Cricket Victoria is proud to unveil its latest wave of emerging young players with the announcement of the 2025/2026 U19 Female Emerging Players Program.
The program aims to prepare players for the rigors of professional cricket through continued exposure to high level competition such as Victorian Premier Cricket and the U19 National Championships, which are set to be held in December.
This year's Metro and Country squads are highlighted by Victorian contracted players Samara Dulvin and Indigo Noble, and fellow Spring Challenge Season representatives Zoe Samuel and Bronte Leishman. Charli McLennan, Ira Aery & Indigo Noble also represented Victoria at the Cricket Australia Lanning Perry Camp in April this year.
The pre-season program will include training sessions at the CitiPower Centre and the MCG with holistic player development at the forefront. Players will be exposed to all aspects of being a professional cricket player.
This year's U19s Citipower Camp will include educational sessions with Cricket Victoria's Sport Science Sport Medicine team (Performance Psychologist, Dietitian, Strength & Conditioning, Physiotherapy) and the Victorian Women's program Player Development Manager.
In September, the squad will travel to Hamilton, Victoria, to play South Australia in a series of practice matches in the lead up to the National Championships. The Victorian Country and Metro U19 Teams will then be selected in October.
The squads will be Head Coached by National Championship winning Head Coach and Melbourne Premier 1's coach Teagan Parker, who moves from the U16s Program to coach the Country team, and Ringwood Premier 1s and Premier All Stars Head Coach Chris O'Brien, who will coach the Metro team.
The Assistant Coach roles will be appointed during the Emerging Players Program, creating more opportunities for coaches from Premier Cricket to Victoria Pathways Cricket.
2025/2026 Victoria Metro U19 Female Emerging Players Squad
Amelie O'Meara – Melbourne CC
Elizabeth Cormack – Prahran CC
Eva Baird – Prahran CC
Holly Fulton – Plenty Valley CC
Ira Aery – Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC
Jasmine Kamboj – Carlton CC
Lily Parker – Melbourne CC
Mia Gordan – Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC
Mikayla Collins – Prahran CC
Navleen Sandhu – Dandenong CC
Noura Abdul Qader – Greenvale Kangaroos CC
Rituja Talekar – Plenty Valley CC
Ruby Gibson – Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC
Samara Dulvin – Ringwood CC
Sarnsiree Plant – Prahran CC
Shivani Narendran – Carlton CC
Tanya Arul – Ringwood CC
Tegan Rule – Ringwood CC
Zara Veal – Ringwood CC
Zoe Samuel – Melbourne CC
2025/2026 Victoria Country U19 Female Emerging Players Squad
Annie Taylor – Geelong CC
Bailey Holt – Greenvale Kangaroos CC
Bhanu Mahendran – Dandenong CC
Bronte Leishman – Geelong CC
Brooklyn Diwell – Dandenong CC
Charli McLennan – Carlton CC
Chloe Sewell – Geelong CC
Darcy Collins – Melbourne CC
Eve Righetti – Geelong CC
Grace Barnes – Dandenong CC
Grace Moyle – Carlton CC
Indigo Noble – Melbourne CC
Jethri Perera – Dandenong CC
Kamaljot Kaur – Dandenong CC
Kamya Mishra – Melbourne CC
Limansa Thilakarathna – Melbourne CC
Lucy Fletcher – Prahran CC
Sahana Tarini – Melbourne CC
Sarah Burton – Geelong CC
Shameka Grero – Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC
Thivyaa Mahendran – Dandenong CC
