Aus indigenous development squad to tour Ind

First Published : 11 Feb 2012, 12:26
Last Modified : 11 Feb 2012, 12:27

By: BCCI

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 Melbourne:  The brightest talent of the 2012 Imparja Cup has been selected for the Indigenous development squad, which will tour India later this year.

Identified by tournament selectors Ray Bright and Mark Hanton, the team will travel to India to attend the country’s cricket schools.

Indigenous development squads have previously toured England, Papua New Guinea and competed in the Arafura Games in Darwin.

Bright said the Indian tour will advance the careers of those selected and outlined the mix of past-performers and talent selected.

“We’ve managed a good blend of guys who we’ve seen perform in previous years along with some new faces, like Nathan Price, John Green and Bohdi Walker,” Bright said.

“In sending the team to India, we’re aiming to further their development as players and individuals.

“The experience will get them used to the professional lifestyle they can expect as they reach the next level of cricket.”

In a night of recognition, the tournament’s best performers were chosen in the Black Caps representative side, Ben Abbatangelo (VIC) and Adam McDermott (QLD) received Cricket Australia scholarships to India and four of the Imparja Cup’s youngest stars were selected to attend under-18 talent camps.

Earlier on Friday New South Wales eased into today’s men’s final with a victory over Tasmania and South Australia defeated the Northern Territory

The NSW women’s team followed their male counterparts into the final, where they’ll meet the ACT, who scraped into the final with a superior run rate to the NT.

Indigenous Development Squad

Ben Abbatangelo        VIC

Michael Bailey             WA

Jeff Cook                    NSW

Jake Kubinek              QLD

Jake Turner                NSW

Adam McDermott       QLD

Nathan Price               NSW

Dylan Fuller                 NT

Aaron Muir                  NSW

Fletcher Stewart         VIC

Bradley Stout              QLD

Bohdi Walker              VIC

Cameron Trask         QLD

John Green                 VIC

Worrin Williams         QLD

Darcy Short                  WA

Josh Lalor                   VIC

Barry Weare               Coach

Aaron Briscoe             Manager

Black Caps

Ben Abbatangelo        VIC

Michael Bailey              WA

Jeff Cook                    NSW

Jake Kubinek              QLD

Adrian McAdam          NT

Adam McDermott       QLD

Nathan Price               NSW

Pat Rosser                  NSW

Willie Serle                  SA

Fletcher Stewart         VIC

Bradley Stout              QLD

Bohdi Walker              VIC

Finals

Day 5 Results

Men’s

Women’s

The 2012 Imparja Cup is supported by the Australian Government’s Learn Earn Legend! program.

Administered by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Learn Earn Legend! encourages and supports young Indigenous Australians to stay at school, get that job and be a legend for themselves, their family and their community.