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Northern Rivers reveal under-16 boys and under-15 girls rep teams

By Callum Farquhar

Dec 4, 2025

Central Park wicket-keeper Gus Byrne receives a throw from the outfield. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

After Northern Rivers’ under-18 and under-21 sides had their first hit out and rolled the arm over, a handful of Cricket Shepparton’s junior crop have been announced alongside Goulburn Murray Cricket and Bendigo District Cricket Association’s top young guns as the next squads to pull on the blue and gold cap.

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Featuring in the Cricket Victoria Country Cup, the two Northern Rivers outfits of under-16s boys and under-15s girls will play five matches of cricket against five respective regional rep sides, beginning Sunday, December 7.

Four school holiday dated rounds on the weekdays between December 15 and December 17 are played next, with finals to follow after on the Thursday.

The under-16s boys squad features three Cricket Shepparton juniors, with the likes of Central Park-St Brendan’s’ Gus Byrne and Nate Yze earning a rep call-up, as well as Karramomus’ Toby Keady.

Among the under-15s girls line-up, Lacy Parsons of Kyabram has been selected with Karramomus’ Olivia White, who made history as the Bloods’ first female wicket-taker in a senior game in November.

Parsons too has featured in senior cricket this season in the CS women’s competition.

Sunday will see both the boys and girls squads take on Mallee Murray at Swan Hill in round one of the representative fixture.

Northern Rivers Country Cup squads

Under-16 boys: Gus Byrne (Central Park-St Brendans), Ryan Caldwell (Echuca), Gus Frostick (Nathalia), Kohen Haddrell (Barooga), Toby Keady (Karramomus), Jaxon Kelly (Strathdale Maristians), Charlie Macumber (Bendigo United), Lachlan McKay (Kangaroo Flat), Xavier Stone (Eaglehawk), Edison Waghorn (Yea), Matthew Wal (Alexandra), Jamieson Webster (Eaglehawk), Nate Yze (Central Park-St Brendans)

Under-15 girls: Mia Behrens (Eaglehawk), Reagan Finch (Sandhurst), Georgia Hancock (Kangaroo Flat), Violet Hubble (Strathdale Maristians), Sadie Laffy (Moama), Keeley Major (Rochester), Emma McCann (Strathdale Maristians), Emma Moyle (Echuca), Lacy Parsons (Kyabram), Stella Rooke (Strathdale Maristians), Macey White (Eaglehawk), Melanie White (Sandhurst), Olivia White (Karramomus)