Stars Cricket Academy
Sydney, New South Wales
Name-brand academyA recognizable name attached to this academy is not itself a trust signal — verify accreditation and current operating status independently.
Private / DevelopmentTier
Website verifiedWebsite verified
2026-09-24Last verified
Details
Program type
hybrid
Access type
Open to public enrollment
Celebrity-branded
Yes
Governing body
Independent (private academy)
Board recognized
No
Age groups served
not specified
Founded
Unknown
Fees
Not publicly listed
Coaching credentials
Head coach Neil D'Costa is a Cricket Australia accredited Level 3 High Performance Coach. His claim to have produced Michael Clarke, Phil Hughes, Mitchell Starc and Marnus Labuschagne is independently corroborated: ESPNcricinfo and Wikipedia both document D'Costa coaching Clarke, Hughes, Starc and Labuschagne, and ESPNcricinfo records his converting Starc from wicketkeeper to fast bowler at age 14.
Contact
Verification notes
High confidence, own official website (source a). Alumni claims independently corroborated via ESPNcricinfo/Wikipedia per research-report.md — one of a small set of claims verified beyond self-reporting in this report. Programs: 1-on-1, high-performance program. [TASK 1 audit, 2026-09-25: relabelled direct-contact -> site-verified. Evidence on file is a website fetch, not phone/email/in-person contact with the academy.]
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