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More locals selected in Country Week

By Bryanna Rossow

Dec 31, 2021

Charlie Hillier and Dean Macdonald have been selected in the Murray Valley Cricket Association’s under 17s Country Week side.

They will play in a series of games around Victoria next week, after a month of trials and training.

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Joining them in the U17s side will be Jake Poole as captain (Barooga), Archie Mason (Finley), Mathew Whelan (Berrigan), Noah Iddles (Cobram), Noah Sneddon (Cobram), Lachlan Adams (Cobram), Callum Hulley (Cobram), Darcy Pyle (Berrigan) and Liam Rafferty (Finley).

The U17s will be coached by Deni Rhinos A grade plater Harry Hillier, and will play its first game in Cobram on Monday.

Their selection brings the number of Deni cricketers in junior Country Week sides to 10.

Charlie Paton is in the U15s side alongside Kepler Lukies as captain (Katamatite), Nate Grieves (Tocumwal), Hunter Hardwidge (Tocumwal), Oliver Mynard (Katamatite), Jordan Sykes (Finley), Codi Harris (Barooga), Cooper Adkins (Barooga), Billy Liddell (Nathalia), Nathan Brown (Barooga), Darby Salter (Katunga) and Sonny Rowe (Cobram).

Andrew Smith, Sam Crossley, Oscar Marshall are in the U14s with Logan White as captain (Tocumwal), Nate Summerville (Nathalia), Jack Oprey (Cobram), Codi Bowden (Barooga), Rueben Haley (Tocumwal), James McPherson (Katamatite), Jeremy Packer (Tocumwal), Jaxon Webb (Cobram) and Michael Bennett-Artavilla (Cobram).

Lining up for the U13s will be Charlie McCallum, Tom Bull, Charlie Bull and Tynan Rothe from Deni, and Jarod Bethell as captain (Katunga), Sam Slatterie (Cobram), Bodey Webb (Cobram), Declan Cameron (Katamatite), Giordie Lukies (Katamatite), Archie Erikson (Katamatite), Riley Thompson (Katamatite) and Tom White (Tocumwal).