Corona Man wrote:Wow, good stuff LM. We had a young girl go through our Country Cricket club a few years back who progressed down a fairly similar path. Playing A grade at an early age, state under 15's, and I think state under 18's while still eligible at U 15 level. I have lost a bit of contact now so I don't know how far she has gotten but bowled left arm ortho's. Being a country club, she played her under age stuff locally with us, in the mornings, before heading down the hill in the arvo's to play in the ladies comp. She was even captain of our under 16 boys team for a season or 2.... which made for some interesting interactions between the "young blokes" and her.... the respect our lads showed her was unbelievable. They saw her as a cricketer first (and a damn good one) and a girl second..
That's awesome, you'll have to pm me her name as she is probably still around the traps.
I coached Amanda Wellington as a kid playing boys cricket a couple of years above her own age to be in her brother's side, it's been great for my daughter to follow similar footsteps and play alongside her too.
My daughter captained a boys side a few years ago and the kids TV show "Totally Wild" did a segment on her, it was an absolute buzz.