Victoria Metro and Country Under-19 National Championships list breakdown
These young men are the future of Victorian and, possibly, Australian cricket...here’s a look at every player in the Vic U19 Country and Metro sides.
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Gun batters, skilful spinners, fiery pacemen and nimble keepers...the latest batch of Victorian under-19 cricketers is super exciting.
Here’s a look at them:
VICTORIA COUNTRY
Archie Lalor (Northcote)
The Bacchus Marsh product is an exciting prospect as a medium-fast bowler and wholehearted batsman. Made his First XI debut last season in Northcote’s rousing win over St Kilda at the Junction Oval.
Ashton Frost (Melbourne)
The all-rounder has a bright future, impressing with his left-arm pace (a strong action) and his ability to hit the ball cleanly. Has impressed in Melbourne’s seconds and also at state level.
Brodie Reaper (Melbourne)
A compact left hand bat from Bendigo who is also a good fielder and bowls left arm orthodox spin. Showed his class with a brilliant 114 off 94 balls for Melbourne in an under-18 match last season.
Harry Hoekstra (Casey SM)
The tall left-arm paceman from the Leongatha and District association continues to make rapid progress. Bowls accurately and can handle the bat.
Harry Jones (St Kilda)
Strongly built left-arm quickie who is also capable with the bat. Hails from Rovers United Bruck CC in Wangaratta. A player on the rise.
Henry Edwards (Carlton)
A leg spinner from Bendigo who is quick through the air and attacks the stumps; has a knack of taking key wickets.
Jaskabeer Singh (Dandenong)
Organised, strong and stylish, the left-hander caught the eye with a sizzling knock of 137 off 115 balls for Dandenong’s under-18s last season.
Kane Scott (Prahran)
The Wodonga Raiders product is fine keeper-batsman; agile with the gloves and stylish with the bat.
Kyle Parrott (Melbourne)
The top-order right-hander from the Mornington Peninsula got a taste of first XI cricket at Melbourne last season. Has all the shots and known for racking up big scores.
Lincoln Koliba (Geelong)
Scored a superb, unbeaten century for Vic Country in the under 17s last season when opening. Combines sound defence with a willingness to take on the bowlers.
Lucas Cavigan (Carlton)
A proven performer at state level, the right hander likes to go after the bowling and can change a game with his positive intent.
Ollie Peake (Geelong)
The left-hander is a run machine who knows how to peel off centuries. He made two hundreds on Australia’s under-19 tour of India.
Xavier Wishart (Camberwell)
The boy from Cohuna bowls quickly and impressed while playing with Camberwell Magpies in the U18 competition last season.
Zane Attard (Geelong)
The state under-17 off-spinner has made a strong start to the season with wickets and runs in Geelong’s seconds, proving hard to score off and applying pressure.
VICTORIA METRO
Aiman Nadeem (Footscray)
Nadeem packed 416 runs into his debut Premier Cricket season at Footscray last year, including a ton and four half-centuries. The opener entered this season with a tidy average of 35.
Alex Turner (Prahran)
Turner piled up the runs last summer for Prahran, Victoria and Brighton Grammar. The left-hander showed an appetite for lengthy time at the creases and has started the Premier Cricket season well.
Archie Flynn (Ringwood)
The left-hander made his debut for Ringwood in its semi-final last season. He is in form, crunching a captain’s knock of 63no for the Rams’ under-18 side last week.
Bailey Toseland (Footscray)
Toseland is a gun leg-spinner with crafty variations. He captained an Indigenous XI on the MCG last summer.
Christian Howe (Melbourne)
Howe is no stranger to the representative level, having already played in this competition and recently gearing up for Australia’s under-19 tour of India. He bowls, he bats and he’s dynamic in the field.
Cooper Rojko (St Kilda)
Rojko, a top-order bat, played for the Victoria Metro Under-17 and showed his potential at the level. He has started the season opening the batting for St Kilda’s seconds.
Gurbir Singh (St Kilda)
Singh bowls right-arm seamers and can be dangerous with his fluent action. He took 2-8 last year while playing for Vic Metro. He’s getting his chance with the bat too, batting in the middle order of St Kilda’s seconds.
Josh Pace (Footscray)
Pace is a compact opening bat who has been plying his trade in Footscray’s seconds. He accumulated over 500 runs last summer.
Moe Spencer (St Kilda)
Spencer is a clean gloveman who bats in the top five. He’s currently wicket keeping in St Kilda’s second XI and is working closely with former state keeper Adam Crosthwaite.
Muhammad Abdul Rafay (Essendon)
The Truganina bowler finished last season with a bang, capturing 4-53 and 5-39 in Essendon’s seconds.
Nick Brennan (Carlton)
Brennan is an aggressive fast bowler who moves the ball at good pace. He represented Vic Metro in the under-19 nationals last season.
Reyaan Farooq (St Kilda)
Farooq is in a role a stack of state and Test cricketers have held before him – batting at No.4 for St Kilda. The left-hander has all the tricks and will be one to watch during the championships.
Thomas Paddington (St Kilda)
Paddington has been earmarked as a “longer-term” prospect for Victoria after a top 2023-24 season. The quickie started the season playing lower grade local cricket but finished it in the eyes of state recruiters.
Vishwa Ramkumar (Dandenong)
Ramkumar was Dandenong’s first-choice leg-spinner last summer and represented Victoria at under-19 level too.
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