VSDCA clubs name 2023 JG Craig Shield squads

Hundreds of talented cricketers from across Melbourne will take part in the VSDCA’s JG Craig Shield next month. Here are the selected teams.

The 2023 JG Craig Shield is just weeks away.

Thirty-two Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association clubs will compete in the annual under-15 series which is set to kick off on January 8.

Teams have been placed into four different groups based on their geographic location.

They’ll play seven games throughout January before the grand final on January 29.

Here are the selected squads for each club.

EAST GROUP

Balwyn: Rahul Bharadwaj, Mark D’Souza, Heath Fox, Yash Goel, Nikhil Hendehewa, Cohen Hine, Jarred Holding, Rishi Indugula, Neel Malangi, Finlay McGrotty, Daiwik Rekhi, Gus Schultz, Logan Sonderhof, Charlie Watt, Charlie Wilks.

Bayswater: Aden Bates, Florian Todd, Flynn Dexter, Griffin Box, Jace Hamilton, Jackson Edwards, Jai Cranfield, Josh Thomas, Lachlan Madigan, Luke Pearce, Mason O’Neil, Mitch Taylor, Noah Collins, Tony Biddiscombe.

Box Hill: Jake Sheehan (captain), Roshan Gunatilake, Jakey Pietz, James Matthews, Seb Pascoe, Zac Disney, Conor White, Charlie Pataki, Jack Stavretis, Joel Barry, Jasper Barry, Lachlan Baltruschaitis, Harrison Baltruschaitis.

Croydon: Luke Ivanovic (Kilsyth), Jack Childs (Kilsyth), Archie Nichol (East Ringwood), Ryan Doherty (Norwood), Cooper Wood (Norwood), Connor Brisbane (Allansford), Billy Rayner (Lysterfield), Declan Herridge (Eildon Park), Luke Bellingham (Croydon Ranges), Tate Hodgson (Warrandyte), Camdyn Jones (Mooroolbark), Tom Handasyde (Chirnside Park), Nathan Darvell (Mooroolbark).

Donvale: Kaviru Balamanage, Kaelan Batcho, Abhikaran Chhina, Anubhav Chopra, Jerome George, Ishaan Kamdar, Mitchell Laurie, Nathan Lingwood, Simarjit Pawar, Daiwik Rekhi, Reshen Senevirathne, Shehzad Singh, Ronit Verma.

Endeavour Hills: Ahmed Raza, Andrew Thakur, Avneet Ghuman, Dihein Fernando, Eliel Pardo, Gurkeerat Kohar, Gurshan Khehra, Maan Fabian Singh, Mohammad Najibi, Paarth Pandey, Rohan Matthew, Jishan Liyanage, Shivesh Mallesh Kumar, Dinal Akarawita, Zahel Meraj.

Mt Waverley: Hayagriv Malichetty, Aahil Maera, Sid Nayak, Isaak Edens, Sachin Thotawatta, Gavish Fernando, Gyan Weerasiri, Shivas Handa, Cameron Goddard, Nilax Shah, Ramsubbu Ramanathan, Nayeel Syed.

Noble Park: Charlie Caldecott, Cooper Dornan, Dante Happawana, David Warmbrunn, Gurnoor Singh-Momi, Gus Kennedy, Henry Allsop, Jake Zappulla-Jaensch, Jayden Cramer, Seyon Rajaratnan, Thomas Lambert, Thomas Storr, Zack Watson.

NORTH GROUP

Brunswick: Abhay Chawla, Abhayraj Bal, Aiden Harris, Blake Hughes, Kobi Maynard, Liam Biddiscombe, Murphy Skinner, Nick Xavier, Riyan Bhasin, Rupptaz Kharoud, Vanshjot Sandhu, Vincent Bush, Will Smith, Zach Chamberlain.

Coburg: Harry Athchison, Hayagreev Bashyam, Zach Brockfield, Joel Carbis, Josh Carbis, Xavier Grant, Max Hart, Bailey Kennedy, Jack Lawson, Harry Purcell, Clayton Smith, Charlie Taylor, Taj Taylor.

Ivanhoe: Chris Oliver, Lachlan Muraca, Henry Adams, Leo McRobert, Lachlan Green, Thisura Sooriyaaratchi (captain), Samuel Cormie, Aidan Bloomfield, Shewon Perera, Joshua Lawless, Milun Fernando (captain), Logan Kemp, Ollie Lange.

Kew: Archie McManamy, Arnie Bhargava, Hayden Kenny, Isiah Boston, James Rosham, James Webb, Lachie Gilligan, Lenny Allsop, Max Kondogiannis, Nikki Du Toit, Parth Rath, Thomas Davidson, Will Attard, Zac Chapman.

Plenty Valley: Ayran Sharma (captain), Alvin Simon, Aryan Nand, James Fitzgerald, Anagha Bhan, Prabsimran Singh, Jack Hallisey, Ned Reid, Ben Lyons, Deon Vidanapathirana, Krishna Mohan, Koby Marnell.

Preston: Anthony Grobler, Easton Carlile, Daniel Anderson, Merrick Gupta, Lachlan Rees, Japjeet Singh Khaira, Joel Dichiera, Nanak Oberoi, Ryder McMurray, Sebastian Donnellan, Shyam Madan, Henry Paulson, Shraven Nambiar, Ky Henson.

St Bernard’s: Callum Anderson (St Bernard’s), Jack Campbell (Kensington), Samuel Ford (Kensington), Sudhanva Hosur (Aberfeldie), Cadel Howlett (Macedon), Coby Jarvis (East Keilor), Simar Singh Jassi (Banyule), Liam Middleton (Pascoe Vale-Hadfield), Anthony Ruiu (Flemington), Issam Sami (Burnside Springs), Uddish Sarpal (Aberfeldie), Ethan Sharkley (St Bernard’s), Flynn Stehmann-Doyle (Kensington), Damon Sykes (West Coburg).

Strathmore: Charlie Roylance (Maribyrnong Park), Lisath Kandage (Mill Park), Charlie Karaluwinne (Burnside Springs), Abdulraheem Ehtsham (Thomastown United), Joshua Aldridge (YP), Lucas Wise (West Coburg), Risindu Gunaratne (Oak Park /Strathmore), Darcy McNicholas (Kilmore), Nicholas Staropoli (Strathmore), Matthew Di Qual (Strathmore), Joshua Mullavey-Clark (Wallan District), Kanav Sharma (Airport West), Jordan Rein (Westmeadows), Harsh Sinha (YP).

SOUTH GROUP

Brighton: Albert MacGowan, Campbell Gatt (c), Dylan Wells, Freddie Brayshaw, George Dimer, Hunter Woodruff, Jack Gibson, Jack Power, Joe Curtain, Matthew Finkelstein, Nate Murphy, Shuma Anderson, Siddhant Goel, Thomas Merry.

Caulfield: Abraham Matthews (Caulfield), Yohan Kumarasinghe (Caulfield), Cameron Gerreyn (Caulfield), Riley Hajdinjak (Ormond), Josh Bridges (Mackie), Jake O’Brien (Langwarrin), Martin Kenny (South Caulfield), Lucas Kennedy (South Caulfield, captain), Nathan Yin (Ormond), Jujhar Singh (Endeavour Hills), Oliver McCurdy (Carnegie), Darcy Hodgson (Beaumaris).

Elsternwick: Tom Barron, Charlie Brookes, Jack Czosnek, Hayden Finkelde, Salil Gudhup, Jett Kelly, Oscar Liem, Hugh Lynch, Archie Mattsson, Will Naughton, Ethan Olliver, Lachlan O’Meara, Adi Reddycharla.

Malvern: Lucas Smith, Charles Smith, Jobe Fraser, Charlie Stevens, Zachary Wood, Jack Kelly, Adam Rixon, Travis Aubor, Finn Mann, Lachie Simpson, Charlie Bettie, Oliver Lacey, Oliver Schofield, Spencer Rehfisch.

Moorabbin: Jye Gerards (Narre Warren South), Aaron D’souza (Narre Warren South), Darcy Murray (Parkdale), Xavier Martin (Bonbeach), Arjun Ubale (Emmanuel South Oakleigh), Josh Gunawardene (Emmanuel South Oakleigh), Cody Irving (Baxter), Vishant Udayini (Mount Waverley), Shriman Udapa (Murrembeena), Noah Green (Mackie), Leo Steenholdt (Peninsula Old Boys), Will Forrest (Peninsula Old Boys), Owen Kovacs (Le Page Park), Brad Pollard (Le Page Park), Ishant Devikkati (Moorabbin, emergency).

Oakleigh: Akith Abeywickrama (Mulgrave), Samuel Briggs (Murrumbeena), Cameron Chapple (Notting Hill Brandon Park), Harry Crosby (Parkdale), Thomas Corrie (Buckley Ridges), Savira Jayakody, Rayaan Kochhar (Oakleigh), Roland Murphy (Surrey Hills), Krish Parikh (Clayton District), Archer Quelch (Long Island), Harish Salwathura (St Kilda), Henrique Sidhu (Frankston Peninsula), Barnaby Smith (Surrey Hills), Vishisht Udainiya (Mount Waverley).

Ormond: Samuel Bailey, Hamish Braden, Ben Costa, Ollie Entwisle, Philip Galanopoulos, Leo Glenane, Dylan Gray, Jack Hay, Charlie Johnson, Axel Karlsson-Lacy, Thomas Merry, Max Parrott, Brendan Plumb, Oscar Scott-Waters, Ranbir Singh, Charlie Skinner, Matthew Stone, Nathan Yin.

Port Melbourne: Angus Embleton (South Melbourne Districts), Noah Goldberg (Maccabi Ajax), Jonty Israel (Maccabi Ajax), Lucas Kamberi (South Melbourne Districts), Jakob Laughlin (St Brigids St Louis), Gilad Lowinger (Maccabi Ajax), Abdul Majeed (Truganina), Pranav Mittal (Port Melbourne), Adit Murugavel (South Melbourne Districts), Louis Needham (Maribyrnong Park), Brendan Plumb (Ormond), Will Sharpin (Port Melbourne), Aidan Sheffield (Maccabi Ajax), Liam Stirling (South Melbourne Districts), Samu Wilson (South Melbourne Districts).

WEST GROUP

Altona: Tom Engler, Darcy Turcinovich, Oskar Granberg, Oscar Florentine, Hudson Pasco, Remy Trevaskis, Robert Graham, Spenser Connelly, Aryan Singh, Aryan Verma, Naitik Doegar, Lachlan Watson, Hunter Moorfoot, Namish Saini.

Hoppers Crossing: Maaz Mohammed (Truganina), Vyom Dave (Hoppers Crossing), Owen Dunn (Leopold), Sukhmeet Saini (Werribee), Jai Bryan (Hoppers Crossing), Mason Maddern (St Albans), Siddharth Gopal (West Point), Rohit Panjwani (Truganina), Alexander Flower (Williamstown Imperials), Liam Odewahn (Hoppers Crossing), Lachlan Herden (Hoppers Crossing), Heath Steinhoff (Sunshine Heights), Harvey Wade (Bellbridge), Shiven Magan (Hoppers Crossing).

Melton: Harrison Scardamaglia (Bacchus Marsh), Jake Howell (Bacchus Marsh, Ben Howell (Bacchus Marsh), Axel Morton (Darley), Ryder O’Brien (Darley), Musa Khan (Melton), Navjot Bhardwaj (Williamstown Colts), Jujar Singh (Williamstown Colts), Mehiar Banipal (Sydenham-Hillside), Billy Stewart (Romsey), Ky Lake (Eynesbury), Leuder De Podolsky (Macedon), Harrith Nagpal (Yarraville Club) Ayman Zawahir (Caroline Springs).

Spotswood: Zach Cotter (Keilor Park), Xavier Firman (Maribyrnong Park St Marys), Ashay Deo (Gellibrand), Darcy Lamont (Spotswood/Gellibrand), Winston Nguyen (Footscray Angliss), Jayvier Virk (Spotswood /Williamstown Colts, captain), Harvey Redpath (Spotswood), Cooper Hibbard (Footscray Angliss), James Stewart (Spotswood) Ansh Sharma (Spotswood/Moonee Ponds), Jake Cikala (Seddon), Qasim Khan (Spotswood), Noah Goodwin (Footscray Angliss), Jake Miller (Seddon).

Taylors Lakes: Jaideep Singh (Taylors Lakes, captain), Ethan Raynor (Macedon, vice-captain), Blake Leedham (Gisborne), Devasses Brar (Williamstown Colts), Harman Bhatia (Strathmore Heights), Kobi Glenister (Aberfeldie), Laksh Mahajan (Williamstown Colts), Lucas Beniwal (Sydenham-Hillside), Navjot Bhardwaj (Williamstown Colts), Rehan Sharma (Sunshine Heights), Sachpreet Singh (Darebin Chargers), Josh Planinic (Burnside Heights), Archie Shore (Gisborne), Manuda Koku Hennedige (Westmeadows).

Werribee: Viraaj Aulakh (captain), Sridhar Srivatsan (vice-captain), Nirav Dhaliwal, Mitchell Mikunda, Diesel Apostolidis, Mitchell Parks, Riley Parks, Sumay Karnam, Abhijot Singh Sidhu, Aadi Bhandary, Jude Cowell, Thiressh Natarajah.

Williamstown: Luke Gilham, Antone Harb, Parvan Singh, Santosh Ramireddy, Sam Wood, Tyler Smith, Jonathan Adani, Jackson Martin, Madden Sadowy, Ricky Hobson, Jujhar Singh Tamber, Becker Abdou, Aidyn Matheson.

Yarraville: Divyansh Awasthi, Kanisha Gupta, Chaitanya Jain, Manan Kapoor, Noah Meek, Niraj Prakash, Fynn Raco, Jakob Rakovich, Ryan Singh, Zayaan Tabish, Aedan Thursby, Karmann Virdi, Armi Wakefield.