Queensland Cricket under 19 representative teams

The future of Queensland Cricket has been glimpsed following the selection of the under 19 Queensland Metro and Queensland Country teams. Full list here.

Toombul bowler Tom Balkin Picture, John Gass

The future of Queensland cricket can be glimpsed through the naming of the City and Queensland Country under 19 teams.

Valley batting prodigy Hugh Weibgen, the youngest player in his club’s history to score a first grade century (17 years, 80 days), leads the charge in the Metro side which will join Queensland Country at the under 19 national championships.

Weibgen will play alongside two other members of the Brisbane Grammar School 2022 GPS First XI premiership winning side - all-rounder Angus Tolhurst (Western Suburbs) and fast bowler Callum Vidler (Valley).

Metro boasts two express new ball bowlers in Vidler and Toombul’s Tom Balkin, a Nudgee College old boys.

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Balkin was involved earlier this month in practice matches against Afghanistan as part of their build-up to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Brisbane Grammar School batsman, Wests Angus Tolhurst. Picture, John Gass

Several of the Metro team are regulars in the Sci-Fleet Motors First Grade competition, including Wynnum-Manly wicketkeeper Reuben Burger, Gold Coast keeper/batter Lachlan Aitken and Balkin.

Gold Coast pace bowler Cody Reynolds is the grandson of former Queensland opener Ray Reynolds.

Toombul bowler Tom Balkin. Picture, John Gass

Queensland Country will have their own fast bowling enforcer in big hearted, tall Toowoomba Grammar School old boy Jem Ryan who shook up the GPS competition earlier this year with his bounce.

Aside from Ryan who made the Australian Under-19 merit squad last summer, the Country team, alongside Darling Downs teammates Harrison Tzannes and Arshvir Singh and Far North Queensland’s Matthew Wilkins.

Toowoomba Grammar Jem Ryan celebrates with his team after getting a wicket. Picture: Tertius Pickard

The Queensland Country side includes Mackay twins Hayden and Jackson Evetts, whose father Kim was a former Queensland Colts, Queensland 2nd XI and Queensland Country player.

The naming of the side comes at a time when recent Australian under 19 graduates like Matt Willams and Connor Sully (both 2020), Jack Sinfield, Toby Snell and IGS’s old boy Tom Whitney (all 2021) and 2021 World Cup shadow player Aubrey Stockdale - a Terrace old boy teammate of Snell - work their way through the system.

Hugh Weibgen.(AAP Image/Richard Walker)

The teams

Queensland Metro

Hugh Weibgen (c, Valley)

Lachlan Aitken (vc, Gold Coast)

Angus Tolhurst (Western Suburbs)

Ashton Gumm (Gold Coast)

Callum Vidler (Valley)

Reuben Burger (Wynnum-Manly)

Tom Balkin (Toombul)

Cody Reynolds (Gold Coast)

Marcus Bean (Northern Suburbs)

Carter Pearson (Redlands)

Luke Davies (Western Suburbs)

Cameron Steinhardt (Wynnum-Manly)

Brodie Murphy (Sunshine Coast)

Coach: Ryan Harris

Assistant coach: Sam Ward

QLD COUNTRY

Paul Draheim (Darling Downs)

Hayden Evetts (Mackay Whitsunday)

Jackson Evetts (Mackay Whitsunday)

Lachlan Holmes (North Queensland)

Luke Maugeri (North Queensland)

Ryan McCarron (North Queensland)

Harry Meiklejohn (Darling Downs)

Jem Ryan (Darling Downs)

Cody Sadler (North Queensland)

Arshvir Singh (Darling Downs)

Rex Tooley (Darling Downs)

Harrison Tzannes (Darling Downs)

Matthew Wilkins (Cricket Far North)

Coach: Tony Hampson (NQ)

Assistant Coach: Wade Frazer (CFN)

Physio: Andrew Boyle (NQ