2026-27 Female Pathways squads announced

The selected squads bring together many of NSW’s most promising young female cricketers, reflecting their strong performances at club, regional and development level.

The strength of each squad highlights the depth of emerging talent within the state’s female cricket system as Cricket NSW strives to develop the next generation of elite talent.

Cricket NSW congratulates all players on their selection in the 2026-27 Female Pathways program.

U19 NSW Metropolitan State Squad

Aarna Patel (Campbelltown Camden)

Aditi Shidore (Campbelltown Camden)

Ameera Sodhi (UTS North Sydney)

Annabel Batty (Penrith)

Arabella Handley (Manly)

Aurora Mavros (Campbelltown Camden)

Diya Sambrane (Gordon)

Elizabeth Yates (Gordon)

Emily Powell (Sydney)

Gunisha Garg (Bankstown)

Jaaniya Shah (Parramatta)

Jessica Robertson (Bankstown)

Jorja Horan (Gordon)

Kaya Punter (Manly)

Lakshmi Rajadurai (Parramatta)

Lucia Martin (St George Sutherland)

Neha Joshua (Parramatta)

Shiloh Julien (Parramatta)

Willa Pearson (Manly)

U19 NSW Country State Squad

Amelia Valdez (Illawarra)

Ava Drury (Central Coast)

Cosette Thomas (Newcastle)

Felicity Wharton (Newcastle)

Jessica Bramble (Illawarra)

Lane Jordan  (Port Macquarie)

Layla Graham (Central Coast)

Mia Gentle (Central North)

Molly Dare (Newcastle)

Monique Krake (Maitland)

Nicola Hudson (Illawarra)

Phoebe Johnston (Orange)

Simran Dhatt (Western)

Sophie Clune (Newcastle)

U16 NSW Metropolitan State Squad

Ahaana Chauhan (Sydney)

Anika Shah (St George Sutherland)

Athira Dilip Kumar (Blacktown)

Charitha Gulla (Blacktown)

Eloise Lawry (Gordon)

Era Bhoir (Blacktown)

Gayathri Naik (Blacktown)

Jasmine Smith (Campbelltown Camden)

Kaya Kumar (Parramatta)

Libby Burgess (St George Sutherland)

Matilda Brown (Manly)

Matilda Hayward (St George Sutherland)

Mithula Venkatesh (Penrith)

Myra Guglani (Gordon)

Ruby Carlyon (Bankstown)

Trisha Yadav (Blacktown)

Zahra De Wit (Sydney)

U16 NSW Country State Squad

Adelina Grant (Western)

Ava Dragovic (Illawarra)

Charlotte Shoemark (Bathurst)

Christine Fernance (Newcastle)

Elke Van't Wel (Central Coast)

Ella Cattley (Illawarra)

Ella Davidson (Central Coast)

Jane Cruckshank (Lake Macquarie)

Jennifer Martin (Coffs Harbour)

Lily Railz (Newcastle)

Maisie Miller (Central Coast)

Makenzie Keast (Newcastle)

Marianne Edwards (Riverina / Vic)

Mia Gilbert (Dorrigo)

Milla Cole (Bathurst)

Nandana Jagarlamudi (Illawarra)

Poppi Stephen (Bathurst)

Sally Whitburn (North Coast)

U15 Metro Youth Academy

Abigail Cave

Amaira Bhatia

Aradhika Sikarwar

Aradhya Rana

Chandrashekar Anil Tanvika Reddy

Chantelle Ranjan

Chloe Goraya

Diva Patel

Dristi Abhijith Rao

Emelia Watson

Hemali Garg

Jessica Kennedy

Kamakshi Sheoran

Kyra Prajapati

Matilda Lett

Michelle Pham

Saanvi Shah

Shanaya Amin

Siya Patel

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