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Cricket Uniform Guide
Ultimate Custom Cricket Uniforms & Team Gear: Australian Guide (2026)
Custom cricket uniforms are playing shirts, pants, caps and training wear made to your club's own design, colours and sponsors instead of bought off the shelf. This guide walks through everything an Australian club needs to know before ordering: traditional whites versus coloured T20 uniforms, fabric choices for long, hot days, sublimation versus embroidery, sizing from juniors to seniors and how the ordering process actually works.
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What this guide covers
- The complete cricket uniform checklist
- Traditional whites versus coloured T20 uniforms
- Fabrics for the Australian summer
- Sublimation versus embroidery
- Designing a uniform your club is proud of
- Baggy caps, wide brims and headwear
- Sizing juniors through to seniors
- How ordering works
- Training wear, club wear, care and reorders
- Real clubs wearing VS Wear
- Frequently asked questions
Uniform Checklist
What Every Australian Cricket Club Needs in Its Uniform Range
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 clothing.
Match day
Short sleeve and long sleeve custom cricket shirts, playing pants, and headwear. Long sleeves suit fielders who are out for whole afternoons, while short sleeves suit batting and bowling in the heat.
Training
Cricket t-shirts and shorts for net sessions, pre-season running and gym work. Ordering training wear in club colours alongside the playing uniform keeps the whole squad looking sharp from Tuesday nets to Saturday play.
Off field
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 from the club.
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 means 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.
Formats
Traditional Whites and Creams or Coloured T20 Uniforms
Australian cricket now runs on two wardrobes. VS Wear supplies traditional whites and creams for two-day and longer formats, and fully sublimated coloured uniforms 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 uniforms are where design opens right up. Full sublimation means unlimited colours, patterns and gradients that will not peel or fade, so a T20 shirt can carry everything from bold geometric panels to a subtle watermark of the club emblem. Player names and squad numbers are added to coloured shirts 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 set 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.
Fabric
Fabrics Built for Long Days in the Australian Heat
No sport exposes players to heat for longer stretches than cricket. A fielder can stand out in the heat for an entire session, so the fabric decision matters more here than in almost any other code.
Moisture-wicking weaves
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 and lighter deep into the final session.
Long sleeves for fielders
Many clubs order long sleeve shirts for fielders who are out all day, paired with a wide-brim hat, and short sleeves for batting and bowling. Both can come from the same design in one order.
Ventilation where it counts
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.
Cut for cricket movement
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.
Matching fabric to your climate
Australia does not have one cricket climate, and the uniform 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.
Decoration
Sublimation Versus Embroidery for Cricket Uniforms
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 shirts, 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 | No added weight | Raised, traditional texture |
| Durability | Will not crack, peel or fade | Extremely hard wearing |
Most clubs end up with both: sublimated coloured shirts, 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.
Design
Designing a Cricket Uniform Your Club Is Proud Of
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.
Ideas that work on modern uniforms
- Heritage pinstripes or a tonal watermark of the club emblem across the chest of whites-inspired designs.
- Bold gradient fades from the primary club colour through to navy or black on T20 shirts.
- Sponsor blocks planned into the design from day one, so logos sit cleanly on sleeves and back panels instead of looking pasted on.
- A matching training tee that carries one accent from the playing uniform, tying the whole squad together at nets.
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 uniforms, and the final check happens against our physical Pantone book before anything is printed, because the same colour can look a little different on every phone and laptop.
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.
Headwear
Baggy Caps, Wide Brims and the Finishing Touches
No cricket uniform 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 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, hook-and-loop, buckle and fitted, which can be mixed within one order.
Wide-brim hats deserve a special mention for junior cricket, where many associations expect wide-brim hats 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 uniform order.
Sizing
Sizing Cricket Uniforms from Juniors to Seniors
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 instead of guessing.
Sizing juniors
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 catches on the run-up, too short rides up mid-stride.
Sizing seniors
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.
Ordering
How Ordering Custom Cricket Uniforms Works
From first enquiry to uniforms in hand, the process is built to be run by a volunteer in the evenings, not a procurement department.
- Price. Tell us the garments, quantities and any deadline. Your written price comes back within 2 business hours.
- Deposit. A 50% deposit confirms the order and puts our design team to work.
- Design. Mock-ups arrive for review, with unlimited revisions through to your approval. Nothing prints until you are happy.
- Production. Manufacturing then takes 3 to 4 weeks, measured from the moment you approve the design.
- Delivery. The balance is settled before dispatch and your uniforms ship Australia-wide, from Yass to Broome.
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Business hours to your written price
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Weeks from approved design to dispatch
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Minimum order quantity
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Remake Guarantee on every order
The minimum order quantity is 20, and top-ups for new players later can be smaller. If the season start sneaks up, ask about a rush order early.
Free Help Planning Your Season
Not ready for a price yet? Ask for a free 15-minute planning session. We'll work back from your first game, plan sizes and names across every side, and put the answers your committee will ask for on one page. Because we are factory direct, pricing is typically 30 to 40% below comparable custom teamwear quotes. Larger clubs and associations get a dedicated account manager and volume pricing. Cricket clubs usually order between June and August for a season starting in late September or October.
Beyond Match Day
Training Wear, Club Wear, Care and Reorders
The playing uniform is only half of what a cricket club wears in a season, and it's a multi-season investment. Here is how clubs round out the wardrobe and keep everything matching for years.
Training wear, hoodies and umpire wear
Training tees and shorts in club colours are the cheapest way to lift the look of Tuesday nets, in moisture-wicking fabric to match the playing uniform. Club hoodies are the cool-morning favourite for juniors, parents and the scorers' table, and supporter versions sell well to members.
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 uniforms across codes. For outerwear depth, the custom jackets and hoodies guide goes further into winter layers.
Making sublimated uniforms last
- Wash inside out in cold water to protect the fabric face from abrasion.
- Skip fabric softener, which coats the fibres and dulls the moisture-wicking behaviour.
- Line dry in the shade instead of tumble drying.
- Keep whites separate from the coloured shirts on wash day, exactly as you would at home.
Reordering as the club grows
Because your approved artwork and production files stay on record, topping up for new players next season means matching garments off the same design instead of 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 our 100% Remake Guarantee is worth understanding: if the delivered uniforms don't match the artwork and production files your club signed off, we remake them. The approval step is what protects you.
Planning next season already? Get a reorder price in the June to August window, before the season starts. Want supporter wear priced alongside the playing uniform? Send the wish list to hello@vswear.com.au and we will quote it as one package.
Proof
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Who You're Dealing With
VS Wear, ABN 47 642 217 392. We've supplied Australian clubs, schools and businesses for more than ten years, with over 50,000 garments delivered to hundreds of organisations. You deal with the same team from your first question to delivery, on 1800 845 056, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm. Our latest work is on Instagram at @_vswear.
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FAQs
Custom Cricket Uniform Questions, Answered
The questions club secretaries and uniform coordinators ask us most, answered plainly.
What is the minimum order for custom cricket uniforms?
The minimum order quantity is 20 units. Shirts, pants and training tees can all go in one order with sizes mixed, and top-ups for new players later can be smaller than 20.
How long do custom cricket uniforms take to arrive?
VS Wear works to a 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. If a date is tight, ask about a rush order early.
Can you make both traditional whites and coloured T20 uniforms?
Yes, VS Wear makes both: classic whites and creams for the longer formats, plus coloured sublimated shirts 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.
Can you match our existing club colours exactly?
Yes. We colour match using Pantone codes, physical colour samples or clear photos of your current uniforms. If your club already has established Pantone references, printing to them keeps new garments consistent with the caps and shirts you already own.
Do player names, numbers and sponsor logos cost extra?
No. With sublimated cricket shirts, 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.
What sizes do cricket uniforms come in?
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.
Is design really free once we order?
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.
What happens if the finished uniforms are not what we approved?
Our 100% Remake Guarantee covers it: if finished garments don't match the approved artwork or production files, we remake them. Your sign-off on the final design is the benchmark the delivered uniforms are held to.
Can we reorder matching shirts for new players later?
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 instead of wearing a slightly different batch.
Do you supply cricket training wear and club hoodies as well?
Yes. Alongside playing uniforms, 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 wear into the main uniform order to keep pricing and design consistent.
Where does VS Wear deliver?
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.
Ready When You Are
Get Your Cricket Uniforms Sorted Before the Season Starts
Whites, coloured shirts, caps, training wear and hoodies, designed free once you order:
- Your price in writing within 2 business hours
- Free design once you order, with unlimited changes until you approve
- Logos, sponsors, names and numbers included, with no setup or artwork fees
- Junior and adult sizes and cuts, mixed on one order
- 3 to 4 weeks from design approval, delivered Australia-wide
- The 100% Remake Guarantee on every order
The summer season starts in late September or October. Work back from your first game and get your price now.
Rather set it out in writing first? Send your garment list, colours and timeline to hello@vswear.com.au and we will come back with pricing and a design starting point.