Victoria’s best female cricket young guns: Marg Jennings Cup, U18 Premier

The future is bright for women’s cricket in Victoria. Our state’s best young talents have put on brilliant displays in the recent Marg jennings Cup and U18 Premier competition. See our leading 30 performers.

The 2025 Marg Jennings Cup and Premier Under-18 Girls competitions have been completed.

Upon tournament completion, we’ve taken a look at some of the leading performers from the future stars.

MARG JENNINGS CUP

Shaina Barala, Greenvale Kangaroos

Was the leading run scorer for her side during the competition with 148 at 29.6.

Bella Bowles, Prahran

Was impressive behind the stumps for her side during the competition, taking five catches and completing three stumpings.

April Chaudhary, Geelong

Captained the Cats to their flag in exciting fashion. She scored 212 runs, the second most in the competition, and also popped up with vital wickets.

Dakota Edmonds, Prahran

Just a brilliant tournament all round. She took the equal most wickets at 13, including two four-wicket hauls, and also regularly chipped in with the ball. She scored a half-century against Plenty Valley.

Alexis Iddles, Greenvale Kangaroos

Among the leading wicket takers in the competition as she claimed a scalp in every game.

Ananya Mahajan, Essendon Maribyrnong Park

The leading wicket taker for her side throughout the tournament with nine. Capable of producing big scores with the bat, highlighted by her 44 against Ringwood.

Ananya Mahajan.

Anushka Mehta, Prahran

Finished as the leading run scorer across the tournament with 271 at an average of 45.17. She had a high score of 83 against Melbourne. Also pitched in with 12 wickets.

Eloise Millard, Geelong

Enjoyed a fine competition with the bat and ball. She scored 156 runs at 31.2 and also grabbed five wickets.

Erin Moloney, Geelong

The equal leading wicket taker for the tournament with 13 including 4-22 in the final in a brilliant display.

Chloe Moyle, Carlton

Finished as the leading run scorer for the Blues this season highlighted by a huge knock of 81 in the early stages.

We've named the best players from across the competitions.

Evette Paternott, Dandenong

A consistent threat with the ball for her side. She finished the competition with nine wickets.

Eshal Wadhwa, Essendon Maribyrnong Park

One of the leading batters during the tournament, highlighted by two half-centuries.

Minudi Weerasinghe, Melbourne

Showed great patience with the bat and wasn’t afraid to occupy the crease. Her team’s leading run scorer.

U18 PREMIER

Elizabeth Cormack, Prahran

A real prospect with bat and ball. Cormack consistently made runs at the top of the order but was capable of swinging games with the ball as shown by her four-for against Ringwood.

Heidi Driscoll, Dandenong

Took her opportunities with the ball, taking at least one wicket in every game she played. She finished with nine for the tournament including best figures of 3-17. Super economical.

Samara Dulvin, Ringwood

The standout with the bat throughout the tournament. Dulvin finished with 450 runs for the tournament at an average of 90 including a huge 155 not out in the final.

Samara Dulvin starred during the competition.

Cate Filippone, Prahran

A consistent threat whenever she was handed the ball. In the four games she bowled, Filippone took nine wickets highlighted by a trio of three-fors.

Holly Fulton, Plenty Valley

Scored a couple of half-centuries during the tournament to show she was important to her team.

Mary-Grace Fitzgerald, Essendon Maribyrnong Park

Claimed the most wickets for her side, taking nine at an average of 14.33.

Emer Heffernan, Carlton

A consistent bowler for the Blues on their run to the decider. Heffernan took a wicket in every game.

Bailey Holt, Greenvale Kangaroos

A consistent run scorer for her side but Holt’s 5-23 against Geelong also proved why she’s such a promising talent.

Kamaljot Kaur, Dandenong

Hit three half-centuries throughout the tournament including a high score of 95 against Ringwood in the semi. 255 runs throughout the competition.

Kamaljot Kaur.

Amelia Kuth, Ringwood

Played a key role for the premiers with the ball, finishing with nine wickets. Kuth took at least one wicket in every game she bowled.

Bronte Leishman, Geelong

Had her moments with bat and ball. Arguably her best performance was when she scored an 81.

Charli McLennan, Carlton

A fine all-rounder to keep an eye on moving forward. McLennan consistently made scores and finished with 12 wickets including a five-for in the grand final.

Kamya Mishra, Melbourne

Showed her class with the bat, scoring two half-centuries. Three wickets for the tournament showed she could influence the game in several ways.

Grace Moyle, Carlton

Got starts in every game she played with the bat and saved her two best performances for last.

Shivani Narendran, Carlton

Finished the competition as the leading wicket taker with an impressive 14 at an average of just eight. Her best figures were 5-12 against Box Hill. Narendran hit a 41 with the bat against Melbourne to show her all-round ability.

Jethri Perera, Dandenong

A consistent performer across all three aspects of the game. Perera was valuable as Dandenong finished on top after the pool stage.

Tegan Rule, Ringwood

The promising all-rounder shone throughout the tournament as her side tasted the ultimate success. She scored 259 runs at an average of 43.17 and took a team-high 10 wickets.

Acacia Sutton, Dandenong

Finished as the leading wicket taker for her side with 10 at an average of just 16.4

Sahana Tarini, Melbourne

A promising campaign with bat and ball. She finished with eight wickets, highlighted by a best of 4-7, and a 83-run outing against Geelong showed her value with the bat.

Rituja Talekar, Plenty Valley

Talekar was able to make an impact with bat and ball for Plenty Valley. She had a high score of 61.