NSW secure second and third place at U16 Female National Championships

_{Emily Powell - Player of the Competition // Solstice Digital}

Emily Powell was named Player of the Competition after accumulating 268 runs at an average of 67.0 (second highest), taking three wickets and captaining the NSW Metropolitan team to the final.

NSW Country captain, Caoimhe Bray, finished as the carnival’s leading run-scorer, adding 315 runs at an average of 52.5, whilst also claiming five wickets and nine catches.

Lakshmi Rajadurai, from the NSW Metropolitan squad, captured 15 dismissals (8.33 average), to finish ahead of all other wicket-takers in the tournament.

Ava Drury took 13 poles (10.46 average), concluding as the leading NSW Country wicket-taker and second highest in the competition overall.

Powell, Bray, Rajadurai and Drury were all selected in the Team of the Tournament.

Powell also accepted the Spirit of Cricket award on behalf of the NSW Metropolitan squad. This award was shared with Western Australia and is presented to the team or teams who play in the best spirit and with the greatest respect for the game.

NSW Metro leading run-scorers

1. Emily Powell – 268 runs | 67.0 average | 95* top score
2. Lucia Martin – 105 runs | 17.5 average | 34 top score
3. Hannah Moss – 96 runs | 19.2 average | 43 top score

NSW Metropolitan leading wicket-takers

1. Lakshmi Rajadurai – 15 wickets | 8.33 average | 5-5 best bowling
2. Aurora Mavros – 8 wickets | 10.88 average | 3-25 best bowling
3. Gunisha Garg – 6 wickets | 15.83 average | 4-6 best bowling

NSW Country leading run-scorers

1. Caoimhe Bray – 315 runs | 52.50 average | 110 top score
2. Sophie Parsons – 119 runs | 23.8 average | 72 top score
3. Holly Reed | 117 runs | 23.4 average | 60* top score

NSW Country leading wicket-takers

1. Ava Drury – 13 wickets | 10.46 average | 5-28 best bowling
2. Phoebe Johnston – 9 wickets | 10.78 average | 4-30 best bowling
3. Monique Krake – 8 wickets | 14.75 average | 4-17 best bowling

Cricket NSW congratulates both the Metropolitan and Country team on another successful national championships, and thank our high-performance staff for their hard work and dedication in ensuring our U16 representatives were best prepared for every fixture:

• NSW Metropolitan Head Coach | Hannah Trethewy
• NSW Metropolitan Assistant Coach | Jodie Hicks
  
  
• NSW Country Head Coach | Andrew Litchfield
• NSW Country Assistant Coach | Kate Jackson

Find all the scores, results and highlights from the U16 Female National Championships: HERE

This rounds out the junior national carnivals for season 2023-24, with NSW Metropolitan winning both the U19 Male and Female titles, NSW Country claiming the U17 Male shield and NSW finishing in second and third position at the U16 Female competition.  

Emily Powell

Caoimhe Bray

Lakshmi Rajadurai

Ava Drury

U16 Female National Championships Team of the Tournament