Regarded as the strongest junior club competition in the world, the AW Green Shield is NSW Premier Cricket’s U/16 competition and forms part of the Club Championship.

Many NSW and Australian players have emerged from this competition in the past, including Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner, Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott, Stephen O’Keefe and Kurtis Patterson.

Based on statistics from the preliminary rounds only, the AW Green Shield Merit XII comprises the top six batsmen in the competition, the top five bowlers and the leading wicketkeeper. Ties are separated by superior average while the wicket keeper is separated by most runs.

All players will receive a commemorative cap in recognition of their selection.

The players selected in the 2021/22 AW Green Shield Merit XII are (clubs in brackets):

Batsmen
1. Sam Konstas – St George – 565 runs at 113.00; HS 141no
2. Riley Kingsell – Campbelltown-Camden – 393 runs at 78.60; HS 105
3. Sidhant Singh – Gordon – 380 runs at 63.33; HS 135
4. Hamish Reynolds – UTS North Sydney – 283 runs at 47.17; HS 77no
5. Andrew Salian – Campbelltown-Camden – 273 runs at 45.50; HS 141
6. Jake Smith – Bankstown – 268 runs at 53.60; HS 98no

Wicket keeper
7. Daniel Louka – Bankstown – 17 Dismissals; 117 runs at 19.50

Bowlers
8. Lachlan Fitzpatrick – Campbelltown-Camden – 14 wickets at 10.86; Best 6/8
9. Roopmehar Dhillon – Manly-Warringah – 14 wickets at 13.21; Best 4/9
10. Riley Mackay – Northern District – 13 wickets at 11.62; Best 6/14
11. Sid Harvey – Sydney – 13 wickets at 14.08; Best 4/20
12. William Nutt – Mosman – 13 wickets at 15.23; Best 3/22