Following the conclusion of the final, NSW Premier Cricket announced the players selected in the 2024/25 AW Green Shield Merit XII (Team of the Year).
Ahan Vinod in action for Fairfield-Liverpool // Jeremy Ng
The selection criteria for the AW Green Shield Team of the Year are based strictly on statistics from the preliminary rounds.
The team comprises the top six batters, top five bowlers, and the leading wicketkeeper in the competition. Ties are separated by superior average, while the wicketkeeper is separated by most runs.
Each selected player will receive a commemorative cap in recognition of their remarkable achievements and inclusion into the Merit XII.
The players selected in the 2023/24 AW Green Shield Team of the Year are:
Batsmen
Neel Patel | UNSW | 466 runs at 93.2; HS 167
Archie O’Hara | Sydney University | 341 runs at 68.2; HS 135
Darcy Horstead | Manly Warringah | 274 runs at 54.8; HS 104
Junaid Mansoor | Randwick Petersham | 273 runs at 45.5; HS 90
Xander Carstens | Northern District | 244 runs at 48.8; HS 117
Kaviru Karunaratne | UTS North Sydney | 239 runs at 59.75; HS 64
Wicket Keeper
Ahan Vinod | Fairfield-Liverpool | 18 dismissals; 206 runs at 41.20
Bowlers
Thomas Walker | Manly Warringah | 19 wickets at 10.26; Best 5/7
Aarnav Yadav | Sydney University | 18 wickets at 11.39; Best 4/17
Archie Selmes | Sutherland | 16 wickets at 12.69; Best 5/23
Lachlan Bartlett | Northern District | 15 wickets at 10.13; Best 4/19
Joseph Mendis | Western Suburbs | 15 wickets at 7.40; Best 4/14