Cricket Mentoring Young Guns Recognised

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 05:19:05 GMT

At Cricket Mentoring it’s all about the athletes! As mentors and coaches, even though we still play, we’ve had our time as players so for us it’s about helping aspiring cricketers become the best they can be. We are desperate to see the people that we mentor reach their full potential, on and off the field. Over the last few years we’ve started working with some highly skilled young cricketers who are doing great things on the field and have potential to go a very long way in the game.

Last month The West Australian newspaper published an article titled, ‘The 10 rising West Australian cricket stars to watch‘ and article that featured some of the best young BOYS in Western Australia. This week they’ve published another article titled, ‘The 10 rising West Australian women cricket stars to watch‘ which features some of the brightest up and coming female cricketers in the state. Cricket Mentoring athletes Teague Wyllie, Douwtjie Hoogenboezem, Jake Egan, Molly Healy, Georgia Wyllie, Chloe Ainsworth and Sienna Ryan are exceptional young players that we’ve been coaching and mentoring for a number of years and couldn’t be prouder of them being mentioned in these articles.

While our athletes are all still very early in their journey and have a long way to go, we were really excited to see 3 of our male athletes and 4 of our female athletes named in the respective top 10 lists and are excited to continue to help them work hard to move towards their goals.

CM ambassador and Australian under 19 squad member, Cooper Connolly was also named in the list of boys. Lets get to know each of our 7 future stars in more detail.

(Screenshot of article on thewest.com.au)

TEAGUE WYLLIE

When we first came across Teague as a 13-year old, he was already dominating junior cricket for Rockingham-Mandurah. Fast-forward 3 years (and a huge growth spurt) and Teague has represented Cricket Australia at underage levels and also made his first-grade debut, finishing the season with a top-score of 91 not out.

“Teague has always been highly-skilled and had a sound technique, but over the past year he has really started to believe how good he can be which has shown in his results in both grade cricket and at national carnivals.” – Scolls

(Screenshots of article on thewest.com.au)

DOUWTJIE HOOGENBOEZEM

Douwtjie has always been a very elegant left-handed batsman. He represented Western Australia at under 12 level but missed out on selection at under 15s and since then has been working incredible hard at his game to bridge the gap on his competition.

“For Douwtjie to be recognised as one of the top 10 rising stars and one of only 6 batters (the other 4 mentioned were bowlers) shows how far he has come. His improvement is certainly no fluke or not by luck. He’s worked incredible hard to get to where he is and making his first-grade debut last season at the age of 15 shows how good he has become.” – Scolls

(Screenshots of article on thewest.com.au)

JAKE EGAN

Like Douwtjie, Jake was overlooked for the Western Australian under 15s despite being one of the best batters in the state for his age. As all good players do, Jake has worked incredibly hard at his game and is letting his bat do the talking and was rewarded with selection in the Western Australian under 17s who went on to win the national title.

“Jake has been one of the youngest batters playing 1st grade for the past two seasons and has shown glimpses of what he’s capable of. Jake’s incredibly strong and can hit the ball hard but also has a decent technique and thinks deeply about the game. With all these assets combined we think he can be a 3 format player at the highest-level if he continues to work hard and develop.” – Scolls

(Screenshot of article on thewest.com.au)

MOLLY HEALY

Not many cricketers make their first-class debut at the age of 16, which shows Molly’s quality! While a lot of people in WA cricket see Molly as a bowling all-rounder, it’s her batting that has us excited!

“Molly has a combination of a ‘good eye’, decent technique and raw power which makes her so exciting and dynamic. Sometimes when I watch her bat, I forget how old she is as her stroke-play and power certainly outweighs her age. If she can stay fit and continue to develop, she could be one of the world’s best all-rounders.” – Scolls

(Screenshots of article on thewest.com.au)

GEORGIA WYLLIE

Georgia Wyllie has developed on and off the field enormously in the past couple of years and has an incredibly exciting future ahead of her. As a left-arm seamer, Georgia could be a genuine top-order batter or front-line bowler and will probably go on to be both.

“I don’t think Georgia fully realises how good she is and can be just yet. Her attitude has always been brilliant, her skill is improving every week and as soon as she starts to believe in herself even more and fully trust herself, she will be unstoppable. She’s a competitor who will get the best out of herself and I’m sure will forge a long career in the game.” – Scolls

(Screenshots of article on thewest.com.au)