Teams from Queensland win both the men's and women's titles at the Under-19 National Championships
BBL stars shine as Queensland dominate U19 Champs
Young Queensland cricketers have established themselves as the best in the country, with the state winning both men's and women's titles at the recent Under-19 National Championships.
Brisbane Heat stars Charli Knott and Georgia Voll led the way as Queensland won the women's title thanks to a 131-run win over South Australia in Adelaide, with Voll slamming 121 in the tournament final.
Queensland take the double! They’re champions at both the female and male U19 National Championships. The future is bright 🤩 #U19Champs pic.twitter.com/ZR0Wkx0Spz%E2%80%94 Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) April 14, 2022
Teenage leg-spinner Grace Parsons then picked up three wickets as South Australia were bowled out for just 142 in reply to Queensland's 7-273.
Queenslander skipper Knott, who averaged 69 with the bat for the tournament, won the Betty Wilson Medal as player of the championships and was one of four Queenslanders in the Team of the Championships alongside Voll, Parsons and wicketkeeper Caitlin Mair.
Georgia Voll is on another level 🤯In the #U19Champs final, she smashed 14 fours and 2 sixes in her innings of 121 (133) for @qldcricket. Watch live: https://t.co/vm8UyUJYVp pic.twitter.com/lmYTSegVSP%E2%80%94 MyCricket (@MyCricketAus) April 14, 2022
Established Big Bash stars like Pheobe Litchfield, Ella Hayward and Amy Smith were also named in the team of the tournament.
It was also a Queensland clean sweep in the men's competition, with Queensland Metro’s Stephan Muller named player of the final for his composed innings of 74 in a low-scoring game against NSW Metro.
Having elected to bat first, Queensland Metro finished with just 9-198 but were able to defend their modest total, with the wickets shared by the Queenslanders as NSW Metro were bowled out for 171.
Queensland Metro skipper Noah McFadyen was named Player of the Championships and was named in the team of the tournament alongside Tasmania allrounder, Nivethan Radhakrishnan.
Under 19 National Championships – Women's
Queensland 7-273 defeated South Australia 142 by 131 runs in the final (Scorecard)
Player of the Championships
Charli Knott (Queensland)
Team of the Championships
Phoebe Litchfield (ACT-NSW Country), Charli Knott (Queensland), Claire Moore (NSW Metro), Ella Hayward (Victoria Metro), Amy Smith (Tasmania), Claire McGuirk (ACT-NSW Country), Georgia Voll (Queensland), Caitlin Mair (wkt) (Queensland), Grace Parsons (Queensland), Maddison McGuigan (ACT-NSW Country), Ananaya Sharma (NSW Metro). 12th: Eleanor Larosa (South Australia)
Under 19 National Championships – Men's
QLD Metro 9-198 defeated NSW Metro 171 by 27 runs in the final (Scorecard)
Player of the Championships
Noah McFadyen (Queensland Metro)
Team of the Championships
Zac McCabe (South Australia), Nivethan Radhakrishnan (Tasmania), Harjas Singh (NSW U17), Jagadeswara Koduru (Victoria Metro), Noah McFadyen (Queensland Metro), Joel Davies (NSW Metro), Jai Lemire (wkt) (Victoria Metro), Tom Menzies (Northern Territory), Aubrey Stockdale (Queensland Metro), Max Birthistle (Victoria Metro), Jessie Wilmot (Tasmania). 12th: Jem Ryan (Queensland Country)