Echuca product Grace Moyle has been selected in Cricket Victoria’s Emerging Player Program.
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Cricket Victoria’s recent unveiling allows the ultimate opportunity for many young female cricketers to take their game to the next level.
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Among the selections for the under-16 and under-19 Emerging Player Programs are Goulburn Valley’s Moyle sisters, Chloe and Grace, who were born and bred in Echuca.
While younger sister Chloe usually hit its out for Echuca, Grace has now been regularly competing for the Carlton Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket.
Grace dominated the Premier under-18 competition with Carlton this summer, averaging just under 50 runs per match, and began her journey in the Senior Women towards the end of the season.
Chloe has been consistently presenting sufficient batting numbers for Carlton’s under-15 squad, (including a high score of 81), while having regular outings for the Northern Rivers representative side and Echuca seniors.
Now they have both been given the thrilling opportunity to participate in an elite training program, being granted the ability to play the sport they love and gain much sought-after teaching from professionals.
Chloe in the under-16 squad will be coached by former Australian batter, Jess Duffin, and National Championship-winning coach, Sophie Strickland.
Echuca’s Chloe Moyle has also earned a spot in Cricket Victoria’s Emerging Player Program in the under-16 squad.
Grace in the under- 19 squad will have the benefit of being coached by Teagan Parker, who also won the National Championship, and Ringwood Premier coach Chris O’Brien.
In terms of what the program has to offer; training sessions at Junction Oval and the MCG twice a week, focusing on “skill development, physical preparation, education and center wicket scenarios”, match opportunities for the under-16s, and for the under-19s, a series of practice matches between Victoria and South Australia in Hamilton this September.
The big news will hit around a month after this program has finished, as coaches will need to select the teams for the upcoming National Championship in December and January.
The under-16 championship teams – both country and metro, will be announced in November, ahead of their tournament in January; the under-19 teams being announced in October, before their series in December.
“The talent within these squads is the result of a strong development and commitment of Community and Premier clubs,” Cricket Victoria’s female talent development manager Cassandra Block said.
The skills and accomplishments of the Moyle sisters are a proud product of their hard work, but also the strength of the cricket community in the Goulburn Valley.
Oliver Sawyer is a year 10 student at Overnewton Anglican Community College in Keilor, who is currently on work experience at the News.
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