As Jarrod Freeman looms as a possible debutant for Tasmania's men's side, Riverside gun Emma Manix-Geeves could do the same for the Tigers' WNCL outfit.
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Contracted by Cricket Tasmania for the second consecutive season, the 19-year-old is a part of the 14-player squad set for play in Queensland in the coming days as they aim to build on last season's third-place finish.
Tasmania travel to the sunshine state to take on WA on Sunday before facing the home side the following day at South Brisbane Oval as their season expands to eight games.
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After these two encounters, the Tigers won't feature again on the park until early January with the stand-alone WBBL taking up their time.
Skipper Brooke Hepburn will become only the third woman to play 50 WNCL games for Tasmania, following in the footsteps of Veronica Pyke and Emma Flint as the Tigers will be without Nicola Carey who is touring the Caribbean.
Despite her absence, the side will be bolstered by fellow recruits Samantha Bates, Maisy Gibson and Belinda Vakarewa who will pull on Tigers gear for the first time.
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