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WA have confirmed their playing squads for the upcoming Cricket Australia Indoor Cricket National Championships to be played in Queensland, starting tomorrow.
WA will be represented across the Men’s, Under 22 Men’s and the Under 22 Women’s in the week long tournament, with senior Indoor cricketers gathering from all over the country to compete for the national title.
In both Men’s divisions, WA will play against each opposition twice, with the senior Men’s playing 12 matches, while the Under 22’s will compete in eight matches before the finalists are decided.
Meanwhile, due to the low number of team competing across both Women’s divisions, WA will face off against a combination of Under 22s and Open state teams in six fixtures to decide who will progress through to the Finals.
The Open Men’s team will send a very competitive squad, which includes regular Australian representatives Mark Rice, who will captain the side and Josh Fontana, who was appointed vice-captain alongside Blair Oakley.
Talented duo Joshua Fawcett and Angus Bloxham have been picked in their first state Open’s squad, after previously featuring at the junior level.
The Under 22s are a young and exciting group, with over half of the selected squad chosen to be apart of the junior nationals, beginning next week. The squad are expected to bring plenty of exciting cricket to Queensland and will be led by Cameron Fawcett.
WA will also be sending an Under 22s Women’s side for the first time in over a decade, with the majority of the playing squad making their way through the junior pathways.
Tene Crafford, who was selected by in the Team of the Tournament at last year’s Under 18’s nationals, was selected as captain.
WA Open Men’s
Mark Rice – Captain
Blair Oakley – Vice Captain
Joshua Fontana – Vice Captain
Angus Bloxham
Chris Dixon
Bryden Emrich
Joshua Fawcett
Brock Hickey
Adrian Lasqu
Kiale OBrien
Bailey OKeefe
Craig Rookyard
Coach: Wayne Fontana
WA Under 22 Men
Cameron Fawcett – Captain
Ethan Benson
Kasey Bond
Oliver Cranny
Declan Crowder
Cruz Harber-Connell
Keegan de Koker
Keegan Lynch
Tom Murray
Tom Stephenson
Riley Watson
Coach: Scott Brown
WA Under 22 Women
Tene Crafford – Captain
Georgia Blackbeard
Emma Davidson
Teegan Gulliver
Alexis Mayers
Gorgia Platten
Samantha Pope
Kyla Porter
Rachel Prout
Alicia Ward
Coach: Mel Jecks
Fixtures for the National Championships can be found here
Live Streaming of the matches will be via the Cricket Australia Indoor Cricket Page
Name of Author: Western Australia Cricket Association
WA Cricket, formerly known as the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), is the governing body for cricket in Western Australia. Established on November 5, 1885, the WACA opened its iconic ground, the WACA Ground, in 1893.
