June 14, 2015
Murgon cricketer Jared Sippel has had a strong start playing for Queensland in the 15 & Under School Sport Australia Cricket Championships being played in Darwin.
Queensland’s Round 1 match was against the home team, Northern Territory.
Jared, who was selected as Queensland’s vice-captain, knocked 21 runs off 23 balls on Sunday, including one four, before being caught out by NT captain Dean Fry.
He later earned his revenge with the ball, trapping Fry LBW.
Jared finished with the bowling figures of 1/21 off his eight overs, including two maidens.
He was also involved in a run-out, taking the wicket of NT’s No 3 batsman Tom Nixon.
Queensland will now play South Australia on Monday and NSW on Tuesday.
The semi-finals will be played on Thursday with the Final on Friday.
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The U15 championships are part of Cricket Australia’s new National Player Pathway initiative.
The U15 players are the first to be exposed under the new-look pathway scheme that is designed to provide talented players with a clear playing direction as they progress through the ranks of elite cricket.
Cricket Australia National Talent Manager Greg Chappell is attending the titles, which feature teams from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, ACT and NT.
As part of the partnership between School Sport Australia (SSA) and Cricket Australia (CA), participant costs such as a levies, uniforms and flights will be subsidised to reduce the financial impost on players and their families.
An Australian U16 team to play in the National U17 titles in October will be selected primarily from the championships.
Former Queensland Bulls coach and Australian batsman Stuart Law, who was previously a batting and high performance coach at the Bupa National Cricket Centre, will mentor this U16 team.
