SCHOOL Sport WA have recently announced their 12 and under mixed cricket side, who will compete next week at the School Sport Australia national competition.

Two players attend school in Ellenbrook, Cooper Chilman and Shanaya Singh Chauhan.

Shanaya will turn 12 on November 30 but plays in both under 14 and under 15 age group teams for Bassendean Junior Cricket Club and Midland-Guildford Districts.

She will be playing as the state under 12 team’s wicketkeeper and one of their batsmen.

The interstate championships will be played in Adelaide over the coming week, with finals being played on December 6.

School Sport WA was established in 1909 and hosts regular tournaments across a range of sports to get school kids involved in playing sport and competing at a state level.

Students compete at regional, state and national levels through these tournaments, and maximum participation is encouraged.

The Department of Education currently contracts School Sport WA to manage safe and efficient competitive school sport programs on its behalf.

School Sport WA coordinates 39 state teams annually, and these students from public and private schools compete at the School Sport Australia Championships.