The Warrnambool and District Cricket Association junior development coaching academy coaches have chosen 40 boys to participate in the 2019-20 season program.
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The program will start on Sunday, August 5 at Warrnambool's Active Sportz.
The squad has been separated into two groups to ensure there are manageable numbers and the coaches can give more specialised one-on-one coaching to enhance identified player skills.
Group A includes players who will benefit from concentrated specialised coaching.
Group B contains listed Western Waves aspirants and other players who could strive to reach this level of cricket. This group will be exposed to a more advanced coaching sessions.
Group A: Rory Gavin, Toby Madden, Jesse Mahoney-Gilchrist (Merrivale); Lachlan Walker, Ryan Barnes, Mason Porter (Russells Creek); Toby Dalton (Nirranda); Eamon Dempsey, Bailey Dwyer (Port Fairy); Aiden Forsyth (Nestles); Hamish Alexander (Dennington); Isaac Williams, Harrison Cram (West Warrnambool); Harry McCormack (Wesley-CBC); Sam Rhodes (Brierly-Christ Church); Joe Morrison, Will Dobson, Tighe Langdon, Jett Grayland (Koroit); Sam Wilsher (Allansford).
Group B: Joe Douglas (Merrivale); Finn O'Sullivan (Koroit); Sam Slattery, Dylan McKenzie (Woodford); Noah Greene (Wesley-CBC); Isaac Wilson, Harrison Dews (East Warrnambool-YCW); Matthew Gome, Xavier Gercovich, Tom Powell, Will Colla, Matthew Edwards (Brierly-Christ Church); Hayden McGovern, Ryan Lucas (West Warrnambool); Sam Allen (Port Fairy); Dylan Lake (Allansford); Ryan Bellman (Russells Creek); Noah Billings, Seth Wallace (Russells Creek).
Coaches involved are Andrew Thomson, Jason Mungean and Alastair Templeton, Jake Bloom and Gordon McLeod.
Other specialised club coaches will assist with special skill-sets drills.
The program finishes on Sunday, September 29.
Players were selected on last season's performances, junior country week participation and trialling and club recommendations.
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