Vics select 61 Under 19 male players for emerging players squads

One of cricket’s most famous names features in the Vic Metro and Metro squads for the 2021-22 season.

Marcus Jackman batting for Melbourne in last season’s Second XI grand final.

Bradman is in.

Bradman Constable, that is.

The young all-rounder with the famous name has been included in Cricket Victoria’s Vic Metro and Vic Country squads for the Under 19 male emerging players program.

From Bendigo United Cricket Club, Constable has linked with Premier club Greenvale Kangaroos and last season played in the Second and Third XIs.

He also lined up in the Kangaroos’ Under 18 team in the VTCA.

Bowling allrounder Constable represented Vic Country at the Under 15 national championships in 2018-19, and last season was also involved in the Under 17 summer series in western Victoria, scoring 30 not out and taking three wickets in a match against South Australia.

He’s one of 61 players involved in the emerging players program.

Footscray’s Max Birthisel.

They will have the chance to impress coaches and selectors and in the opening rounds of Premier Cricket in the lead-up to the Under 19 National Championships later this year.

From next month, players will be put through their paces at the CitiPower Centre by a coaching group including Sheffield Shield-winning coach Greg Shipperd, former Vics captain Cameron White and ex-star Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera.

A camp, further sessions around the state and trial matches will provide additional development opportunities for the players.

The under 19 National Championships were cancelled last season due to coronavirus but will return in December.

Adelaide will host the tournament.

The group of 61 includes players who have already turned out in Premier Firsts, including Melbourne trio Campbell Kellaway, Kobe Herft and Marcus Jackman, Casey South Melbourne’s Harrish Kannan, Richmond’s Reiley Mark and Footscray’s Max Birthisel.

Cameron White (middle).

Earlier in the week 18-year-old offie Mark was named in the open-age male emerging performance squad for 2021-22.

“We’re delighted to offer this development opportunity to what is a very talented group of young players,” Cricket Victoria’s manager of the male emerging players program Tom Evans said.

“After missing out on the National Championships last season, the return of the tournament will provide added incentive for the players and we look forward to selecting strong Vic Metro and Vic Country squads to represent our state in Adelaide.”

Under 19 Vic Metro

Aryaman Bhardwaj – Inner East Emus, Northcote

Max Birthisel – Western Spirit, Footscray

Varad Chaudhari – Western Spirit, Footscray

Farzan Chowna – North West Wizards, Essendon

Billy Cootee – North West Wizards, Northcote

Daniel Deasy – North West Wizards, Essendon

Ikroop Dhanoa – Northern Falcons, Fitzroy Doncaster

Harry Flynn – Outer East Eagles, Ringwood

Ben Gibson – Outer East Eagles, Ringwood

Kobe Herft – Inner South East Scorpions, Melbourne

Jordan Hesline – South East Bayside Breakers, Richmond

Bronson Hill – Northern Falcons, Essendon

Marcus Jackman – North West Wizards, Melbourne

Oliver Jenkins – Inner East Emus, Camberwell

Harrish Kannan – Outer East Eagles, Casey South Melbourne

Saksham Kapoor – Outer East Eagles, St Kilda

Campbell Kellaway – South East Bayside Breakers, Melbourne

Jaga Koduru – North West Wizards, Northcote

Mitch Lawson – Northern Falcons, Essendon

Jai Lemire – Northern Falcons, Carlton

Ben Livingstone – Outer East Eagles, Ringwood

Tom Mileto – Northern Falcons, Carlton

Darcy Munro – Inner East Emus, Melbourne

Tom Nelson – Inner South East Scorpions, Camberwell

Angus Newman – South East Bayside Breakers, Dandenong

Dhruv Redhu – Inner East Emus, Camberwell

Ben Sexton – South East Bayside Breakers, Prahran

Will Townsend – Inner East Emus, Camberwell

Kai Turner – Northern Falcons, Fitzroy Doncaster

Tom Walker – Inner East Emus, Melbourne University

Spencer Wood – South East Bayside Breakers, Camberwell

Under 19 Vic Country

Evan Allaway – Gippsland Pride, Casey South Melbourne

Liam Blackford – Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Raheel Bostan – Southern Pioneers, Dandenong

Xander Buxton – South East Country Sharks, Melbourne

Bradman Constable – Northern Rivers, Greenvale Kangaroos

Fletcher Cozens – Western Waves

Sam Croft – Barwon Rockets, Geelong

James Doherty – Central Highlands, Footscray

Coby Fitzsimmons – North East Country Knights, Casey South Melbourne

Josh Garner – Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Harry Hauenstein – Barwon Rockets

Vincent Huf – Western Waves

Noah Hurley – Gippsland Pride, Carlton

Isaiah Jassal – Southern Pioneers, Casey South Melbourne

Seamus Keogh – Mallee Suns, Northcote

Daniel Lalor – Central Highlands, Northcote

Luke Long – South East Country Sharks, Frankston Peninsula

Tristan Maple – Central Highlands

Reiley Mark – Southern Pioneers, Richmond

Nicholas Pastras – South East Country Sharks, Melbourne

Matthew Pearce – North East Country Knights, Essendon

Josh Pegg – Central Highlands

Max Potter – Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Reuben Rode – Central Highlands, Essendon

Sen Sathyajith – Southern Pioneers, Kingston Hawthorn

Tom Scott – Barwon Rockets, Geelong

Abe Sheahan – Northern Rivers, Carlton

Shobit Singh – Southern Pioneers, Richmond

Sean Van Wijk – South East Country Sharks, Frankston Peninsula

Devlin Webb – South East Country Sharks, Frankston Peninsula