Queensland’s top 40 junior female cricketers from under-15 to under-19 revealed
Meet the Queens of female youth cricket, 40+ elite U15-19 years players storming through the ranks en-route to representing Queensland. FULL LIST
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Bundaberg teenager Lucy Hamilton rightly hit the headlines over the weekend with a record-breaking performance in the WBBL and she is just one of many elite youth female cricketers storming toward Queensland selection.
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Hamilton, a Year 12 school leaver from Shalom College, became the youngest player in WBBL history to take a five-wicket haul (5-8) against the Melbourne Stars on Sunday.
The 18-year-old is on course to represent and spearhead the Queensland under-19s at the national championships starting on December 2 in Perth.
She will take with her the best of the best teenagers coming through the Queensland Cricket pathways right now.
Here we highlight another 30 young guns who could one day join Hamilton in the spotlight, playing in the WBBL, representing Queensland or even Australia.
QUEENSLAND’S TOP 16-19 YEARS FEMALE CRICKETERS
Lily Bassingthwaighte (Western Suburbs)
A cracking athlete from All Hallows’ School, Bassingthwaighte is a junior prodigy who made the national under-19s as a bowler - but also hit 63 on debut.
She is that good.
A quick learner, the tall, strong pace bowler clocks around 115kph which is a magic mark for female juniors.
A big improver, expect to see her play WBBL cricket - possibly as early as next season.
Rebecca Storrs (Western Suburbs)
Eligible for both the state under-16 and under-19 teams, Storrs is a game-changing batter.
Old fashioned cricket terms like dasher and swash buckling were terms which aptly describe this fine rookie prospect.
And here’s a fun fact. She is also a pace bowler of considerable potential. She was recently named in the Queensland U15 School Sport side after competing at the national championships.
The Brisbane State High Year 10 student has come out of the productive Holland Park junior cricket club.
Grace Collins (Maryborough District Cricket Club/Wynnum-Manly)
Collins is a brilliant natural talent, a simmering talent with a lovely technique from the sporting rich Wide Bay district.
Her enthusiasm for the sport is evident in the way she plays and prepares.
Lilli Hamilton (Western Suburbs)
The 2023-24 Queensland under-16s select, Hamilton is a good competitor who bowled her off spin effectively in the T20 Spring Challenge.
On the verge of WBBL squad selection, Hamilton is a Jess Johansen-type who was also a strong batter.
Read more about Hamilton’s rapid rise here.
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Filippa SueSee (Western Suburbs)
A right arm fast bowler and attacking batter, SueSee made the Australian under-16 merit team in 2023 and has been a high achiever again this year.
She had an outstanding T20 season and more than held her own against professionals.
The BSHS student was recently named in the Queensland U15 School Sport side after competing at the national championships.
A Bears junior, SueSee was named in Cricket Australia’s Team of the Tournament following the under-16 Girls National Championships in Tasmania earlier this year when sbe was a major factor for Queensland with bat and ball.
Chelsea Sonter (Western Suburbs)
Bound for the U19 nationals in Perth, this wicketkeeper is also eligible for the Queensland under-16s side.
From the Bears state championship winner stable, Sonter was the 2023 Queensland 16s vice-captain who helped Wests to a second grade premiership earlier this decade. She is a solid, reliable bat who earlier this season scored 50 opposing left arm ace Lucy Hamilton.
Sonter, whose brother Jack is a beautiful teenage batsman currently at Redlands, was recently named in the Queensland U15 School Sport side after competing at the national championships.
Amreen Kahlon (Wynnum-Manly)
Amreen is a real ‘watch this space’ talent.
To describe her as an exciting wrist spin prospect would be an understatement. Importantly the Holland Park junior is on the improve - a cricketer who has really improved in the last 12 months.
Abbie Trevethan (Western Suburbs)
An elite attacking batter who plays first grade, Trevethan is an excitement machine who courageously plays her shots. She is not tall, but she uses that to her advantage and can nail a ramp shot - just ask Sienna Ginger.
Aged just 14, she is one of the babies of our list who has leadership potential. In the field she throws herself around like there is no tomorrow. She was recently named in the Queensland U15 School Sport side after competing at the national championships.
Lucinda Hillier (South Brisbane)
As loyal as a drover’s dog to the South Brisbane club, off spinner Hiller comes from good stock.
Her eldest brother Henry was a veteran of three seasons of GPS First XI cricket with Churchie while Alister is a fast bowler on the rise, also at Churchie. Lucinda is making her own way.
A panther in the field who patrols the covers, Hillier cut her teeth in cricket playing for Bulimba on the village green of Memorial Park.
Now she is one of the state’s best off spin bowlers.
Astrid Muniandy (Wynnum-Manly)
So highly thought of, Muniandy is a contender for both the Queensland under-19 and under-16 squads.
A right handed attacking batter, she has an eye like a hawk. She has great hand-eye coordination and plays hockey at a high level.
Mia Croucamp (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Here is another super talent cricket fans need to write down in their little black books. Like Kahlon who was mentioned above, Croucamp’s star has shone across junior cricket on Brisbane’s northside for several seasons.
An Australian under-16 selection side last summer, the Gators’ ace is a powerful bat and right arm medium fast. A little like Laura Harris, she likes to give the ball a whack.
Lauren Patterson (Gold Coast)
A lovely batter and keeper, Patterson hails from the powerhouse Bears catchment on Brisbane’s southside. A strong onside player, she can find the boundary with relative ease.
Patterson is also an indoor representative who bowls off spin in the nets. She was recently named in the Queensland U15 School Sport side after competing at the national championships.
Ruby Orchard (Sunshine Coast Scorchers)
From the proud Moreton Shire community, the Grace Lutheran College student has been taking wickets for fun in first grade. A off spinner, Orchard is a young high achiever.
Orchard has been playing grade cricket since 14 and started making plays in the Katherine Raymont Shield aged 15 in 2020. She is a dangerous proposition.
Ayaka Stafford (Western Suburbs)
Another rookie on our list, the under-15 eligible Stafford is an accurate leg spinner who plays Raymont Shield. She reads the game well, lands the ball on a $20 note, has great control and regularly takes wickets. She is a sporting natual who plays rugby, soccer, athletics to a high standard. Stafford will be eligible to play for Japan because of her mother’s heritage.
Trinity Doyle (Western Suburbs)
A left-armer medium fast, Doyle is a treasured teammate who just loves the game. While she bowls seam up, don’t fall off your chair if one day she arrives on the scene as a left arm orthodox spinner.
Matisse Easton (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Like Doyle who we mentioned above, Easton is a valued team mate, a real character who brings high level energy to the field. Oh, we should also point out that she is a very good batter.
Aarcha Gautham (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Another bayside talent but originally from the prolific Bears Holland Park catchment, Gautham is an emerging stylish, yet hard hitting right hander.
Put her on your watch list for sure. She made News Corp’s 2023-24 Taverner’s under-16 Team of the Season for 2023-24.
Annika Bjorkman Gold Coast District Cricket Club
Another member of the Tav’s under-16 Team of the Season last summer, Bjorkman has been the talk of the coast since aged around 12.
An excellent spin bowling talent from the Burleigh club, Bjorkman started her cricket journey as a child in the Milo-sponsored training sessions and even captained a boys team to a premiership.
Jessica Cremin (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Left arm wrist spinner and capalable batter, Cremin has been one of the girls’ most improved players over the last 12 months. Her unusual bowling technique is used to her advantage, with her delivery no doubt surprising opponents not familiar with her.
She plays first grade and is an indoor representative who was recently named in the Queensland U15 School Sport side after competing at the national championships.
Amy Evison (Gold Coast)
Another grand talent from the Gold Coast, Evison is a fast emerging medium pace bowler whose great strength is her accuracy and good length bowling.
She is a Mudgeeraba Nerang and Districts junior who recently made the U15 QRSS representative side to play in 2025.
Brooke Morrish (Norths Cricket Club, Townsville)
A hard hitting, under-16 eligible batter and spin bowler, Morrish is the best young female talent from northern Queensland. She was recently named in the Queensland U15 School Sport side after competing at the national championships, and also the QRSS 16-19s side which was a remarkable achievement.
Sofia Velic (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
An under-15 eligible talent who has been made representative teams since the under-12s, Velic is another exciting wrist spinner who is on the improve. She has a knack of making the most of her opportunities. She made the U15 School Sport state championships side.
Charlotte Rafton (Western Suburbs)
A crafty, stylish bat, this young rookie is coming off two recent centuries, including one in a mixed boys match and another at the 15 years state championships.
A member of the Queensland Schools Sport under-15 side, Rafton was also a good fielder and an exciting leg spinner who can turn it square.
Madhumika Dinesh (Western Suburbs)
Dinesh is a thrilling fast bowling talent, quick with a rare slinging action which enables her to skid the ball through in a hurry.
Of Sri Lankan descent, Dinesh is also a valued later order batter who can clear the fence.
Catherine White (Sunshine Coast)
Another ace talent from the Wide Bay region no doubt inspired by the success of Lucy Hamilton, White is an athletic natural who bowls a heavy ball. A QRSS 16-19 years Queensland team selection, White is quick and no fun to face in the nets or in the middle.
Eve Mollee (Wynnum-Manly)
Like so many left handed cricketers, Mollee has thrash a ball square of the wicket like there is no tomorrow. If you are fielding at point of gully, be prepared to finish the day with ringing hands as Mollee is coming to get you. In the field she is an excellent keeper.
Lucinda Bourke (Valley)
If her face looks a little familiar, it is because Bourke was once in a national television advertisement featuring the Commonwealth Bank and test great Ian Healy.
A country girl who was supported by St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School as a boarder, Bourke is an outstanding batting prospect.
Peyton Meredith (Sunshine Coast)
A young gun spinner from the Glasshouse Mountains region, Meredith is an exciting development player whose slow bowling craft gets better and better. She is a former indoor representative player who was recently named in the Queensland Representative School Sport under-15 white side.
Lucy Williams (Darling Downs)
From the fertile sporting plans of the Darling Downs, this Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Highfields, student is a high achiever. An outstanding top order batter and first choice bowler, Williams made both the 13-15 years and 16-19 years Queensland Representative School Sport teams.
Special mentions
These nifty nine players all made the Queensland Maroons U15 School Sport side to represent their state in 2025:
Georgia Black (Met East, an off spinner and batter)
Aurelia Burges (Met East, right arm pace).
Targa Jenkins (Met East. middle order bat, medium pace bowler)
Ayla Johnson (Met North, middle order batter, medium pace bowler)
Uditi Ratnala (South Coast, leg spinner and low order batter)
Lucy Logan (South Coast, batter and keeper)
Amelia Kuhn (Darling Downs, right arm pace).
Amelia Kidd (Darling Downs, bowler)
Ella Stewart (Capricornia and wicket-keeper)
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