Custom cricket uniforms are playing shirts, pants, caps and training gear made to your club's own design, colours and sponsors rather than bought off the shelf. This guide walks through everything an Australian club needs to know before ordering: traditional whites versus coloured T20 kits, fabric choices for long days in the sun, sublimation versus embroidery, sizing from juniors to seniors and how the ordering process actually works.
VS Wear is an Australian owned and operated custom uniform manufacturer. We supply cricket clubs across the country with factory-direct pricing that saves teams 30 to 40% on premium quality, backed by a free professional design service, with production guaranteed at 3 to 4 weeks once your artwork is approved.
A cricket season asks more of a uniform than almost any other sport. Between two-day fixtures, midweek T20 comps and long training nights, most clubs end up needing three layers of gear.
Short sleeve and long sleeve custom cricket shirts, playing pants, and headwear. Long sleeves earn their keep for fielders who spend whole afternoons in the sun, while short sleeves suit batting and bowling in the heat.
Cricket t-shirts and shorts for net sessions, pre-season running and gym work. Ordering training gear in club colours alongside the playing kit keeps the whole squad looking sharp from Tuesday nets to Saturday play.
Hoodies, warm-up layers and supporter wear for cool mornings, presentation nights and the scorers' bench. These are also the pieces parents and members most often buy through club shops.
The simplest way to cover all three is a complete package. Our custom cricket sets bundle shirts, trousers, caps and accessories into one coordinated order, which keeps pricing tidy and guarantees every garment comes off the same artwork.
Not sure which mix your budget stretches to? Request a quote with your player numbers and we will price the options side by side.
Australian cricket now runs on two wardrobes. VS Wear supplies traditional whites and creams for two-day and longer formats, and fully sublimated coloured kits for T20 and one-day competitions.
Whites remain beautifully simple. Clubs usually add identity through an embroidered club crest on the chest, coloured trim at the collar and sleeve, and a matching baggy cap. Because embroidery sits on the fabric rather than in it, it gives whites that traditional raised-crest look clubs have worn for a century.
Coloured kits are where design opens right up. Full sublimation means unlimited colours, patterns and gradients that will not peel or fade, so a T20 strip can carry everything from bold geometric panels to a subtle watermark of the club emblem. Player names and squad numbers are added to coloured kits at no extra cost, and sponsor logos can be integrated on sleeves, chests and backs without any surcharge per logo.
Plenty of clubs order both in a single run: whites for the weekend two-dayers and a coloured strip for the midweek smash. Doing them together means one design process, one sizing round and one delivery. Talk it through on 1800 845 056 and we will map out what a combined order looks like for your club.
No sport exposes players to heat for longer stretches than cricket. A fielder can stand in direct sun for an entire session, so the fabric decision matters more here than in almost any other code.
Lightweight waffle and micromesh polyester fabrics wick sweat away from the skin rapidly, where it can evaporate instead of soaking in the way cotton does. Players stay drier, lighter and more comfortable deep into the final session.
Our cricket fabrics are chosen for high UV resistance to help protect players' skin during all-day matches. Pairing a long sleeve shirt with a wide-brim hat remains the most sensible sun setup for fielders.
Optional breathable mesh panels under the arms and through the side seams add airflow for bowlers and fielders who are working hardest when the mercury climbs.
Ergonomic cuts leave bowlers a full delivery stride and batters a free swing, while reinforced knees and seat panels in the pants survive sliding stops and diving efforts on hard grounds.
Australia does not have one cricket climate, and the kit should reflect where you play. Clubs in the tropical north, where humidity keeps sweat from evaporating, lean towards the lightest micromesh constructions with ventilation panels. Southern and inland clubs playing two-day cricket on hard, dusty grounds usually favour the standard performance weights, which handle cool mornings, hot afternoons and a season of abrasion. Tell us where your club plays and we will steer the fabric choice to match.
The same thinking runs through the whole range, from long sleeve cricket shirts with four-way stretch to quick-dry custom cricket pants in traditional, three-quarter and shorts lengths.
Cricket is one of the few sports where both decoration methods still earn a place, so it is worth knowing which suits which garment.
Sublimation infuses the ink into the polyester fibre itself under heat. The design becomes part of the fabric, so it never cracks or peels, adds no weight, and leaves the printed area exactly as breathable as the rest of the shirt. Because the whole garment prints in one pass, extra colours, gradients and sponsor logos cost nothing extra.
Embroidery stitches the design into the fabric with thread. It is the traditional choice for club crests on whites and creams, and for baggy caps, where the raised texture reads as heritage.
| Consideration | Sublimation | Embroidery |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Coloured T20 and one-day kits, training wear | Crests on whites, baggy caps |
| Colour limit | Unlimited, including gradients | Best kept to a few thread colours |
| Names and numbers | Included at no extra cost | Not practical |
| Feel on fabric | Zero added weight | Raised, traditional texture |
| Durability | Will not crack, peel or fade | Extremely hard wearing |
Most clubs end up with both: sublimated coloured kit, embroidered whites. If you are unsure where your design sits, email the artwork to hello@vswear.com.au and our design team will recommend the right method garment by garment.
Good cricket uniform design starts with what already exists: your club colours, your crest and the identity your members recognise. The design job is to present those elements cleanly, not to reinvent them every season.
Every VS Wear order includes our free professional design service. Once you place your order, our in-house designers produce mock-ups and keep revising them, with unlimited revisions continuing right through to design approval. Nothing goes near production until your committee has signed off the artwork.
Colour accuracy matters when caps, shirts and hoodies are made at different times. We match colours using Pantone codes, colour samples or photos of your existing gear, and our Pantone guide makes it easy to confirm the exact shades your club uses before anything is printed.
Have a rough idea and nothing on paper? That is the normal starting point. Start a quote, describe what you are after, and the first mock-up usually settles the debate at the selection table.
No cricket kit is finished without headwear. It is the piece players keep for decades, and the piece spectators spot from the boundary.
Our headwear range covers traditional baggy caps, fitted and snapback caps, wide-brim sun hats and bucket hats, all colour matched to your uniform. Caps can be embroidered with the club crest or fully sublimated, junior and adult sizing is available across every style, and closure options include snapback, velcro, buckle and fitted, which can be mixed within one order.
Wide-brim hats deserve a special mention for junior cricket, where many associations expect sun-smart headwear at training and on match day. Browse the full cricket hats and caps range, or call 1800 845 056 to add headwear to an existing kit order.
Sizing is the job most club volunteers dread, and the place where a supplier either helps or disappears. Here is how we keep it painless.
VS Wear cricket garments run from youth sizes through to adult 5XL, so one order covers the under-10s and the first-grade opening bowler alike. Detailed size charts are provided with every quote, listing garment measurements so players can check against a shirt they already own rather than guessing.
Junior cricketers grow mid-season, every season. Where the budget allows, sizing up one size at the start of summer usually carries a growing player through to the finals. Pant length is worth checking twice for juniors: too long is a trip hazard on the run-up, too short leaves shins in the sun.
Weekend squads come in every build, which is why the full range to 5XL matters. Collect sizes with a simple shared spreadsheet against our chart, and remember long sleeve and short sleeve shirts can be mixed within the same order so each player picks what suits their role.
If a size question is holding your order up, email hello@vswear.com.au with the player list and we will flag anything that looks off before production.
From first enquiry to kit in hand, the process is built to be run by a volunteer in the evenings, not a procurement department.
The general minimum order is 20 units, though some individual cricket items, such as long sleeve shirts and playing pants, are available from 10 pieces. Rush orders may be available when a season start sneaks up, so mention your date early.
The playing kit is only half of what a cricket club wears in a season, and a kit is a multi-season investment. Here is how clubs round out the wardrobe and keep everything matching for years.
Training tees and shorts in club colours are the cheapest way to lift the look of Tuesday nets, with training-specific pieces available from 10 units and moisture-wicking fabric to match the playing gear. Club hoodies are the winter favourite for juniors, parents and the scorers' table, and supporter versions sell steadily through club shops.
Associations and umpire panels order through the same process: the Albury umpires above wear custom shirts made exactly this way. Schools run the same play for their cricket programs, and our custom team uniforms guide covers how multi-sport clubs and schools coordinate gear across codes. For outerwear depth, the custom jackets and hoodies guide goes further into winter layers.
Because your approved artwork and production files stay on record, topping up for new players next season means matching garments off the same design rather than starting again. Colour matching against your originals uses the same Pantone references, so last year's shirts and this year's sit together in the team photo.
It is also why the 100% remake guarantee is worth understanding: should the delivered kit not line up with the artwork and production files your club signed off, it gets remade. The approval step is what protects you.
Planning next season already? Get a reorder quote and lock in a production slot before the pre-Christmas rush. Want supporter gear priced alongside the playing kit? Send the wish list to hello@vswear.com.au and we will quote it as one package.
Mock-ups show the design. Photos of finished kit on real players show the quality, and we would rather you judge that for yourself.
The VS Wear gallery holds more than 1,000 photos of finished custom uniforms, including cricket clubs in their delivered kits and customers wearing their gear on match day. It is the fastest way to gauge print quality, colour depth and how designs translate from screen to fabric.
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The questions club secretaries and kit coordinators ask us most, answered plainly.
The general minimum at VS Wear is 20 units across the website range. Some individual cricket items are more flexible, with long sleeve shirts, playing pants and training t-shirts available from 10 pieces, so a single senior side can kit out comfortably.
VS Wear works to a guaranteed 3 to 4 week turnaround from design approval. Add time up front for the design and approval rounds, so clubs ordering for a September season start are safest getting quotes moving by mid-winter. Rush options may be available for genuine deadlines, so raise the date early.
Yes, VS Wear makes both: classic whites and creams for the longer formats, plus coloured sublimated strips for the short ones. Many clubs order the two together in a single run, which covers the season with one design process, one sizing round and one delivery.
Yes. We colour match using Pantone codes, physical colour samples or clear photos of your current gear. If your club already has established Pantone references, printing to them keeps new garments consistent with the caps and kit you already own.
No. With sublimated cricket kits, player names, squad numbers and sponsor logos are built into the print itself, so they are included at no extra cost. Sponsors can be placed on sleeves, chest and back panels as part of the design.
Youth sizes through to adult 5XL across the cricket range, and every quote comes with detailed size charts. Junior and senior sizes can be mixed freely in one order, which suits clubs fielding sides across age groups.
Yes. Professional design is included with every VS Wear order. After you place your order, our in-house team produces mock-ups with unlimited revisions continuing through to design approval, and production only starts once you approve the artwork.
VS Wear carries a 100% remake guarantee: if finished garments do not match the approved artwork or approved production files, we remake them. Your sign-off on the final design is the benchmark the delivered kit is held to.
Yes. Your approved artwork and production files stay on record, so top-up orders print from the same design with the same colour references. New players match the rest of the squad rather than wearing a slightly different batch.
Yes. Alongside playing kits, VS Wear makes cricket training t-shirts, shorts, hoodies, tracksuits and supporter wear in matching club colours, plus caps and wide-brim hats. Many clubs bundle training and off-field gear into the main kit order to keep pricing and design consistent.
Australia-wide. VS Wear is Australian owned and operated, and cricket clubs from regional Victoria to northern Queensland order through the same process with delivery to your nominated club contact.
Something we have not covered? Call 1800 845 056 and ask a real person, or email hello@vswear.com.au.
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