objectives were expanded to include ‘disadvantaged’ cricketers.
2024/25 Scholarship Recipients
| Recipient | Premier Club | Home Club/Town |
| Hayden Barbulovic | Tea Tree Gully | |
| Maggie Clark | West Torrens | Jamestown |
| Noah Dunn | Sturt | Fleurieu |
| Rahul Evuri | Glenelg | |
| Marlie Fauser | Port Adelaide | Eyre Peninsula |
| Tahlia Keylock | Glenelg | Mt Gambier |
| Tait Martin | Glenelg | Eyre Peninsula |
| Ilona Meleghs | Adelaide | |
| Jarrah Reidy | Glenelg | Eyre Peninsula |
| Hayden Schiller | Northern Districts | Barossa & Light |
| Chelsea Shepperd | West Torrens | Eyre Peninsula |
| Kade Wait | Sturt | Eyre Peninsula |
| Sam White | Sturt | Fleurieu |
Please come back here soon for details on how to apply for the Les Favell Scholarship in 2025/26.
For any enquiries regarding the Les Favell Scholarship, contact SACA Coaching and Talent Development Specialist Peter Brown at pbrown@saca.com.au