Cricket Tasmania is pleased to announce the Tasmanian Tigers Men’s Program for the 2026–27 season.
With plenty of fresh faces this year, the program welcomes new recruits Teague Wyllie and Caelan Maladay to the Tigers, alongside the return of familiar names such as Nikhil Chaudhary and Ben McDermott to the full-time contracted list.
Both on one-year deals, young top-order batter Teague Wyllie joins the Tigers from Western Australia. Caelan Maladay earns his place on the contracted list as a robust addition following a strong 2025-26 season in the CTPL and in Tasmania’s Second XI. Maladay’s profile aligns summarily to Keiran Elliott, who departed during the off-season for Western Australia.
Tasmanian fans will be excited to see the return of Ben McDermott to the Tigers’ full-time contracted list after rejoining the side un-contracted last season, bringing valuable experience and leadership to red-ball cricket in Tasmania.
Similarly, Nikhil Chaudhary has been added to the full-time contracted list for the first time, signing a two-year deal with the Tigers after an impressive 2025–26 campaign across the Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup, which saw him named a finalist for the 2025–26 Ricky Ponting Medal.
Kuhnemann, Ellis and Webster will remain in Tasmania under Cricket Australia contracts, while Jake Weatherald has returned to South Australia.
The Tigers also welcome several new players on rookie contracts, with Kasey Barton, William Taylor and Nitesh Samuel joining from New South Wales.
Cricket Tasmania’s High Performance GM Salliann Beams on the Rookie selections:
“It’s exciting to see some fresh faces and new energy coming into the playing group this season. With Taylor and Barton, we’re strengthening our pace bowling stocks, and we’re looking forward to building healthy competition between the top order batters with the exciting addition of Samuel."
Mac Wright and Charlie Wakim will not have their contracts renewed this season.
The full list of contracted and rookie players for the 2026-27 season is provided below:
Marcus Bean
Gabe Bell
Jackson Bird
Iain Carlisle
Nikhil Chaudhary
Jake Doran
Brad Hope
Caleb Jewell
Mitch Owen
Raf Macmillian
Caelan Maladay
Ben McDermott
Riley Meredith
Lawrence Neil-Smith
Will Prestwidge
Niv Radhakrishnan
Jordan Silk
Billy Stanlake
Tim Ward
Teague Wyllie
Rookie Contracts
Kasey Barton
Zac Curtain
Aidan O’Connor
Nitesh Samuel
William Taylor
Cricket Australia Contracted Players
Nathan Ellis
Matt Kuhnemann
Beau Webster
Ins
Teague Wyllie , Caelan Maladay, Nikhil Chaudhary, Ben McDermott, Kasey Barton (Rookie), Nitesh Samuel (Rookie), William Taylor (Rookie)
Outs
Jake Weatherald, Kieran Elliott, Mac Wright, Charlie Wakim