BENDIGO United young gun Jack Bouwmeester has been named in the Victoria Country under-17 cricket team to compete at the national championships in Brisbane next month.
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The right-arm opening bowler was selected in a squad of 13 which will be coached by former Australian opening batsman Matthew Elliott.
Bouwmeester made his senior debut with the Redbacks last summer, taking two wickets in two first XI matches.
The 16-year-old also impressed with Northern Rivers in the prestigious Dowling Shield competition last season.
This year marks the first time a Victoria Country squad has competed at the national championships.
Elliott said the depth of talent in the metro and country teams was a good sign for Victorian cricket.
“It’s a huge positive for Victorian cricket that we have 29 kids exposed to state and national talent managers this year,” Elliott said.
“All the coaches were really impressed with the high quality of training and the two squads that we have put together.
“We started with two squads of 33 and 34 players and after five sessions at the MCG and Maribyrnong Sports Academy we reduced the squad for two trial games at Point Cook following that.
“We’ve got two strong bowling line-ups that will be well-suited to the Queensland conditions and we are really excited about watching them play.
“We also feel like we have two versatile batting line-ups that will be suited to the one-day format.”
Kyabram’s Cade Mueller was the only other Northern Rivers-based player to be named in the Victoria Country squad.
The under-17 national championships will begin on September 28 with each team to play eight one-day matches.
