Olivia Baker and Ebony Hoskin from Howlong, Mt Beauty’s Georgia Moorman, Nivetha Pathmanathan of East Albury and Leela Rosser of the Beechworth Wanderers side will represent Stars Country in March, in both one day and T20 games, starting on March 17 at Caulfield Grammar School.
The Stars Country team comprises girls from Gippsland, Northern Rivers and North East Knights.
Players selected by Cricket Victoria Coaching and Talent Specialists have been rewarded for strong performances in the current Youth Premier League.
Corowa resident Liam Parkinson has also been selected in the Stars Country Under 16s team. The allrounder attends school in Albury and plays with St Patricks.
The overall competition looks to give players from country and metro regions the best experiences possible whilst giving them every chance to showcase their talent.
The new series will allow players to compete in ten representative matches across the season and will feature one country and one metro team from each of the Renegades and Stars regions.
Two female and two male teams will compete in Under 17 and Under 14 competitions.
The Youth Premier League was developed last year as a revamped state underage pathway program to improve the experience for players and parents and align the pathway with Victoria’s Premier Cricket competition.
Cricket Victoria Coaching and Talent Pathway Manager Dean Russ said the Youth Premier League would see benefits for players and parents and broaden the talent pool across the state.
“What is important is giving players the right structure and opportunities to show us what they can do,” the Footscray and Victorian State cricketer said.
“These changes will hopefully make our cricketing pathway easier to understand and develop talented Victorian cricketers holistically for years to come.
“The Youth Super Series is an opportunity for our Coaching and Talent ID specialists to look at the best performed players in the YPL and see them play off against the other top performing players from across the competition. In the respective age groups, we’re looking at the best of the best.”
The squads have been selected based on performances throughout the Youth Premier League this season, match impact ratings, coach ratings, umpires votes and talent identification via coaching and talent specialists.
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