Vigoro

Australian women's team sport combining cricket, baseball and tennis — 12-a-side with a paddle-shaped bat.

👥12 per team🌤outdoor

What is Vigoro?

Vigoro is an Australian women's team sport combining elements of cricket, baseball and tennis. Twelve-a-side teams use a paddle-shaped bat and a slightly harder ball, with two batters at each of two wickets. Two bowlers alternate overs from opposite ends. It flourished in Sydney from the 1920s and still runs an active state competition.

Quick facts

Category

Traditional & Cultural Sports

Type

Team sport

Players

12 per team

Where played

outdoor

Country of origin

🇦🇺 Australia

Estimated origin

Early 1900s Australia (from Englishman John George Grant, 1901)

Olympic

No

Popularity

niche

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified