The Melbourne Stars have announced a squad of 14 players for the upcoming Top End T20 tournament to be held in Darwin in August.
Stars name squad of 14 for Top End T20
It will be the fourth time the Stars have sent their Academy side to the Northern Territory with this year’s edition seeing teams from the Strikers, Scorchers, Renegades, Hurricanes, ACT, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal compete.
The Stars Academy will play 6 games over 9 days with several BBL|15 contracted players in action too.
With list spots still to be finalised for BBL|15, the competition will provide another important platform for the next generation of Stars players to prove their worth against some of the best T20 players in the nation.
Melbourne Stars T20 High Performance Manager Clint McKay will coach the side and be supported by Stars batting coach, Ben Rohrer.
“I’d like to thank NT Cricket who have been wonderful organisers of the Top End T20 and having experienced the tournament previously, it continues to grow and expand every year which is a credit to the work they have put in,” said McKay.
“Our younger players have a wonderful opportunity to put their hand up for a BBL|15 contract and it provides a perfect chance to get some invaluable time in the middle, in tournament conditions in the middle of a Melbourne winter.”
Melbourne Stars Academy Squad
Austin Anlezark (Richmond CC)
Max Birthisel (Footscray CC)
Liam Blackford (Geelong CC)
Sam Elliott (Fitzroy Doncaster CC)
Sam Harper (Melbourne CC)
Christian Howe (Melbourne CC)
Campbell Kellaway (Melbourne CC)
Blake MacDonald (St Kilda CC)
Hamish McKenzie (Melbourne Stars)
Jonathan Merlo (Melbourne CC)
Cameron McClure (Prahran CC)
Tom Rogers (Ringwood CC)
Aryan Sharma (Carlton CC)
Douglas Warren (Melbourne University CC)
Matches
Friday, 15th August, 2:30pm AEST - Melbourne Stars Academy vs Melbourne Renegades @ DXC Arena
Saturday, 16th August, 2:30pm AEST - Melbourne Stars Academy vs Hobart Hurricanes @ DXC Arena
Monday, 18th August, 11:30am AEST - Nepal vs Melbourne Stars Academy @ TIO Stadium
Wednesday, 20th August, 2:30pm AEST - Melbourne Stars Academy vs Perth Scorchers @ DXC Arena
Thursday, 21st August, 7:30pm AEST - Bangladesh vs Melbourne Stars Academy @ DXC Arena
Saturday, 23rd August, 2:00pm AEST - ACT Comets vs Melbourne Stars Academy @ Gardens
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