Three years on from his debut, George Town spinner Jarrod Freeman could be set to establish his place in the Tasmanian cricket set-up.
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After precious few opportunities for the Tigers and Hurricanes, Freeman enjoyed his best run at domestic cricket last summer, stringing together four Sheffield Shield games and a one-day cup outing.
The 21-year-old took his Shield wicket tally from three to 15, including career-best figures of 4-72 in a win over Western Australia, and Tigers interim coach Ali De Winter believes the improvement will only continue.
"I think he's becoming a much more seasoned campaigner," De Winter said.
"When he got his opportunity in the Sheffield Shield last year he was very, very good for us.
"He played an outstanding role for us in the last game in Perth, which is typically not suited to spin, but he did a marvellous job.
"We're thrilled with the progress that he's making."
A national under-19 representative who scored an unbeaten 50 against Sri Lanka in 2019, Freeman continues to grow with the bat and looked handy in the Tigers' tail last season.
De Winter said scores of 38, 30 and 24 suggest the former Mowbray Cricket Club talent has something to offer as an all-rounder.
"He's a talented batter - he played a very important role for us last year and was able to change the balance of our team.
"We had three fast bowlers plus the all-rounder in Beau Webster and Jarrod played a beautiful role with the spin - he just gave us more options as far as the way we wanted to play our cricket."
Freeman's younger brother Sam, who inherited his brother's place as Mowbray's go-to spinner, was recently announced as one of 12 Northern talents in the Cricket Tasmania pathway academy.
The program aims to invest in players from all three regions aged 15-18 who have the potential to play at a high level, and complements the Greater Northern Raiders program.
De Winter, who will return to his role as the state's head of pathways and talent when a new Tigers coach is appointed, said Cricket Tasmania was happy with how the Raiders program was tracking three years in.
"We're really excited by that program," the former Cricket Australia bowling coach said.
"We're very excited by some of the young talent in that team - Cooper Anthes, Spencer Hayes, Will Bennett, James Simpson - there's some marvellous young talent there and if you're mixing those in with some of the more experienced players they've got, there's a really bright future for the team.
"Tim Coyle's one of the best coaches going around, so they're very well supported by great coaching and we've also got pathway programs for girls and boys that support the male and female Raiders teams.
"So I'm really excited about what the future holds for Greater Northern cricket and our strategy here is to make sure we grow the opportunities for young girls and boys in the North of the state."