MELVILLE talent Ewan Nielson has been rewarded for a standout performance in the School Sport Australia 15 and Under National Championships with selection to the Cricket Australia Under-16s squad.
Nielson was Western Australia’s leading wicket-taker at the championships with eight scalps from four games, including a five-wicket haul against ACT.
The 14-player Australian squad features some of the best talent from the tournament, as chosen by the Youth Selection Panel, plus four standby players.
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READ NOWNielson is joined in the squad by fellow WA product Michael Herbst, who claimed four wickets in four games with an economy rate of 2.52.
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South-West youngster Jayden Goodwin, son of former WA and Zimbabwe batsman Murray, scored 152 runs and has been selected as a standby.
Cricket Australia’s National Talent Manager Greg Chappell said he was pleased with the standard of cricket on display throughout the championship
“The selection of this team was a challenging one, as there was such a good spread of talent across all teams and plenty of competition for places,” he said.
“This squad will form the Cricket Australia XI for next summer’s Under-17 National Championships, and we look forward to these players testing themselves against an older age group at a higher level of competition.”
An international series for this Australia under-16s squad is yet to be confirmed, but likely take place in early 2018.