(UTV | AUSTRALIA) – Cooper Connolly picked for 2nd U-19 World Cup as Australia name squad
Following trial matches at a training camp in Adelaide last week, Cricket Australia named a 15-player squad for the U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 scheduled to be held in January in the Caribbean next year. Cooper Connolly from Western Australia was picked for his second U19 tournament, while alongside him, NSW quick Jack Nisbet, Tasmanian all-rounder Nivethan Radhakrishnan and pacer Jackson Sinfield have been named. “The 17-year-old Harkirat Bajwa will tour as an underage player and will still be eligible for selection in the 2024 tournament”, a release stated.
“Our squad includes players of all disciplines with experience in domestic cricket environments, and many have produced eye-catching performances across a variety of strong competitions this season”, Anthony Clark, Australian Men’s Under 19 head coach, said. “The Under-19 World Cup provides players with an exceptional development opportunity and we look forward to seeing them represent their country with distinction”.
“It was a challenging selection process, but we are confident in our system and have closely monitored the development of our U19 players over the past two years”, Graham Manou, Cricket Australia’s Head of National Development, said on Tuesday (December 14). “From a talent ID perspective, we’ve had access to world-leading technology that has allowed broader and more in-depth conversations between the coaches and players. Inevitably, there were difficult selection decisions, but we will continue to support and monitor the development of all players in our pathway systems.” Australia will play three pool games before the teams will split into two 8-team groups for a Super League and Plate finals series. Before departing for the West Indies, the squad will have a training camp in Melbourne starting December 28.
Squad:
Harkirat Bajwa, Aidan Cahill, Cooper Connolly, Joshua Garner, Isaac Higgins, Campbell Kellaway, Corey Miller, Jack Nisbet, Nivethan Radhakrishnan, William Salzmann, Lachlan Shaw, Jackson Sinfield, Tobias Snell, Tom Whitney, Teague Wyllie