And neither are going unnoticed.
The young gun opening batsman has been named in Cricket Victoria’s 2020-21 under 17 male emerging talent performance squad.
It comes after an impressive season where he played regularly for the Goulburn Murray Cricket runners-up and was part of the under 15 Vic Country side which won the national championships.
“I’m pretty pleased to get some good news in a pretty difficult year,” George said.
“Being picked in the squad now gives me something to look forward to in the coming months.
“I’ve been focusing on my strength and conditioning in the past several months so it will be good to do some actual training.
“With restrictions being eased I’ve got the chance to do that now.”
Cricket Victoria’s Jarrad Loughman said the emerging talent performance squad was an opportunity to develop the young talent of the state into the best possible players they can be and said the players had adapted well to a new style of training in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Like all sports we’ve been challenged by the current environment, but we’re pleased with the way the players have adapted, particularly while also managing school commitments,” Loughman said.
“We’re working to ensure the players are given the opportunity to compete in a national championship style environment during the season and we’re hopeful we’ll be able to make that happen during the summer.”
George hasn’t been fully out of the cricketing loop during COVID-19, closely working with Cricket Victoria’s team of dietitians.
“I’ve always been a pretty healthy eater, but those guys have helped me to refine my diet,” George said.
“It has been extremely helpful because it has shown me what I need to do if I want to become a professional cricketer and that’s what I am working towards.”
The teenager has also had access to Australian internationals both past and present through a series of webinars which have taken players into the life of the professionals.
“Those have all been great experiences,” George said.
“We’ve been working with guys including Aaron Finch, Michael Beer and Peter Handscomb. It’s really interesting to hear them speak about how they play the game.
“Hopefully I can take a few of their strategies into games when we do get the chance to play.”
With community sport now allowed to resume across regional Victoria, George is keeping his goals for the upcoming season simple.
“Firstly, I want to be playing well for Rochester,” he said.
“Then hopefully that form transfers into the representative tournaments later in the season.”
Echuca’s Kobyn James and Bendigo United's Bradman Constable - both of whom were teammates of George’s in Northern Rivers representative cricket - will also be members of the squad.
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