Tapping talent: Cricket Victoria unveils Under 19 ‘emerging performance’ squad

Melbourne Renegades newcomer Ella Hayward, Melbourne Stars recruit Georgia Gall and senior state squad players Tess Flintoff and Lucy Cripps highlight Victoria’s newest group of Under 19 prospects. See the full metro and country lists.

Tess Flintoff (right) celebrates after taking a wicket for Melbourne Stars in the WBBL last season.

Melbourne Renegades recruit Ella Hayward and Victorian senior squad members Tess Flintoff and Lucy Cripps headline Cricket Victoria’s Under 19 female emerging performance squad.

Hayward, 17, will be one of the youngest players in this season’s WBBL season, which will held in Sydney in October.

The Renegades head there on October 4 and their stay in the “hub’’ will extend to two months.

Hayward attends Bentleigh Secondary College and plays for the Melbourne club, which has a number of other players in the list of female talents announced this afternoon.

Melbourne Stars recruit Georgia Gall is another notable name.

With face-to-face training not possible in recent months, Cricket Victoria has offered almost 40 virtual training sessions to its underage Emerging Performance squads.

The Under 19 female squad has benefited from insights by Australian players including Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham and Annabel Sutherland, Victorian squad members including Makinley Blows and Nicole Faltum, and former Test men Michael Beer and Damien Fleming.

Mentor: Sophie Molineux.

“We’re really pleased with the talent we’ve been able to assemble for this program and the players have benefited from the insights of a number of industry leaders – including some players who were in their position only a short time ago,” head coach of the female program Duncan Harrison said.

“We’ll continue to train throughout the season with more face-to-face sessions scheduled as restrictions ease in preparation for the National Championships which will hopefully take place in Brisbane in April.”

METRO SQUAD

Grace Thompson, EMP

Olivia Henry, Ringwood

Simran Gandhi, Plenty Valley

Erin Carroll, Ringwood

Maddie White, Prahran

Kristy Arulrajah, Ringwood

Annecy Homberg, MCC

Ella Hayward, MCC

Haylee Landi, Ringwood

Lara Shannon, Box Hill

Kaitlin Pike, Carlton/Brunswick

Hailey Ferris, Ringwood

Olivia Thomas, Ringwood

Jess Matin, Dandenong

Tess Flintoff, Ringwood

Ella Stallwood, MCC

Katia Jomini, Carlton/Brunswick

Eve Sheehan, Carlton/Brunswick

Ali Elliot, Box Hill

COUNTRY SQUAD

Rhys McKenna, Prahran

Georgia Gall, EMP

Grace Jones, Plenty Valley

Alyssa Lucas, Central Highlands

Jaide Anthony, Prahran

Tahlia Meier, Box Hill

Jasmine Nevins, Plenty Valley

Lucinda Lowe, Central Highlands

Meika King, Prahran

Arnika McGregor, Nth Rivers

Cailin Green, Carlton/Brunswick

Molly Ward, Prahran

Madeline Jones, EMP

Merinda Hale, Prahran

Jessica Bohn, MCC

Jessica Field, EMP

Madison Albers, Carlton/Brunswick

Lucy Cripps, Dandenong

Tiana Atkinson, Dandenong

Jorga Anderson, NE Knights

Chloe MacKenzie, Carlton/Brunswick

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