Cricket Victoria has named its Male Emerging Performance Squad which will train at the CitiPower Centre in preparation for the 2023-24 season.
Cricket Victoria has named its Male Emerging Performance Squad which will train at the CitiPower Centre in preparation for the 2023-24 season.
The squad features a range of players who are not state-contracted and have performed strongly in Victorian Premier Cricket, the U19 Emerging Players Program or underage National Championships.
Blake Thomson (Melbourne), James Seymour (Essendon), Harrison Smyth (Carlton), Harrish Kannan (Casey South-Melbourne) and Joe Medew-Ewen (Northcote) have been rewarded after being named in the 2022-23 Victorian Premier Cricket Team of the Year.
Mackenzie Harvey (Carlton) Tom O’Connell (Geelong) were Victorian contracted players while James Seymour (Essendon) played both Marsh Sheffield Shield and Marsh One-Day Cup matches for Victoria last season.
Eight players in the selected squad return after being involved in the 2022-23 winter program.
The program will be overseen by Cricket Victoria’s Cricket Performance coaching staff and will also involve the Victorian Men’s Team senior coaching staff.
Cricket Victoria’s Head of Male Cricket, David Hussey said the program will provide excellent opportunities for players to grow their game.
“Premier Cricket is a key focus of our player pathway and it’s fantastic to be able to reward some of the best performers with additional opportunities to connect with our High-Performance coaches,” Hussey said.
“This opportunity allows the group to prepare as well as possible for the upcoming season with their cricket as well providing access to CV’s Sport Science & Sports Medicine staff as well as our facilities.
“It was great to see how this program set up the squad last season leading into the Premier Cricket season, and we were able to welcome Tom Rogers and Tom O’Donnell onto the senior contracted list for the upcoming summer.”
Multiple players were not considered for selection due to playing opportunities overseas through representative squads. The program will run through to the beginning of the Premier Cricket season.
Squad:
Blake Thomson – Melbourne CC
Brodie Symons – Frankston CC
Damon Egan – Prahran CC
Ed Newman – St Kilda CC
Harrish Kannan – Casey South-Melbourne CC
Harry Smyth – Carlton CC
Jai Lemire – Carlton CC
James Seymour – Essendon CC
Joe Medew-Ewen – Northcote CC
Josh Garner – Geelong CC
Liam Fitzpatrick – Camberwell CC
Mackenzie Harvey – Carlton CC
Max Birthisel – Footscray CC
Reiley Mark – Richmond CC
Tom Nelson – Camberwell CC
Tom O’Connell – Geelong CC
