CLUNES teenager Jacinta Goodger-Chandler and Baringhup’s Kate Kile have been named in the Victorian Country under-18 cricket squad.
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Victoria Country will take on Victoria Metro in a series of matches from September 30 to October 2 at Bundalaguah.
The teams will play three Twenty20s and one 50-over game.
Country will be looking to replicate last year’s series win with Commonwealth Bank VicSpirit squad member Sophie Molineux lining up for the team.
Molineux will be joined by last season’s under-18 Victorian teammates Makinley Blows, Hope Irvine and Rhiann O’Donnell.
The Country side also boasts six members from last season’s under-15 Victorian team including Annabel Martin, Georgia Wareham, Claire Wilson, Taylah Vlamenick, Hayleigh Brennan and Holly Whitford.
Both squads will be looking to impress with the series being used as a key selection tool for the 2015 championships.
“The coaches have presented two well-balanced squads that will make the final squad for the national championships very difficult to select,” Victorian Academy female chairman of selectors Kent Hannam said.
“This is a wonderful position to be in, for not only this year’s squad, but for the future of the VicSpirit program and female participation in Victoria.”
Victorian under-18 coach Duncan Harrison noted that there had been a lot of positive signs throughout the under-18 program and that the girls had been preparing well for the series.
“The first phase of the under-18 female academy program has seen 44 players from across Victoria attend six specialist training sessions all held at the MCG,” Harrison said.
“Throughout the program, the girls have experienced over 24 hours of coaching time from high performance coaches, including Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick, VicSpirit coach Barry Neivandt, VicSpirit players Jess Cameron and Kristen Beams as well as former Australian captain Karen Rolton.
“The skill level and attitude displayed by all players has been at an extremely high level and it has been very pleasing to see the development of individual players throughout the program.”
A preliminary training squad will be selected in October with the under-18 national championships being held in Ballarat from January 14 to 20, 2015.