Jess Davidson is eagerly awaiting when she can pull on the whites again, although exactly how the season will look for the star allrounder is a bit of a "wait and see" game with several of the representative tournaments she was set to be involved in in abeyance.
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Last weekend she was to have played for the Central North under-19s at the Women's Country Championships, but they were postponed, to when isn't known yet.
She had also been named in the ACT/NSW Country squad for next year's under-19 national championships.
"We were going away in January, but I don't know if that will happen any more," Davidson said.
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The under-15 boys and girls, and under-17s boys equivalent tournaments have already been cancelled but as of late last month Cricket Australia was intending to still hold the under-19s championships at some stage.
The under-19s for the women are replacing the under-18s nationals, which Davidson has played at for the last three years.
Amid all the uncertainty, what is certain is that she is one of the rising stars of the game.
That was reaffirmed recently with the Calrossy student selected as a 2020 Basil Sellers scholar.
One of only 11 cricketers in the state awarded the prestigious scholarship, the news came as a surprise for Davidson, a welcome one mind you.
"I did not expect that at all," she said.
Now into it's 15th year, the program aims to assist promising under-19 male and female players in pursuing their dream of becoming elite cricketers by supporting them and their families with expenses such as education, travel and the cost of relocation from regional areas.
Eighteen former scholars have gone on to represent Australia, including Bendemeer's-own Josh Hazlewood.
With the local Tamworth season set to start on October 17, Davidson, who will again play with Bective-East, is looking forward to getting back into some cricket.
"All this stuff (Covid) has made me miss it," she said.
Initially taking a bit of a break, she has been going down to the nets with her dad Matt and younger sister Georgia regularly on weekends since April.
She has also been doing a bit of fitness work.
More cricket specific she said she has been working a fair bit on her batting. In shades of Alyssa Healy, she has been trying to become more of a 360 player and able to hit to all parts of the ground.
