The New Zealand Black Sox Head Coach, Thomas Makea, has named a squad of 17 athletes to attend the Canberra Skins Tournament at the end of November.

This will be an opportunity to play against the best Australian players in a format that will challenge them. The team was selected to create competition within the wider squad, and to give the players the opportunity to push their case for selection for the 2025 WBSC World Cup in Prince Albert, Canada.

Six (6) players have progressed through the national pathway system and will represent their whānau and the NZ Black Sox for the first time. Congratulations to Josh Kelly, Taine Slaughter, Bailey Hamilton, Max Early, Brock Evans and Ethan Shannon.

Congratulations to the following athletes who will be attending the Canberra Skins Tournament for the New Zealand Black Sox (BSX):

• Brock Attewell (North Harbour)
• Hohepa Monk (North Harbour)
• Max Earley (Auckland)
• Ethan Shannon (Auckland)
• Conor Peden (Auckland)
• Brock Evans (Auckland)
• Taine Slaughter (Auckland)
• Cameron Watts (Canterbury)
• Callum Bishop (Canterbury)
• Liam Potts (Canterbury)
• Bailey Hamilton (Canterbury)
• Josh Kelly (Canterbury)
• Te Kirika Cooper-Nicola (Wellington)
• Jayden Stratford (Wellington)
• Reilly Makea (Wellington)
• Tyson Byrne (Hutt Valley)
• Dante Makea-Matakatea (Australia)

Article added: Monday 18th November 2024