SHE can bat, she can bowl, she's the Penrith Cricket Club's female cricketer of the year and at just 14 years of age, Callee Black is a player with a big future ahead of her in the sport.
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The Wellington junior has wasted little time in proving herself to be one of the western area's most exciting young cricketers.
Black, who has lived in Bathurst since 2018, has represented Western both in her division and higher age brackets, she's played for ACT/NSW Country and she has won Bathurst District Junior Cricket Association awards.
Black has also proven herself to be one of the bright prospects for Penrith Cricket Club since joining the likes of fellow Bathurst talents Lisa Griffith, Rebecca Cady and Amy Kreuzberger in linking with the club.
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In season 2019-20 Black was named the player of the year for Penrith's under 15s Brewer Shield side as she made 106 runs across four matches without being dismissed and claimed seven wickets at an average of 5.34.
For season 2020-21 the Brewer Shield was changed to be an under 18s competition, but Black was again a standout. She scored 237 runs at 33.9 and took 17 wickets at 7.1.
"Callee, she's exceptional," David Williams, Penrith Cricket Club's women's co-ordinator, said of the all-rounder.
"Being a 14-year-old playing in an under 18s competition she's generally playing cricket above her grade and then some."
Black was not only named the Brewer Shield player of the year for the second season running, but she took out the women's player of the year award.
Her batting highlight of the season was a century against Campbelltown-Camden. Coming in at number five, she hit 104 off 85 deliveries, her knock including 14 boundaries.
With the ball her best performance was a 6-11 off 10 overs, of which five were maidens.
"We are excited about her, big time," Williams added.
