da pinup bet: Bairnsdale schoolboy Cameron White has been selected to debut for the Victorian Bushrangers in Friday’s Pura Cup match against Tasmania in Hobart

Victorian Cricket Association27-Feb-2001Bairnsdale schoolboy Cameron White has been selected to debut for the Victorian Bushrangers in Friday’s Pura Cup match against Tasmania in Hobart. Vice-captain Darren Berry is the other inclusion to the side that defeated the Southern Redbacks in Adelaide, returning from a hamstring strain.White, 17, has had a stunning season for Dandenong in Victorian Premier Cricket, making 462 runs at 33.00 and taking 28 wickets at 18.96 with his leg spin bowling.”It’s a great honour and I’m looking forward to the challenge”, White said from his Bairnsdale home today. “I’ve been in good form for Dandenong and feel confident that I can play good cricket at this level.”Chairman of Selectors Shaun Graf said White added variety and versatility to the Bushrangers team. “Cameron is a very mature young man who we think is capable of playing first-class cricket. He has impressed us in Premier Cricket this season and also by taking five wickets in the second eleven’s last match in the ACB Cup competition.”The team is:Paul Reiffel (c), Darren Berry (vc), Jason Arnberger, Matthew Elliott, Matthew Mott, Brad Hodge, Michael Klinger, Ian Harvey, Cameron White, John Davison, Michael Lewis, Mathew Inness.In: Darren Berry, Cameron White
Out: Peter Roach, Simon Dart