da cassino online： Tasmanian allrounder Shane Watson will return to Australia’s Cricket Academyover the winter especially to work with Dennis Lillee in rehabilitation fromthe back injury which forced him out of the World Cup.
da fazobetai： Lynn McConnell02-May-2003Tasmanian allrounder Shane Watson will return to Australia’s Cricket Academyover the winter especially to work with Dennis Lillee in rehabilitation fromthe back injury which forced him out of the World Cup.Watson, 21, was among 25 players announced today by the Australian CricketBoard and the Australian Institute of Sport as the intake for the 2003Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy. He was at the Academy in 2000.They will participate in the Academy’s residential program for two six-weekblocks between May and August.The players are:
PLAYER | STATE | CLUB | PLAYER TYPE | AGE | Luke ButterworthTASGlenorchyRMF, LHB19Daniel ChristianNSWUniversityRHB, RMF19Mark ClearySAKensingtonRMF, RHB22Adam CrosthwaiteVICRichmondWKT, RHB18Chris DuvalSANorthern DistrictsRMF19Callum FergusonSAProspectRHB18Matthew GaleVICRingwoodRMF, RHB19Stewart HeaneyACTTuggeranong ValleyRHB, OB22Ben HilfenhausTASUlverstoneRHB, RM20Matthew InnesVICFootscray-Victoria UniversityLHB18Shane JonesVICFootscray-Victoria UniversityRHB, OB19Trent KellySAWest TorrensRMF, RHB19Jason KrezjaNSWFairfield-Liverpool RHB, OB20Nick KrugerQLDValleyLHB, RM19Rhett LockyearNSWSt GeorgeRHB20Steven MagoffinQLDWestern Suburbs RMF, LHB23Scott MeulemanWAMelvilleRHB 21Aaron NyeQLDWestern SuburbsRHB24Tim PaineTASUniversityRHB, WKT18Luke RonchiWAPerthRHB, WKT22Shaun TaitSASturtRMF, RHB20Callum ThorpWAWannerooRM, RHB28Shane WatsonTASLindisfarneRHB, RMF21Simon WilliamsNSWPenrithLHB22Peter WorthingtonWAMidland-GuildfordRHB, RM23As well as Watson seven other players have already played first-classcricket. They are: Western Warriors players Scott Meuleman, Luke Ronchi,Callum Thorp and Peter Worthington and Southern Redbacks pace bowling duoMark Cleary and Shaun Tait and Queensland batsman Nick Kruger.Cleary also made his Australia A debut at the WACA Ground in Perth in April,in the final one-day international match of Australia A’s series againstSouth Africa A.Four other members of this year’s CBCA intake have played in Australia’sdomestic one-day competition, the ING Cup. Victorian wicket-keeper AdamCrosthwaite, Kruger, and Southern Redbacks pair Callum Ferguson and TrentKelly all made their ING Cup debuts in season 2002-03.Crosthwaite and Kelly are also two of five CBCA scholars who were part ofthe 2003 Australian Under-19 team that contested a series of four-day andlimited-overs matches against the England Under-19 side this season.Butterworth, Christian and Gale were the other members of that team.ACB general manager, game development, Ross Turner said the Academy haddeveloped a strong record of success since it was established in 1987.”Over the past 15 years, the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy has built animpressive reputation for developing and refining the skills of Australia’selite young cricketers,” Turner said.”Since 1987, the CBCA has produced 139 first-class cricketers, 32 of whomhave gone on to represent Australia at either the Test or one-dayinternational level.”In Australia’s recent World Cup victory, 13 members of the 17-man squadgraduated from the academy, and that is indicative of the strength andquality of the program.”This year’s intake again features some promising players, many of whom havealready started to exhibit their skills in Australia’s domestic first-classand one-day competitions, and many others who have reached under-age staterepresentation.”With the experienced coaching staff and the continued support from ourprincipal sponsor, the Commonwealth Bank, and the Australian SportsCommission, the academy is well placed to maintain its record as a qualityfinishing school for young cricketers.”AIS Director Michael Scott said the significance of the Commonwealth BankCricket Academy should not be underestimated.”The achievements of the CBCA and the Australian Test, one-day internationaland domestic cricket stars it produces, is testimony to the Academy’sphilosophy, facilities and coaching,” Scott said.”The coaching staff, headed by Bennett King, has taken the CBCA to a newlevel of professionalism in the preparation of Australia’s next generationof elite cricketers.”The CBCA is a successful model that cricket authorities and other sportsaround the worldstrive to replicate.”Commonwealth Bank executive general manager of brand marketing andinformation management Graham Ford said the Commonwealth Bank was delightedto play a supporting role in the development of Australia’s most talentedyoung cricketers.”The Bank is extremely pleased to continue its long term support of theCommonwealth Bank Cricket Academy, which has proved to be a vital part ofensuring that the nation’s leading young cricketers have the opportunity toreach their full potential,” he said.The 25 scholars involved in the main program will live at the AIS trainingbase at Henley Beach in South Australia for two six-week blocks between Mayand August.The players work with the CBCA coaching staff, led by head coach BennettKing and senior coaches Wayne Phillips, David Moore and the newly-appointedJohn Harmer, to refine and develop their skills.The 25-player squad was selected by CBCA head coach Bennett King, inconsultation with the head coach of each state and territory cricketassociation, the chairman of the national selection panel, Trevor Hohns, andthe AIS.This year, 30 other young cricketers from around Australia will attend theAcademy as camps-based scholarship holders.They will travel to Adelaide for a series of camps during the year to workon their specialised skill in fast-bowling, batting, spin bowling orwicketkeeping, before returning to their state squads.The Academy also offers an overseas program for international scholars andteams to visit and train at the Academy.
