WAGGA cricketer Rachel Trenaman has been named in Cricket Australia’s inaugural 2017 Women’s National Performance Squad (NPS).
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Trenaman was recognised among eight of Australia’s eight most promising female cricketers to win selection in the squad.
Trenaman, 16, will spend two weeks at the Bupa National Cricket Centre in Brisbane under the watchful eye of former Australian player Leah Poulton, who was appointed a Cricket Australia high performance coach earlier this year.
The squad will also have the opportunity to train alongside and play a series of practice matches against the Australian women’s team as they prepare for their upcoming Ashes series.
Poulton is looking forward to working with the inaugural NPS squad.
“It’s really exciting to be able to facilitate the women's NPS for the first time with a group of players who have been touted as future Australian players,” Poulton said.
“Whilst several players have already taken the step into international cricket, the program is an important step in the elite player pathway and will allow them to further develop themselves as athletes on and off the field at the world-class facilities of the Bupa NCC.
“This program is designed to complement the work being done with the players in their respective states and allow them to experience international playing and training environments as well as being exposed to a variety of conditions.”