Mowbray spin prodigy Jarrod Freeman will have plenty to play for when the national under-19 cricket championships come to Tasmania next month.
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The George Town-born 17-year-old was the sole Tasmanian named in Australia’s 28-man preliminary squad for the under-19 world cup in New Zealand early next year.
Selectors are expected to use next month’s national championships, which will be played in Hobart and Launceston between December 4 and 15, to finalise the 15-man world cup squad.
“It really is going to be a tough task to narrow down our under-19 world cup squad to just 15 players,” national pathways manager Graham Manou told Cricket Australia.
“The next six weeks is about our under-19 players continuing to put strong performances on the board to push their case for selection, culminating with the under-19 national championships in Tasmania.”
Freeman has played his best cricket for Lindisfarne so far this season, collecting 8-90 at an average of 11.25.
He has been dismissed only once in four innings with a highest score of 36 and an average of 82.