Victorian 12-and-under squads announced

With the assistance of Cricket Victoria, squads were selected after a month of trialing, culminating at the MCG over the recent school holiday period.

Entering the tournament as defending champions, Victoria’s 12-and-under boys team will look to emulate last year’s results, going through the competition undefeated.

The team boasts a host of fresh faces with the Inner East Metro’s Jake Fraser-McGurk the only returning player.

“We have a reasonable mix of players,” Victorian boys coach Dave Gallacher said.

“Due to timing and the weather, it’s going to be a challenging task to prepare for the tournament.”

In the girls’ division, Victoria will be looking to improve on its third place finish from the 2013 Championships.

Victorian Imparja Cup representative Merinda Hale will bring experience to the team along with Becky Petty as returning members from last year’s invitational side.

“We are hoping that the girls will gain some more experience after the Championships, improving their general skills in batting, bowling and fielding,” Victorian girls coach John Mitchell said.

“For many, this is their first step to any representative team.”

Victoria will also have representation in the invitational team with two girls being selected to combine with cricketers from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.

The School Sport Australia Cricket Championships will take place from June 15 to 23, 2014.

The Victorian 12-and-under boys squad
Ethan Baxter – Northern Rivers
Tom Bracher – North East Country
Henry Brown – Inner East Metro
James Dekel – Inner South East Metro
Mitchell Domann – South East Bayside
Jake Fraser-McGurk – Inner East Metro
Josh Garner – Barwon
Harish Kannan – Inner South East Metro
Campbell Kellaway – South East Bayside
Jagadeswara Koduru – North West Metro
Ryan O’Keefe – Northern Rivers
Kevin Seth – Southern Metro
Max Stevenson – Inner South East Metro

The Victorian 12-and-under girls squad
Tiana Atkinson – South East Country
Bridget Barlow – Central Highlands
Letesha Bawden – Northern Rivers
Tess Flintoff – Outer East Metro
Merinda Hale – South East Country
Chloe Mackenzie – Gippsland
Jessica Matin – Southern metro
Caitlin Morando – Inner East Metro
Becky Petty – Outer East Metro
Stella Reid – Inner East Metro
Ruth Roberts – Inner East Metro
Emma Sands – Northern Metro
Georgia Moorman – North East Country
Molly Ward – Gippsland (injured)

Invitational Team
Arnika McGregor – Northern Rivers
Leela Rosser – North East Knights