FLINTOFF MAKES STATE DEBUT AGAINST AUSTRALIA

By Richard Millott

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Tess Flintoff made history this week, becoming the first Female from the Ferntree Gully & District Cricket Association to play for a Victorian XI.

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The former Knox Gardens junior has had a meteoric rise through Cricket Victoria’s High Performance program, who was playing locally only 4 seasons back. Nowadays, Flintoff is Captain of Victorian Under 18 Women’s Team and plays for Ringwood Rams in the Victorian Premier League.

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Flintoff, who turns 16 later this month, played as part of the Victorian squad to play against Australia on Thursday as part of a national squad warm up match at Citibank Oval ahead of the 3rd One Day International against New Zealand. Flintoff scored 1 not out from 2 balls faced, and was dynamic in the field – taking two catches including that of the Australian Captain, Meg Lanning.

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Flintoff now becomes the 6th player from the Ferntree Gully & District Cricket Association to play for Victoria, joining the likes of Steve Seymour, Paul Wilson, Sam Harper and South Belgrave duo Brendan Joseland and Glenn Maxwell.