Cricket Australia (CA) today announced the 2011-12 U18 male and female Talent Camp squads.
All players selected will go through a range of tests, training, psychological profiling and match scenarios under the watchful eye of specialist coaches as the search for Australia’s next batch of international players continues.
The U18 male Talent Camp will run from the 18 – 22 February at the Centre of Excellence, while the Under-18 female Talent Camp will run from 13-15 April in Sydney.
| U18 Male | State | U18 Female | State |
| Ashton Agar | Vic | Jemma Barsby | Qld |
| Tom Andrews | NT | Samantha Betts | SA |
| Steven Birch | NSW | Nicola Carey | NSW |
| William Bosisto | WA | Zoe Cooke | ACT |
| Meyrick Buchanan | Vic | Holly Ferling | Qld |
| Thomas Derham | SA | Heather Graham | WA |
| Jake Doran | NSW | Grace Harris | Qld |
| Alex Gregory | SA | Kirsty Lamb | Vic |
| Sam Hain | Qld | Katie Mack | NSW |
| Travis Head | SA | Tahlia McGrath | SA |
| Josh Inglis | WA | Beth Mooney | Qld |
| Harrison Jones | Qld | Chloe Piparo | WA |
| Joel Logan | NT | Alex Price | SA |
| Ben McDermott | Qld | Hannah Trollip | NSW |
| Jack Prestwidge | Qld | ||
| Cameron Roxby | ACT | ||
| Tom Skelly | NSW | ||
| Kelvin Smith | SA | ||
| Mark Steketee | Qld | ||
| Nicholas Stevens | Qld | ||
| Greg West | ACT | ||
| Jack Wildermuth | Qld | ||
| Daniel Solway | NSW |
Commenting on the U18 male squad, Cricket Australia Talent Manager Greg Chappell said; “Early talent identification is important in our search for Australia’s next James Pattinson or David Warner and this Talent Camp is an important step in the process.
“We monitored the 2011-12 National Championships very closely and we have selected a group of players that we think have showed some good ability and hope to learn a bit more about their talents at the camp.
“After a week of tests and skill analysis of each player’s talent and we can then formulate specific plans to enhance their development.
“State talent managers will be in attendance and I have no doubt they will be looking for stand-out performers to potentially fill rookie contracts next season,” Chappell said.
Commenting on the Under-18 female squad, Women’s Youth Selection Panel member Richard McInnes said; “The squad was finalised incorporating the input from the Women’s Youth Selection Panel and the State Female Talent Managers following the domestic season and the National U18 Championships in January.
“The group will assemble in Sydney on April 12 and undertake three days of training at the SCG from April 13 to 15. They will receive coaching and assistance from the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars support staff and also from a number of current Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars players.
“Following the camp each player will have an Individual Player Plan finalised in conjunction with their state support staff which will assist them on their path to higher selection.
“This will be the fourth U18 Female Talent Camp conducted and from the recent camps Sarah Coyte, Meg Lanning and Jessica Jonassen have now gone on to represent the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars,” McInnes said.
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