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.
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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.
“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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