Top SEQ school cricket players revealed for 2023, including our top 10 ranking
SEQ’s top 100 schoolboy and schoolgirl cricketers here; including our 1-10 ranking of the best of the best, plus our 2023 award winners.
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From big-hitting batters, masterly spinners and tearaway quick bowlers, here are the top 100 schoolboy and schoolgirl talents we saw in 2023.
The list includes the best schoolboy batsman in Queensland, St Patrick’s Steve Hogan, and the finest fast bowling prospect in his age group, Brisbane Grammar School’s Callum Vidler.
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We got most of of the best from our region, but as always feel free to add a name at the bottom of this story in our comments section if you felt someone should be recognised.
1. Steve Hogan (St Patrick’s College)
Aged just 16, the Year 10 student at St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe, made his first grade debut for Sandgate-Redcliffe on November 11, scoring three and 11. The best schoolboy batsman in Queensland, at the time of going to print Hogan had scored five centuries this season across Taverners and senior grade games. Recently he was awarded the QJC Junior
Cricketer of the Year 2022/23. Last summer, across AIC First XI matches, Taverners under 16 fixtures and senior grade matches he hit seven centuries and accumulated more than 2000 runs.
This summer, he scored four centuries in the Taverners competition, his latest ton coming in a loss in the semi-finals.
2. Callum Vidler (Brisbane Grammar School)
Vidler was the fastest bowler in the GPS competition who bowled his way into the Australian under 19s for home matches last summer, and then the under 19 Ashes tour during August.
A nice bloke for a fast bowler, the kid is quick, clocking 140-145kph.
3. Lily Bassingthwaighte (All Hallows’ School)
I think we will be seeing a lot of Lily Bassingthwaighte, the Year 11 All Hallows’ School student who has been a schoolgirl cricketing prodigy. A Holland Park Junior, she can open the batting and bowling, with her pace clocked at well over 105kph.
4. Alexander Procopis (Chancellor State College)
Procopis has already been touted as a future star as the talented all-rounder made his 1st grade debut for Northern Suburbs in round eight. He was a part of the victorious Queensland under 17 side in 2023 and although he is still in school, he was the only player selected for the Queensland under 19 team for the National Championships in December.
5. James Alexander (BBC)
We reluctantly left Alexander out of our two Futures Squad’s we named earlier in the month only because we don’t know if his sporting loyalties lay with cricket or rugby. The BBC captain and Queensland under 17 skipper was outstanding in the GPS competition. He took 19 wickets at 13 as a swing bowler and scored 244 runs at 34.86 batting at No.4.
6. Zac McDermott (TSS)
McDermott was one of the most influential players in the GPS competition, taking 22 wickets at just 6.64 for the premiers, The Southport School. But it was more than just the wickets he took – it was the pressure he built with his control and accuracy. He is not a tearaway quick like his famous father, Craig, but we like his style.
7. Harley Malpass (Iona College)
Malpass averaged a remarkable 129.33 across the AIC First XI cricket season earlier in the year. At one stage during his summer of dreams, he shared a 317 run partnership with Zayne Thomas which is believed to be an AIC record stand in First XI cricket. He then had a successful Taverner’s season with Wynnum.
8. Will Nickelson (Marist College Ashgrove)
In a summer of centuries, Nickelson scored 429 runs at an average of 107.25 for Marist College Ashgrove in the AIC competition. Nickelson, who plays at the Valley club, has time and will go on to play a lot of first grade.
9. Lucinda Bourke (St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School)
An elite sporting all-rounder who represented the Australian Rugby Sevens side at the Youth Commonwealth Games, the St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School student has been on the lips of cricket talent ID scouts for some time. She is a first grade player at Valley.
Bourke was chosen in an Australia under-15 development squad in 2020 after being part of the Queensland Under-15 team.
10. Jack Balkin (Nudgee)
We have a watch on this young lad. His brother Todd is a fast bowler who shakes things up, while Balkin is a batsman who bowls handy, containing off spin. The Nudgee captain, Balkin scored 274 runs at 54.80, and consistently took wickets or built pressure.
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Zac Robinson (Sunshine Coast)
Watch this space. Robinson has been one of the big movers of the summer, earning selection in the Queensland under 17 squad after batting efforts which included a century in Tav’s. He has plenty of runs in Tav’s and grade this season and has really rocketed up the ranks.
Blake Armstrong (BBC)
Armstrong was a fingernail from making our top 10. He is rolling along in Tav’s with an average kissing 50, while earlier this season he scored 97 in a GPS fixture. A handy spinner, he was named opener in our GPS First XI Team of the Season. He has consistently scored runs for UQ this season.
Ryan Atley (BBC)
Brisbane Boys College will enter 2024 with Atley one of their leaders. He adds great balance to a side because he can keep wickets and bat in the top six. He was named 13th man in our GPS Team of the Season this year.
Jack Sonter (BSHS)
The scorer of a cherished GPS First XI century this season, Sonter also played in the winning Queensland under 17 national championship outfit where he was a polished top order batsman.
James Pullar (Balmoral SHS)
Here’s a wildcard in the pack. Write this name down. The Redlands’ Tigers opening batting ace has made a great impression, playing his way into the Queensland under 19s. A left hander who peels off runs for fun.
Rohan Brady (Stanthorpe SHS)
A Stanthorpe product, Brady has been a smash hit for the Ipswich Hornets this season, averaging a touch under 50 (49.75). He is an aggressive top order bat who has come through the junior representative sides, including making this season School Sport Queensland representative side. Earlier this year he was named the Stanthorpe Player of the Year and Dud Davis Player of the Year and commutes from the Southern Downs to play with the Hornets.
Joe Sippel (Toowoomba Grammar School)
From the famous Sippel clan who have featured in country and club cricket for decades, Sippel has been an elite No. 3 who has also captained his club team, Ipswich, from keeper in Tavs. Watch for him to lead that way in GPS First XI next season.
Daniel Statham (TSS)
Statham was the glue of the TSS premiership winning campaign, setting a high standard behind the stumps and captaining the champions expectedly. Despite TSS’ ongoing success, these premierships are not easy competitions to win and you need an elite leader of the band to bring his troops together. And TSS were in the best of hands with Statham having a C next to his name.
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William Parkinson (University)
The University quick is an elite bowler in his age group and the proof is in the pudding.
He has taken 22 wickets for grand finalists University and he is a bowler you don’t want to face.
He has been one of the discovery players of the Taverners season.
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Eddie Leslie (South Brisbane)
Leslie bowls medium pace outswingers and plays first grade despite being eligible to play Taverners (under 17s). He has been a quiet achiever on the grade cricket scene, someone who 12 months ago was playing sixth grade. He has come through the public school system and his swing and accurate bowling should see him play for the Queensland 17s.
Charlie Lachmund (Toowoomba Grammar School)
The Ipswich Hornets has an exciting crop of youngsters pouring into the system and top of the tree is this genuine fast bowler. We look forward to him playing in the TGS First XI next season and expect him to be in fine form after snaring 27 wickets in 10 matches this Taverners season.
Saxon Jeh (Ferny Grove SHS)
The son of Valley stalwart Michael and the brother of rising left arm orthodox spinner Zanden and sister of women’s rookie Sierra, Saxon is a tear in, pound them into the pitch quick of considerable talent. He is gaining valuable experience in the grades. It is a great sporting story, the Jeh’s., with three siblings all playing first grade at the same club as teenagers.
Harry Langdon (Brisbane Grammar School)
Only in Year 10, pacemen Harry Langdon was a fast bowling enforcer for University in the Taverner’s competition. He is a raw talent – and a handy rugby player as well.
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Dushyant Thaman (The Southport School)
He started as the baby of the GPS competition, and evolved into a giant killer as the season progressed. A year 10 student, his left arm orthodox spin featured outstanding control. He conceded just 2.20 runs an over, and across the season took 12 wickets at just nine.
Sohann Sharma (Ipswich Grammar School)
A Queensland under 17 squad member, batsman Sharma is a part of a talented crop of cricketers at IGS having shone as Year 10 student playing Taverners.
Kethmin Meegasdeniya (BSHS)
A Queensland under 17 squad member, watch for this bowling ace to lead the charge for BSHS in the GPS First XI competition next season. The Year 10 student takes wickets for fun. But he is not the only rookie on the rise at BSHS. Year 9 students Sree Bachu, Lenny Henry and Jordan Hook, and Meegasdeniya’s fellow Year 10 students David Holmes, Jacob Orbell and Kazuma Stafford were all highly promising youngsters.
Tom Vaseo (St Laurence’s College)
Only aged 15, he is a bustling, raw-boned pace bowling talent who is quick for his age. Tom Vaseo is a boy who has improved significantly in the last 12 months and has been gathering valuable bowling experience playing Taverners at Wynnum. Getting miles in his legs ahead of next season’s AIC First XI campaign is priceless for him.
Alex Walduck (Churchie)
Churchie is spoiled for outstanding keepers – they will also have Jayden Draper available for selection next season. A Year 10 student, Walduck is also an excellent young batsman who we have a watch on, that is for sure.
Louis Morris (Ashgrove)
Off spinner Morris was a revelation at Marist College Ashgrove. Opposition teams just couldn’t get his off spin away. Remarkably he conceded just 1.48 runs per over while taking 18 wickets. He was a sensation. He partnered at the bowling crease well with Ash teammate Sam Lewis.
Sam Lewis (Ashgrove)
Lewis is a nifty spin bowler who can also produce runs in the middle to lower order.
He is in Year 11 at Marist College Ashgrove and will embark on his fourth season of First Xi cricket next year.
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Braithyn Pecic (Padua College)
He was the Padua captain, a wicketkeeper, spinner and batsman. He did the lot as a Mr Fix-it for Padua, leading the side by example when he both opened with bat and ball – before reverting to his role behind the stumps. He really was one and a half players for Padua.
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Matt Pereira (St Patrick’s College)
He slid into our AIC First XI Team of the Season with his no-nonsense medium pace bowling. He went about his work this season without a fanfare and we loved his effort.
Ted Waterman TSS
The right arm outswing bowler will return as an experienced campaigner for the TSS title defence in 2024. He can take wickets but also build pressure for his bowling mates at the other end.
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Connor Walker (Toowoomba Grammar School)
GPS First XI centuries do not just fall from the sky and Walker came from the clouds to smack a very good one. Also an excellent off spinner with a high cricket IQ, he will look to build on his success when the GPS season swings around again early next year.
Ewald Kruger (TGS)
Another bolt from the blue was First XV hooker, Kruger, who made our GPS First XI Team of the Season with his left arm orthodox spinner. Twice Kruger won matches for TGS with stunning six wicket hauls and another haul of 5-20. He finished with 19 wickets at 9.11.
Sane Soham (BGS)
With 18 wickets at 15, Soham was an easy choice for our GPS Team of the Season earlier in the year. He was not one of the better known bowlers entering the season, but everyone knew who he was by the end of it.
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Lakshdeep Singh (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
The Gators bowling prime mover was the leading wicket-taker in Taverner’s for the entire season. He was consistent and could be relied on to snare wickets and leak very few runs while doing so.
He finished the season with 30 wickets to his name.
Harry Gulliver (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
While Singh was the competition’s best bowler, his teammate Gulliver was quietly having a season to remember.
Gulliver picked up wickets every game and was Mr Consistent for the Gators.
Oliver Peck (Wests)
Peck captained West’s Taverners team this season and led from the front scoring 314 runs at an average of 40.
He was a trusty No.5 batter.
Luke Wegner (Ipswich Grammar School)
A South Brisbane junior, Wegner is a young veteran of representative cricket who has bowled his way into the Queensland under 19s. It is little wonder, given he has produced spells like 6-36 – remarkably in a losing side.
Jacob Bath (The Southport School)
The right hand opening batsman will be back again flying the TSS flag after leading his team in style to the 2023 premiership. What an advantage TSS have with him in the side again.
Dominic Black (Toowoomba Grammar School)
A quality all-rounder who can comfortably bat up the order and can really build an innings. He is also a right arm medium fast bowler who is in the Toowoomba Grammar School system.
Griff Williams (TSS)
After taking an impressive 24 wickets at just 12 before Christmas in the under 16 Lord Taverners club competition, his GPS season best bowling 10-4-8-3 against Nudgee in last Saturday’s grand final ensured his place in the side. Aside from his economical team bowling, he also aided TSS’ premiership push with the bat, scoring 160 runs at 26.67.
Finn Thallon (Villanova College)
Following his brother Ben Thallon into the Firsts was Finn who scored 276 runs at 92 in the AIC First XI competition, having batted for 540 minutes across the summer. His strike rate was 79 per 100 balls faced.
Daniel Skipworth (BSHS)
Skipworth is an excellent raw talent, a member of this season’s under 17 national championship winning team who played First XI for BSHS this season. He also made the School Sports Queensland representative side.
Charlie Moore (Churchie)
A beautiful slow bowler, he shone in a strong Churchie bowling line-up which had a nice blend of two fast bowling enforcers and left and right arm finger or wrist spin bowlers.
Curtis McAllister (Caboolture State High School)
Comment: Glasshouse Districts Cricket Club and Sunshine Coast Scorchers product Curtis McAllister is continuing to rise through the junior ranks as an impressive wicketkeeper. McAllister represented the winning Queensland U17 team last year after taking 16 catches, 14 run-outs and making six stumpings in the 2022/23 season.
Ben Baker (Chancellor State College)
Comment: Baker ‘forced his way’ into the Scorchers 1st grade team for the 2023/24 season, while still completing his final year of high school. He’s an intelligent off-spin bowler with a highly intelligent game sense.
Will Noffke (Unity College)
Comment: The Sunshine Coast Scorchers Lord’s Taverner captain has continued to catch the attention of opposition players, coaches and scouts, putting in a series of strong performances with the bat and ball. Noffke, who is the son of former Australian bowler Ash, is a tall bowler that provides good speed and control on the pitch. He is in the Queensland under 17 squad.
Damon Bass (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
A Glasshouse junior product, the Sandgate-Redcliffe opener Damon Bass was a tower of strength across the season in the under 17 competition. He was named in the Queensland under 17 squad after averaging north of 40 in the Tav’s competition.
Mitchell Hartshorn (St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe)
Hartshorn plays for Toombul and averaged 38 during the Taverners season.
Earlier in the year he was superb with the bat, helping St Patrick’s along in the AIC First XI cricket competition.
Michael Neumann (Western Suburbs District Cricket Club)
Michael Neumann has earned selection in the Queensland under 17 squad after averaging around 40 this Tav’s season.
Mathew Fielding (Nudgee College)
Fielding’s presence gives teams so much balance because he can open the innings and take the gloves and keep wickets. He did both in GPS First XI cricket earlier this year, including averaging 30-plus.
Eshwin Kapoor (BSHS)
A BSHS student, Kapoor was a member of the Queensland under 17 team which claimed this year’s national championship, and has again been named in the state squad ahead of this summer’s nationals.
A terrific spin bowler, Kapoor was great for Toombul this season and is always asking questions.
Nikhil Sharma (TOOMBUL)
An unsung all-rounder who is getting better and better with bat in hand.
A strong leader who scored 313 at 39.13, Sharma also took wickets at an economic clip.
Rushi Kakkad (Wests)
Kakkad opened the batting for Wests during the Taverners season and often had no trouble getting into the twenties.
He took on every team’s best and fastest bowlers and averaged 32.78 doing so.
Jackson Steinhardt (Wynnum-Manly)
A top flight prospect, Steinhardt plays second grade for the Sea Eagles where he swings games with his bowling just as much as his classy batting. Just last weekend he scored 40.
He can do it all.
Brayden Meegama (UQ)
Meegama was the best bowler in the Taverners competition last summer after taking 26 wickets at just 8.27.
This summer he has cemented a spot in University’s first grade team which is some feat for a kid who was at school this year.
Carter Corless (Nudgee)
A right arm pace bowler, Corless was a powerhouse for his school this season, taking 15 wickets at an average of just 15.
Daniel Boreham (Churchie)
Churchie were a premiership threat on the back of their spinners, but with the new ball Boreham would drill holes in the opposition with his forceful fast bowling.
He claimed 15 wickets at 15.
Dinek Kinigama (IGS)
Both Kinigama and Kori Ramsden were excellent for IGS, doing a great job across the summer for IGS with both bat and ball. Raw statistics do not always tell the whole story and they were better than their stats.
Watch for the Ipswich Grammar pair to make some noise in grade cricket in the near future.
Henry Hillier (Churchie)
He often opened the bowling with his left arm orthodox spin and we look forward to seeing him playing again next year. He can extract wickets himself, but more importantly gets through his overs quickly and builds pressure.
Will Tozer (Padua College)
Another Padua College ace, he missed out on an AIC century this season which would have been his aim after a sensational three figure effort in 2022, but he still scored 263 runs at 52.50. Tozer also snared 13 wickets at 18 and was arguably Valley’s most important Taverners player with his batting and bowling keeping them in the fight on multiple occasions across the short season.
Cooper Webster (TGS)
He is a youngster who debuted last year as a Year 10 student, and through 2023 got better and better, contributing with the bat, ball and in the field.
Sree Bachu (St Peters)
Bachu is someone always in the game and was a big reason for St Peters’ best season in sometime earlier in the year.
He took seven wickets at 24.57 and scored 151 at 25, and was a middle-order rock for the Saints.
Matt Harvie (St Peters)
The wily South Brisbane junior had opposing batsmen on the top of their toes with his alluring leg spinners.
He takes wickets and lots of them.
Tom Rieck (Villanova)
A solid campaigner who played three successive seasons in the First XI. He made our AIC First XI Team of the Season after taking 12 wickets at 18 and 150 runs at an average of 30.
Tom Stenhouse (St Laurence’s College)
He scored 247 runs at 49 and we had the pleasure of naming him as our official 13th man in our AIC First XI Team of the Season. He had some helpers at Laurie’s as well, including Daniel Gray who put a high value on his wicket and all-rounder Xavier Santos who is a sporting whiz who plays Firsts rugby and cricket at Laurie’s.
Adam Richter (Iona College)
He was a dynamic new and old ball contributor who was an unsung hero in Iona College’s First XI team this year.
Jayden Draper (Churchie)
An outstanding young gloveman, Draper is a Year 11 student attending Churchie and playing Taverners and grade cricket for Valley.
He
is a very talented batter having scored 270 runs at 30 in Taveners.
Thisaja Samarawickrama (TGS)
He was a tremendous front runner for TGS, bowling tightly and taking wickets, while also delivering handy runs with the bat. He was a Queensland under 17 team member this year and is one of many incredible talents being produced up the Range.
Oliver Spence (BGS)
Spencer played his part in BGS’s recovery from a slow start to the GPS First XI season, with 14 wickets at 16.
He went for some runs, but his guile often lured batsmen into taking a chance and he was always good for a wicket.
Fergus McFadyen (Nudgee)
McFadyen was a consistent performer for Nudgee earlier in the year, solid with the ball and handy with the bat. He also had two run out assists which highlighted his value.
With his medium pace he took eight wickets at 26 and averaged 20 with the bat.
Zayne Thomas (Iona)
The stylish Thomas set a benchmark no one in the AIC got within cooee of this year – a season high 252 not out.
With a sharp eye and reflexes that once put to good use on the tennis court, Thomas was also arguably the most elegant player in the competition and was a prized scalp in the Iona top order.
Harry Frost (Valley)
Frost is another elite Valley batter who will continue to improve.
Once he has his eye in, he can be destructive. However, this season he hasn’t fired as such.
A big score lurks around the corner and Valley’s grade teams will love the boost Frost provides now that the Taverners season is over. Frost averaged 23.78 with the bat in Taverners.
Cooper Keogh (Gympie SHS)
Keogh makes our list for his deeds in claiming the Gympie cricket Junior Cricketer of the Year award last year.
This season with Wide Bay he offered economical bowling while also being a threat with the bat in the middle order.
Dylan Fedrick
Club: Darling Downs & SW
Fedrick flew his district’s flag proudly across the season, challenging batsmen with his fast
bowling. He missed out on making the starting Lav’s Team of the Season XI by the width of a tissue paper.
Angus McLean (Sandgate Redcliffe)
He was good for Nudgee without crashing down the door. Bowled with pace and bounce, generating outswing and has been identified by Queensland cricket as a good prospect after being named in the Queensland under 17 squad.
Cormack Wainwright (Fairholme College)
The Darling Downs prospect with links to Dalby and Toowoomba, the youngster batted his way into the Queensland schoolboys side this season.
Elijah Welsh (Hillcrest Christian College)
Comment: Welsh is a Glasshouse product but attends school on the Gold Coast. He has broken onto the scene in the past 12-18 months, proving himself as a dynamic wicket keeper. Welsh is also a good leader and promising left handed batter.
Daniel Desmet (Anglican Church Grammar School)
Desmet is still a very young player but brings excellent maturity both on and off the field. He is a well rounded technical batter and loves to clear the boundary. Is definitely a player to keep an eye on.
Aryan Sanjay (Matthew Flinders Anglican College)
Comment: He thrives on the pressure of being the Scorchers’ opening batsman and made his first grade debut for Maroochydore this season. Sanjay is a skilful and free flowing batsman that loves to take the bowlers on, no matter the point of the game.
Malakai Pearce (Homeschooled)
Pearce is a leg spinner that brings good control and consistency to the Sunshine Coast Scorchers bowling attack. He loves to dissect the game with a natural cricketing brain and has strong leadership qualities.
Zak Olsen (University)
The University No. 4 batter punched his team a ticket into the Taverners grand final at the weekend with a sensational knock of 94 not out off 109 balls.
The captain of his team, Olsen was under immense pressure chasing 220 for victory and he managed to turn a 2-29 start into a five wicket victory.
He can bat, that is for sure.
FOOTNOTE: We did glimpse Lachlan Heycox (Bundaberg SHS) playing Tav’s for Wide Bay and he deserves mention in this company.
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Sianna Ginger (Kedron SHS)
A talented all-rounder, who bats in the top order and bowls right-arm medium fast – the Townsville product is already a standout in the Katherine Raymont Shield women’s first grade competition and was invited to train alongside the WBBL Brisbane Heat recently.
Will lead the way in the Queensland Under-19 team for the national championships in Brisbane, December 14-21, later this summer.
Isabel Goffage (St Aidan’s)
St Aidan’s student Isabel Goffage hailed from a cricketing family and was encouraged into the sport after watching her older brother and big sister player. A selection in the Queensland under 19 side, Goffage has been a junior prodigy.
Lucy Hamilton (Shalom College)
A rising star of Queensland Cricket, the tall left-arm pace bowler has already tasted senior cricket in the WNCL for the Queensland Fire and the WBBL Brisbane Heat despite being one of the youngest players on this list. Set to be a key performer in the Queensland Under-19 team in December.
Alvina Rauf (Gold Coast Dolphins)
She is eligible for the Paul Pink Shield but has played first grade on the Coast and has shown she can take the game on against the best in the state.
Tara Staines (Monto SHS)
Another of the emerging players who hails from a regional background. A talented off spinner who also bats in the top order for the Sunshine Coast Scorchers. She is a part of the Queensland under 19 side bound for the national championships in Brisbane, December 14-21.
Bonnie Berry (Marist College Emerald)
An athletic central Queensland quick who is in her second year in the Queensland women’s youth program. She was a member of the Maroons squad that won the title last season and has spent time training with the Queensland Fire and the WBBL Brisbane Heat. She is another state under 19 selection.
Darcy Johnson (St Rita’s)
A promising leg-spinner who has caught the eye of state selectors. The St Rita’s student will take her game to the next level as part of the Queensland under-19 side which will play at the nationals next month in Brisbane.
Taylor Stumer (Kepnock SHS)
Another fine Wide Bay prospect, Stumer is a talented batter who initially gathered experience playing with Sandgate-Redcliffe but who is now with University. He can also keep wickets.
Rebecca Kuiters (Mt St Michael’s)
A right-hand bat and right-arm medium pacer, she has been included in the Queensland under-19 side which will play at the nationals after consistent efforts for Sandgate-Redcliffe in the Katherine Raymont Shield.
Naiya Varidel (St Aidan’s)
Naiya Varidel is a schoolgirl prodigy who is a young veteran of the Wests club. An all-rounder, she knows what it takes to win, having played for the Queensland Under-15 team that won the nationals in 2020. She also writes and produces content for the Wests club website and will play for the Queensland under 19s next month.
Trinity Doyle (WMAC)
The left-arm pace bowler from WestMAC, she has a great portfolio after starring with bat and ball in underage competitions in the past two years. She will play for Queensland at the under 19 nationals.
Grace Collins (Wynnum-Manly, Xavier Catholic College)
Grace Collins, a past recipient of the Jodie Purves Scholarship, the Wynnum-Manly ace originally hailed from Beth Mooney territory, Hervey Bay. She will play for the Queensland under 19s.
Annikia Bjorkman (Gold Coast Dolphins)
Bjorkman has been named in the Queensland schoolgirls side as an off spinner, but she is also a quality batter.
Eve Mollee (Cannon Hill Anglican College)
A Bulimba Bears junior, the Metropolitan East top order batsman was chosen in the Queensland schoolgirls side.
Claire Molloy (Metropolitan East)
Another from that hotbed of talent, Holland Park juniors, Wests trump card Molley played her way into this year Queensland schoolgirls side. She is a genuine all-rounder.
Eloise Schabe (Loreto College)
She is known as a representative netballer during the winter, but Schabe is a cricket fanatic
for my association. She has made the Queensland schoolgirls side.
Taylor Hamblin (Metropolitan East)
Awarded the one day Most Valuable Player for Queensland against NSW on school cricket earlier in under 19 matches, she has also made the Queensland schoolgirls side. She plays for Wests.
Others from the Metro East region to break into the younger age group Queensland schoolgirls side (13-15 years) were Chelsea Sonter, Jessica Cremin, Rebecca Storrs and Ava Jacobsen.
Also, keep an eye out for the following regional players who made the 16-19 years Queensland schoolgirls side, Shari Anderson (Sunshine Coast), Laura Scheiwe (Darling Downs) and Samantha Smithers (South Coast) and Amy Evison (Gold Coast Dolphins).
The Gold Coast Dolphins also have Riley Dealy, the scorer or two hundreds this season, as a rookie on the rise, while the Southern Darling Downs offers up Savanah Bamberry who will play Tav’s with the Dolphins.
We also have a watch on young talents who were rewarded with a place in the 2022-23 13-15 years schoolgirls state side - Rosie McMahon (Sunshine Coast), Mailee Fearon (Sunshine Coast), Grace Collins (Wide Bay), Janelle Pais (Metropolitan North), Emily Keiler (Sunshine Coast) and Wests spinner Filippa SueSee.
Originally published as Top SEQ school cricket players revealed for 2023, including our top 10 ranking
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