Tara Murray
Footscray star Dylan Brasher’s form the last 12 months has been recognised with the batter earning his first state contract.
Brasher has earned a Cricket Victoria rookie contract for the 2022-23 season on the back of strong form for the Bulldogs and up in Darwin.
Brasher, who was named in the Victorian Premier Cricket team of the year, making 614 runs at an average of 51.17 after spending the off season in Darwin, where he was also in the runs where he won the Ralph Wiese Medal.
He was given the responsibility of captaining the Bulldogs T20 side this season, and captained up in Darwin.
Brasher made his Victorian second XI debut earlier this year, making a century on his home deck at Footscray.
Speaking to Star Weekly before last season, he said that had been his aim for the summer.
Brasher’s Footscray teammate Travis Dean is again on the contract list. Dean was named join Sheffield Shield player of the season last year, alongside Henry Hunt.
Cricket Victoria’s head of male cricket David Hussey said it was nice to recognise some new faces as part of the program.
“It’s really pleasing to recognise some of premier cricket’s best performers over the past couple of seasons with contracts and upgrade four of our rookies from last year,” he said.
“We’re focussed on continuous improvement and it’s great to see those younger players starting to impact our match results positively.”
