Cricket Victoria is excited to unveil its U16 Female Emerging Players Program for the 2025/2026 season. “The talent within these squads is a result of the strong development and commitment of Community and Premier Clubs leading into the Country Cup & Marg Jennings Cup” stated Female Talent Development Manager, Cassandra Brock. Working directly with Cricket […]
Cricket Victoria is excited to unveil its U16 Female Emerging Players Program for the 2025/2026 season.
"The talent within these squads is a result of the strong development and commitment of Community and Premier Clubs leading into the Country Cup & Marg Jennings Cup" stated Female Talent Development Manager, Cassandra Brock.
Working directly with Cricket Victoria's High Performance Coaching Staff and experienced Premier Cricket coaches, identified players will spend two days a week developing their game technically, tactically, physically and mentally as they continue to learn about being part of a High-Performance Program.
The pre-season program includes training sessions at the CitiPower Centre and the MCG with cricket skill development, physical preparation, education and center wicket scenarios as the focus.
Match opportunities will then kick off from September onwards.
Exciting quartet Jasmine Kamboj, Noura Abdul Qader, Lucy Fletcher and Eva Baird have also been included in the U19s Emerging Players Squad.
It's been a year to remember for the emerging stars, with all four players representing Victoria at the Cricket Australia Lanning Perry Camp earlier in April this year.
Victoria's U16 Squads will be Head Coached by Former Australian Women's Player & Talent Development Specialist Jess Duffin (Country) and U16s National Championship winning coach Sophie Strickland (Metro), who has been elevated from Assistant Coach to Head Coach this year.
The Assistant Coach roles will be appointed during the Emerging Players Program, creating more opportunities for coaches from Premier Cricket to Victorian Pathways Cricket.
The Victoria Country and Metro U16 Teams will then be selected in November ahead of the Cricket Australia U16s National Championships which are set to take place next January.
2025/2026 Victoria Metro U16 Female Emerging Players Squad
Ananya Mahajan – Werribee Juniors, Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC
Anna Burgon – East Sandringham, Prahran CC
Anuki Dassanayake – Glen Waverley, Dandenong CC
Anushka Mehta – Bentleigh, Prahran CC
April Chaudhary – Werribee Juniors, Geelong CC
Ava O'Sullivan – Brighton, Dandenong CC
Dekota Edmonds – Greensborough, Prahran CC
Divisha Shah – Rowville, Ringwood CC
Eva Baird – Burwood, Prahran CC
Georgia Naughton – Cluden, Prahran CC
Holly Scammell – Edinburgh, Box Hill CC
Ishita Tiwari – Bentleigh, Dandenong CC
Jasmine Freeman – Ainslee Park, Carlton CC
Jasmine Kamboj – Sydenham-Hillside, Carlton CC
Lily Parker – Koonung Heights, Melbourne CC
Mineli Perera – Vermont, Ringwood CC
Noura Abdul Qader – Point Cook Centrals, Greenvale Kangaroos CC
Riva Guliya – Bentleigh, Prahran CC
Shaina Barala – Greenvale Kangaroos, Greenvale Kangaroos CC
Trisha Bajaj – Glen Waverley, Box Hill CC
2025/2026 Victoria Country U16 Female Emerging Players Squad
Aria Huby – St Joseph's, Geelong CC
Bella Bowles – Baranduda Rangers, Prahran CC
Chloe Moyle – Echuca, Carlton CC
Clover McIlwaine – Ballan, Geelong CC
Eloise Millard – Tarrington, Geelong CC
Erin Moloney – Geelong City, Geelong CC
Eve Snowdon – Murrabit, Melbourne CC
Evette Paternott – Berwick Strikers, Dandenong CC
Isabelle Kelly – Allandsford-Panmure, Geelong CC
Jayda Wright – Ballarat Redan, Carlton CC
Lilly Shand – Allansford-Panmure, Geelong CC
Lucy Fletcher – Parkdale United, Prahran CC
Maddison Winter – Bundalaguah, Dandenong CC
Minudi Weerasinghe – Narre South, Melbourne CC
Poppy Agg – Geelong City, Geelong CC
Ruby Flett – St Jospeh's, Geelong CC
Shenali Fernando – Beaconsfield, Melbourne CC
Sienna Barnett – Golden Square, Greenvale Kangaroos CC
Tanae Grero – Bacchus Marsh, EMP CC
Tess McNair – Riddell, Carlton CC
Zarah Timpson – Nestles, Geelong CC
