Victoria selects Under-15 and Under-18 National Championships squads

Nicole Faltum and Zoe Griffiths have also been included after strong performances for the Under-15 side last year while the remaining member, Jacinta Goodger-Chandler, has experience in the tournament having represented the development side last year.

Sophie Molineux has been named as captain of the side and is continuing her form which saw named in the Team of the Tournament last year, striking her maiden century for Dandenong on the weekend in the opening round of Premier Cricket.

The Under-18 team is currently training at the MCG, will have a camp away in December and practice games in January during the lead up to the tournament.

Six members of the Under-15 squad have returned from last year, including Erika Quinn who was named in the Team of the Tournament in 2014-15.

The Under-15s will train at the MCG in the coming weeks with a captain also to be announced in due course.

The Under-18 National Championships will be played in Canberra from January 13 to 19 while the Under-15 tournament will be staged in Hobart from November 25 to December 2.

Victorian Under-18 National Championships squad
Player (Pathway region) – Club
Makinley Blows (Mallee Murray) – Box Hill/Workers Gol Gol
Hayleigh Brennan (Gippsland) – Dandenong/Maffra
Nicole Faltum (Gippsland) – Dandenong
Zoe Griffiths (Inner East Emus) – Box Hill
Jacinta Goodger-Chandler (Central Highlands) – Melbourne
Hope Irvine (Northern Rivers) – Plenty Valley
Sophie Molineux (Gippsland) – Dandenong/Bairnsdale West
Annabel Martin (Mallee Murray) – EMP
Claire Nolte (Western Waves) – Merino
Rhiann O’Donnell (Mallee Murray) – Plenty Valley/Mildura West
Georgia Wareham (Western Waves) – Mortlake
Maddi Wright (Outer East Eagles) – Prahran
Tayla Vlaeminck (Northern Rivers) – Plenty Valley

Victorian Under-15 National Championships squad
Player (Pathway region)

Teagan Brett (Northern Rivers)
Paris Crelley (North East Knights)
Alana D’Aquino (South East Bayside Breakers)
Bella Gietzmann (Inner South East Scorpions)
Tenushi Perera (Southern Pioneers)
Erika Quinn (Inner South East Scorpions)
Clementine Ryan-Fuller (South East Bayside Breakers)
Emma Sands (Northern Falcons)
Scarlett Saxon-Jones (Western Spirit)
Madi Stirling (Inner South East Scorpions)
Annabel Sutherland (Inner South East Scorpions)
Sophie Vandehueval (Central Highlands)
Rosie Wynd (Western Waves)