The squads include a balance of skill sets with members being selected based on a combination of performances at the 2014-15 Under-18 Victorian Bushrangers Pathway Championships, efforts in club cricket and being identified as cricketers with potential.
“We have a good mix of cricketers included in both squads and I think we are going to have two really good teams,” Victorian Under-19 Country coach Graeme Rummans said.
“It’s important for us to ensure that the boys continue to develop and learn about their game.”
A four session training program will begin on Sunday, encompassing skill based sessions, fielding, strength and conditioning, nutrition and mental skills sessions.
A number of changes were made to the national underage pathway program for the upcoming season including the presence of a Victorian Metro and a Victorian Country team at the under-19 national tournament along with a Cricket Australia Under-17 XI.
The Under-19 National Championships will also give participants the chance to put their best foot forward ahead of the February 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.
“Three Victorians – Sam Grimwade, Sam Harper and Will Pucovski – were recently named in the Australian Under-19 squad to tour England, which is a great opportunity for them,” Rummans said.
“Hopefully, the national tournament will give others a chance to impress ahead of the World Cup.”
Following the winter training program, squads will be selected for September’s Country v Metro series in Barooga with the final under-19 squads announced in late October.
The Under-19 National Championships will be held in Adelaide from November 30 to December 10.
Victorian Under-19 Country trial squad
Barwon Rockets
Curtly Balshaw
Nicholas Fairchild
Luke Inglis
Jacob McKenzie
Harry Purcell
Jack Driver
Central Highlanders
Ash McCafferty
Blake Thomson
Jakob Tidyman
Matthew Underwood
Harli Givvens
Gippsland Pride
Kade Burns
Jake Thomas
Sam Whibley
Devin Pollock
North East Knights
Tearan Gleeson
Northern Rivers
Liam Bowe
Xavier Crone
Ryan Hartley
Rhiley Lau
Layton McCann
Brayden McGregor
Brayden Stepien
Kyle Winter-Irving
South East Country Sharks
Cameron Brown
Adam McMaster
Jackson Mockett
Brodie Symons
Nicholas Taranto
Western Waves
Angus Boyd
Nick King
Victorian Under-19 Metro trial squad
Inner East Emus
Zac Elliott
Tom O’Donnell
Adrian Vidajic
Nick Fletcher
Inner South East Scorpions
Alex Ross
Thaveesh Attanayake
Jacob Serry
Jack Gilbert
Sam Grimwade
North West Wizards
Liam Molloy
Clayton Campbell
Northern Falcons
Luke Joyce
Liam Banthorpe
Chris Campbell
Mitchell Barnewall
Outer East Eagles
Timothy Sugumar
Mark Butler
Joshua Hudson
Sam Harper
Paddy Turner
Jackson Waters
Lincoln Wong
Southern Pioneers
Ryan Quirk
Zach Allen
South East Bayside Breakers
Benjamin Earney
Damon Egan
Will Pucovski
Gehan Seneviratne
Cameron Watts
Joshuah O’Donnell
George Fry
Western Spirit
Jonah Koch
Tom Duxson
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