Short and Hancock show their wares

Short made his 1^st XI debut for Northcote last month after posting a career-best 128 for the 2^nd XI in January.

An opening batsman for the successful Victorian Under-17 side, Short has looked comfortable in the highest grade, posting scores of 8, 37, 25 and 21 so far.

All-rounder Hancock put together her second half-century of the season, from just 53 deliveries, for Brunswick Park in Round 21 against Box Hill.

A talent with bat and ball, Hancock was one of Victoria’s best bowlers at the Under-18 National Championships in December, claiming 10 wickets.

Introduced in 2005-06, the award is presented each season to the best under-19 Victorian male and female player based on the their form at Premier Cricket level and in National Championships, with nominations selected by a panel of committee members on a monthly basis. 

The winners of the Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award will be crowned at the Cricket Victoria State Awards later this month.

Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award 2012-13 nominees
October: Jack Taylor (Prahran CC) & Alana King (Dandenong CC)
November:  Ben Ashkenazi (Frankston Peninsula CC) & Emily Smith (Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)
December:  Pat Ashton (Ringwood CC) & Kirsty Lamb (Plenty Valley CC)
January: Guy Walker (Footscray-Edgewater CC) & Sarah Chancellor-Goddard (Box Hill CC)
February: Matt Short (Northcote CC) & Nicola Hancock (Brunswick Park CC)

Commonwealth Bank Future Star Award past winners
2011-12: Meyrick Buchanan (Geelong CC) & Anna Lanning (Box Hill CC)
2010-11: Dylan Kight (Footscray-Edgewater CC) & Molly Strano (Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)
2009-10: Alex Keath (Melbourne CC) & Cassie Brock (Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)
2008-09: David King (Ringwood CC) & Meg Lanning (Box Hill CC)
2007-08: Michael Hill (Melbourne CC) & Elyse Villani (Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC
2006-07: Kumar Sarna (Dandenong CC) & Jessica Cameron (Brunswick Park CC)
2005-06: Aaron Finch (Geelong CC) & Emma Inglis (Brunswick Park CC)