NSW Metropolitan secure successive U19 Male National Championship titles

Sam Konstas earned the Player of the Final accolade after notching an unbeaten innings of 63 in a successful run chase and, despite missing the Championship’s opening two fixtures due to a maiden first-class call up for the NSW Blues, Konstas finished as the competition’s third highest run-scorer, tallying 269 runs from four innings at an average of 89.67.

Cameron Frendo, who has been a standout for his Fairfield-Liverpool first-grade side in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition, finished with 12 wickets at an average of 15.83. Frendo’s 12 wickets would see him end the tournament as the joint second highest wicket-taker, alongside a QLD representative and NSW Country squad member, Charlie Howard (12w @ 20.25).

NSW had four players named in the Team of the Tournament:

• Bailey Abela – NSW Country | 266 runs @ 44.33 | 4^th highest run scorer
• Charlie Howard – NSW Country | 12 wickets @ 20.25 | =2^nd highest wicket taker
• Ryan Hicks – NSW Metropolitan | 219 runs @ 73.0 | 10^th highest run scorer | 5 catches, 4 stumpings.
• Cameron Frendo – NSW Metropolitan | 12 wickets @ 15.83 | =2^nd highest wicket taker

Cricket NSW would like to congratulate and thank our high-performance staff for their preparation and dedication to helping our pathways players be at their best for the National Championships:

• NSW Metropolitan Head Coach | Anthony Clark
• NSW Metropolitan Assistant Coach | Alex Kemp
• NSW Metropolitan Physiotherapist | Ryan Farrell
• NSW Country Head Coach | Dean Burke
• NSW Country Assistant Coach | Anthony Kershler
• NSW Country Physiotherapist | Joel Atkins

Following the conclusion of the 2023 Under 19 Male National Championships in Albury, the Youth Selection Panel named Charlie Anderson, Ryan Hicks, Sam Konstas, Rafael MacMillan, Harjas Singh, and Tom Straker in a 15-player Australian squad for the 2024 ICC Men’s Under 19 World Cup in South Africa.

See all the results from the tournament: HERE