Indoor sports pioneers, the Smith family, are preparing to take their Lear Jet Drive centre into one of the most exciting periods in indoor cricket history. A recent merger between Australia's indoor cricket governing body and Cricket Australia (CA) is expected to see massive growth in the game, which locally has provided a foundation for Queensland Bulls paceman Nathan Rimmington and a social outlet for the likes of Rod Pampling and Craig Lowndes. Australian indoor cricket administrators will now work for CA, and together the two cricket "codes" will work side-by-side to raise participation levels comparable to those seen in soccer and touch football.

For Peter and Robyn Smith, it is a realisation of how far they have come having worked in the industry for 23 years. The Caboolture Indoor Sports Centre has been in the heart of Caboolture's Corporate Park Estate for 10 years, after starting in humbler beginnings as the Caboolture-Bribie Island Indoor Cricket Centre on Roseby Rd. The Smiths moved the centre from Roseby Rd to Morayfield in 1988, and then to its current home a decade later. "When we began in the industry in 1986, indoor cricket was still a relatively new sport," Peter said. "Indoor netball and soccer were not even in existence when we took over, but as they developed we changed our name to the Caboolture Indoor Sports Centre and have never looked back. We have had whole generations grow up at the centre, and now their children play!" A truly family run business, Peter and Robyn's three children - Ally, Matt and Amanda - have all been heavily involved in the centre's success. Amanda said CA's involvement in indoor cricket and Brisbane's hosting of the 2009 Indoor Cricket World Cup would change the game's direction for the better.