Girls chase more trophies

Rhiann O'Donnell at training with the Victorian team at the Junction Oval in St Kilda.
Sunraysia Daily

SUNRAYSIA will be looking to claim more silverware at the Western Victoria Cup girls’ cricket tournament in Hamilton from Monday.

Sunraysia sent an under-13 team to the inaugural competition last season and came up trumps.

This year Sunraysia is sending an under-18 girls’ team, and under-16 girls’ team and two under-14 girls’ sides.

The under-18 team will be coached by Settlers’ Jenny Donnelly, former Victorian player Rhiann O’Donnell takes the reins of the under-16s while Mildura West teammate Breanna Smith and Nichols

Point’s Jarryd Gahan and Jess De Tarczynski and Workers Gol Gol’s Paige McInnes will look after the under-14s.

The teams will play the Warrnambool, Colac, Hamilton, Ballarat and Wimmera cricket associations from Monday to Wednesday.

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