Hannah Trollip will play for the Northern Spirit in New Zealand
Belinda Wright
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Lend Lease Breakers squad member, Hannah Trollip, will continue her cricketing education over this December and January in New Zealand after being invited to represent the Northern Spirit in the women’s domestic 50 over and Twenty20 competitions.

This is the 18-year-old’s first season as a full time member of the Lend Lease Breakers squad. She made her Women’s National Cricket League debut last January against South Australia in Adelaide, called up from the NSW U/18 team to fill a void left by the absence of seven Australian players.

The Gordon captain has also been the standout batter in Sydney First Grade, finishing as the competition’s leading run scorer in both the 2009/10 and 2010/11 summers, and earning the First Grade Player of the Year award on both occasions.

Trollip, who only finished her HSC last week, said she was looking forward to the challenge of representing the Spirit and developing her game over the next two months while playing against top opposition, including members of the New Zealand women’s team, the White Ferns.

“New Zealand is one of the top four nations in the world for women’s cricket and they have some outstanding players in their domestic competition. I am really looking forward to getting over there and taking my chance to play regularly at an interstate level, then bringing back what I learn to help me break into the Lend Lease Breakers team back home,” she said.

Lend Lease Breakers Head Coach, Neil McDonald, said the chance to play in the New Zealand domestic competition would be a wonderful test for Trollip’s skills.

“Hannah’s record in Grade cricket speaks volumes for the amount of talent she has as a player. Playing for the Northern Spirit is going to be a test, but one she is certainly ready for. I am confident she will come back an even better player and the opportunity to play against International players in New Zealand will hold her in good stead as she pushes for the place in the Lend Lease Breakers starting line-up,” she said.

Trollip will travel to New Zealand at the end of this month to link up with the Northern Spirit, which represents Northern Districts in the women’s domestic competition. The competition runs from December through to January, however, she will still be eligible for selection in the Lend Lease Breakers should she be required.