Cameron confirms return to cricket

Former Southern Stars batter Jess Cameron returns this season to the game this summer, after a pause to cricket. The 26-year-old took an indefinite break from cricket last October and agreed not available for national selection, including the recent ICC Women's World T20 where Australia finished runner-up. They played out the rest of the 2015-16 Women's National Cricket League campaign. Think again West Fury, playing their last game on 22 November, but opted out of the Big Bash League commencement Women with the Perth Scorchers. Instead, they played four games for Diamond Creek in the Victorian Football League, 14 goals come with a bag of nine in their first match in four games, and just last month his expressed interest in the inaugural Women AFL accession. But it was announced on Tuesday that Cameron cricket would return to sign an agreement with the Commonwealth Bank VicSpirit for the 2016-17 season. Cameron has played three Tests, 50 One-Day Internationals and 64 T20 countries for the Southern Stars, including their successful campaigns World T20 in 2012 and 2014 and more recently their Ashes series victory in the UK last year.
It is yet to be confirmed if Cameron play in WBBL | 02, or whether or not they will continue to pursue football. Southern Stars players Ellyse Perry juggled a cricket and football at the highest level for several years, although it has not played football for some time. Joining Cameron is a young and talented group of newly contracted players including Sophie Molineux, Alana King, Hayleigh Brennan and Makinley Blows. Molineux was a part of the line-up Melbourne Renegades and was called pages for the Prime Minister XI and Shooting Stars. The 18-year-old also led Victoria to their first Under 18 National Championships in 15 years and was named "Player of the Tournament", scored 375 runs with an average of 62.5. VicSpirit coach David Hemp said the mix of new and established talent an exciting list of location provided by Neuland under captain Meg Lanning. "The young talent in the squad is a sign of the positive future and further development of women's football in Victoria," said hemp. "Combine that with the strength and depth of the mature, experienced players who are still in the squad and we have an exciting side."