NORTH Nowra-Cambewarra product Kaleb Phillips and his ACT/NSW Country side will be out to defend their title when the Under 19 National Championships get underway in Perth in December.
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Fourteen players have been selected for ACT/NSW Country, with seven members of the squad, who defeated Queensland in last year's rain affected final, retaining their place.
Among those players are Player of the Final last season all-rounder Kaleb Phillips, who now plays for St George in the NSW Premier Cricket competition.
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Opening batter Will Fort, wicketkeeper Josh Staines, leg-spinner Toby Gray, allrounder Henry Railz, seamer Glenn Winsor and fast bowler Rupert Lilburne also retain their place.
Off-spinning allrounder Brock Larance and fast bowler Caelan Maladay, who represented the Cricket Australia XI at last year's Under 19 championships, join them in the ACT/NSW Country squad.
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Rounding out the squad are Western's Nic Broes and Tom Atlee, North Coastal's Oliver Cronin, Central Northern's Jackson Gwynne and Central Coast's Harry Townsend.
Phillips' team will open their account on December 2 against Victoria Metro, before pool games against Victoria Country (December 3), Western Australia (December 5), Tasmania (December 6) and Northern Territory (December 8) - with finals starting on December 9.
