2024 Australia Universities T20 Cricket Team announced for upcoming Indian Tour

Posted 2nd September 2024

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UniSport Australia (UniSport) is thrilled to announce the university cricketers who have been selected to represent Australian Universities in an upcoming T20 Cricket tour of India.

Eleven universities from across the country competed at the 2024 UniSport Nationals T20 Cricket competition on the Sunshine Coast from 8-12 July, where selectors identified 16 student-athletes for the inaugural Australian Universities T20 Cricket Team.

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In partnership with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the inaugural tour will consist of a series of six matches against prominent Indian university teams in Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar from 25 November-6 December 2024.

UniSport Chief Executive Officer Mark Sinderberry “This tour represents a unique opportunity for our students to gain invaluable international T20 Cricket experience and compete against some of the best university teams in India. It’s a chance for student-athletes to develop their skills and represent their own universities on a global stage.”

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The Australian Universities team will be supported by an experienced group of officials with a strong cricketing background. Suffan Hassan (Cricket NSW) and Nic Coe (UQ Cricket) will coach the squad and Abi McCray (University of Southern Queensland) will support as team manager for the tour.

2024 Australian University T20 Cricket Team

Name	Degree	University
James Apostolakis	Bachelor of Applied Finance	Macquarie University
Vansh Bhatia	Bachelor of Commerce	Macquarie University
Tom Connolly	Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours)	UNSW Sydney
Chili Farmer	Pharmacology	The University of Western Australia
James Guy	Doctor of Medicine	The University of Queensland
Matthew Holmes	Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Honours)	The University of Queensland
Charlie Howard	Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Honours)	University of Technology Sydney
Trystan Kennedy	Bachelor of Business	University of Technology Sydney
Jackson Kent	Bachelor of Commerce and Psychology	Macquarie University
Saif Malek	Integrated Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice	The University of Western Australia
Liam McBrien	Graduate Diploma of Environmental Management	The University of Queensland
Blake Smith	Bachelor of Physical Education	University of Wollongong
Will Straker	Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation	University of Technology Sydney
Nadula Tennakoon	Biomedical Sciences (Medical Pathway)	University of Southern Queensland
Dhanvi Vemulapalli	Information Communications Technology	Western Sydney University
Angus White	Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)	The University of Queensland