November 22, 2017
Murgon cricketers Courtney Sippel and Renee Irvine have been named in the Queensland Under 18 squad.
It’s been a big year for Renee in particular, who debuted for the Queensland Fire at just 16 and was named St Mary’s Catholic College’s Sportswoman of the Year.
The U18 National Female Championships will get underway in Canberra next week.
The Queenslanders’ first game will be against ACT / NSW Country on Monday.
They will then come up against a Cricket Australia XI, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, NSW Metro, South Australia (again), ACT / NSW Country (again) and NSW Metro (again).
The finals will be played from December 7.
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Queensland Squad:
Josie Dooley (c) (Western Suburbs DCC)
Courtney Sippel (Murgon/Western Suburbs DCC)
Kate McDonald (Redlands)
Lily Mills (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Renee Irvine (Murgon)
Carly Fuller (Western Suburbs DCC)
Maggie Murphy (Toowoomba/Western Suburbs DCC)
Lily Awyzio (Western Suburbs DCC)
Neve Lynch (Valley DCC)
Ruth Johnston (Toowoomba/Ipswich-Logan)
Ash Sims (Western Suburbs DCC)
Kirsten Davey (Sandgate-Redcliffe)
Emily Vallance (Sunshine Coast)
Annie Wikman (Western Suburbs DCC)
Stacey Rockliff (Townsville)
Georgia Voll (Toowoomba/Ipswich-Logan)