Cricket Victoria selects Under 17 male emerging players squads

Some notable Victorian cricket names feature in the Vic Metro and Country squads for the Under 17 male emerging players program. SEE THE FULL LIST.

Jarvis Harvey after his selection in Dandenong’s Under 16 team last season.

There’s another Harvey coming through in Victorian cricket.

Jarvis Harvey, a fast bowler from Wonthaggi and the cousin of state squad member Mackenzie, has been named in the Cricket Victoria Under 17 male emerging players program.

The 15-year-old plays for Wonthaggi Workmens Cricket Club, where his father, Craig, has been a stalwart player and a swashbuckling batsman.

Former international Ian Harvey, Craig’s brother, emerged from Workers, as did former Dandenong captain Timothy Hooper and current Panther Jacob Thomas.

Jarvis, a right-arm paceman and left-hand batsman, played some cricket in the lower grades for Dandy last season.

Oliver Peake, the son of former Victorian batsman Clinton, also features in the squads, as does Archie Flynn, the son of Ringwood coach Sean.

Oliver Peake.

Last season as a bottom-ager Peake hit a record number of runs for Plenty Valley in the Sub-District Under 15 John Craig Shield.

A string of players which performed well in the Shield and the Premier Cricket Under 16 competition is in the program.

It begins next month and will provide 61 emerging players from around the state with the opportunity to develop their cricket in a high-performance environment.

Current and former players, skill acquisition experts and Cricket Victoria’s coaching and talent specialists will lead the program.

The sessions will help prepare the Vic Metro and Vic Country squads for the Under 17 national championships in Tasmania in January.

“We’ve got a very exciting group of talented young players coming through at under 17 level,” Cricket Victoria’s manager of the male emerging players program Tom Evans said.

“We’ll use these sessions held in Melbourne and regional areas, together with our trial matches and the early rounds of the season, to select our Victorian squads for the National Championships.

“The coaching and insight into cricket at the professional level will be of great benefit to all members of the Emerging Players Program and we look for to seeing their development throughout the course of the season.”

Vic Metro U17s:

Charles Bolmat, North West Wizards, Greenvale Kangaroos

Guntas Brar, North West Wizards

Corey Cater, South East Bayside Breakers, Kingston Hawks

Harry Demattia, South East Bayside Breakers, Melbourne

Atharv Deshpande, Outer East Eagles, Casey South Melb

Harry Dixon, Inner South East Scorpions, St Kilda

Archie Flynn, Outer East Eagles, Ringwood

Patrick Forrest, Inner East Emus, Camberwell Magpies

ZacGrech, South East Bayside Breakers, Ringwood

Darcy Gregory-Francis, Inner East Emus, Fitzroy-Doncaster

Oliver Horlock, Inner East EmusRingwood

Christian Howe, South East Bayside Breakers, Melbourne

Thivi I – Salwathura, South East Bayside Breakers, Frankston

Mitchell Jamieson, Western Spirit

Ali Khan, Western Spirit, Melbourne University

Trae Love-Linay, South East Bayside Breakers, Kingston Hawthorn

Lucas McKinnon, North West Wizards, Essendon

Edward Nelson, Inner South East Scorpions, Camberwell Magpies

Ben O’Dwyer, Outer East Eagles, Ringwood

Max Parker, Outer East Eagles, Richmond

Henry Pearson, South East Bayside Breakers, Melbourne

Tyler Pearson, South East Bayside Breakers, Kingston Hawthorn

Orlando Pender, Inner South East Scorpions, Prahran

Vishwa Ramkumar, Inner East Emus, Ringwood

Tige Ridley, Outer East Eagles, Ringwood

Arjun Sehrawat, Western Spirit, Footscray

Lewis Sellenger, South East Bayside Breakers, St Kilda

Naman Sharma, Northern Falcons

Jamie Shepherd, Inner East Emus

Henry Smith, Inner East Emus, Camberwell Magpies

Oliver WillInner, East Emus, Camberwell Magpies

Vic Country U17s

Austin Anlezark, Gippsland Pride, Richmond

William Ashton, North East Country Knights, Casey-South Melbourne

Xavier Austin, Northern Rivers, Carlton

Harkirat Bajwa, Southern Pioneers, Melbourne

Austin Bauer, Gippsland Pride, Richmond

Jaxon Binns, South East Country Sharks

Lucas Cavigan, Central Highlands, Essendon

Bayden Dowsett, Gippsland Pride, Richmond

Zac Fraser, North East Country Knights

Will Gilmore, Northern Rivers, Footscray

Sam Gove, South East Country Sharks, Frankston

Jarvis Harvey, Gippsland Pride, Dandenong

Angus Hastie, Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Kobyn James, Northern Rivers, Melbourne

Jobe Kennedy, North East Country Knights, Prahran

Samuel Lalor, Central Highlands, Northcote

Archie Lalor, Central Highlands

Liam Mason, Central Highlands, Footscray

Henry Melville, Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Govind Nandini, Southern Pioneers, Ringwood

Liam O’Connor, Gippsland Pride, Casey-South Melbourne

Kyle Parrott, South East Country Sharks

Oliver Peake, Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Jack Pysing, Northern Rivers

Harrison Sheehan, Central Highlands, Melbourne University

Flynn Smith, South East Country Sharks, Ringwood

Campbell Snookes, Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Jack Stewart, North East Country Knights

Liam Walsh, South East Country Sharks, Frankston

Darcy Wilson, North East Country Knights