Cricket Victoria has identified 39 players for the Under 16 2023-24 Female Emerging Players Program.
The Emerging Player Program commences on 29th July with players being able to train in an elite environment at both the Junction Oval and the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The program will run on Saturdays and Wednesdays throughout the pre-season with a key focus to improve player skill and knowledge whilst developing positive habits within a high-performance environment.
The initial phase of the program will conclude with trail games, set to be staged in the September school holidays.
The Victorian Country / Victorian Metro U16 Teams will be selected in November ahead of the National Championships from 15th – 22nd January in Hobart, Tasmania.
CV’s Emerging Players program will utilise a mixture of CV Cricket Performance staff and Victorian Premier Cricket coaches to lead the program, including Former Victorian Women’s Cricket Team Captain Kelly Applebee and former Australian and Victorian Legend and coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick as a specialist coaches.
Team coaches
- Vic Country Head Coach: Rhiann O’Donnell – Current Victorian Women’s Cricket Team
- Vic Country Assistant Coach: TBC – Cricket Victoria Talent Development Specialist
- Vic Metro Head Coach: Teagan Parker – Melbourne CC Head Coach
- Vic Metro Assistant Coach: Sophie Strickland – Dandenong CC Assistant Coach
2023-24 Vic Country U16 Female Emerging Players Squad
| Name | Premier Club |
| Jazz Anstee | Ringwood |
| Grace Barnes | Dandenong |
| Issy Boulton | Carlton |
| Sarah Burton | Ballan CC |
| Darcy Collins | Melbourne |
| Shenali Fernando | |
| Ruby Gardiner | Carlton |
| Shameka Grero | EMP |
| Jessica Hoogeveen | Dandenong |
| Kamaljot Kaur | Melbourne |
| Bhanu Mahendran | Dandenong |
| Taylah Mason | Carlton |
| Kamya Mishra | Melbourne |
| Ayva Mitchell | |
| Ashlyn Murtagh | Ringwood |
| Grace Potter | |
| Chloe Sewell | Geelong |
| Sahana Tarini | Melbourne |
| Annie Taylor | |
| Limansa Thilakarathna | Melbourne |
2023-24 Vic Metro U16 Female Emerging Players Squad
| Name | Premier Club |
| Noura Abdul Qader | Greenvale |
| Tanya Arul | Ringwood |
| Mikayla Collins | |
| Holly Fulton | Plenty Valley |
| Mia Gordon | EMP |
| Emer Heffernan | Carlton |
| Emma Johnston | Prahan |
| Pearl Kapoor | Plenty Valley |
| Mikayla Lewis- Simmonds | Ringwood |
| Zoe Mackay | Carlton |
| Shivani Narendran | Plenty Valley |
| Lily Parker | Box Hill |
| Mineli Perera | Ringwood |
| Hilary Roach | |
| Zoe Rowley | Plenty Valley |
| Inakshi Sehgal | Carlton |
| Rituja Talekar | Box Hill |
| Ishita Tiwari | Prahan |
| Eloise Wood | Ringwood |
