NSW win fifth consecutive National U/15 title

Dec.12 (Cricket NSW): NSW has won the Cricket Australia U/15 Female Championships for a fifth consecutive time after rain washed out the final against Queensland in Newcastle today (December 12).

With no play at all possible in the final, NSW were awarded the Christina Matthews Shield as the highest ranked team after the preliminary rounds. They finished on 16 points with Queensland second on 15 points. Victoria was third on 14 points. South Australia and the ACT filled the bottom two places.

NSW lost only one match in the week-long tournament going down to Queensland by 29 runs on Sunday. They rebounded the following day to defeat the ACT by a massive 222 runs, securing two vital bonus points to move to the top of the ladder.

Coached by Martin Garoni, the NSW team for the Championships was (clubs and regions in brackets):
Samantha Biondi (Hawkesbury DCA)
Nicola Carey (St George-Sutherland DCA)
Heidi Cheadle (Gordon CC)
Allison Gardiner (Penrith JDCA)
Eliza Gawthorne (Northern Districts)
Lisa Griffith (Western Region)
Emily Leys (North West Region)
Hayley Pattison (Bankstown JCA)
Zoe Richards (South Coast)
Kara Sutherland (North Coast)
Kirsten Swan (North Coast)
Kate Watford (Campbelltown-Camden CC)
Bridget Webster (Riverina)