The former Grenfell junior who played cricket during his formative years in the Cowra District Cricket competition has been named in the Australia A squad to play an intrasquad match and game against the England Lions in December, ahead of the upcoming Ashes series.

Chief Australian selector George Bailey indicated 24-year-old Hunt and gritty Queenslander Bryce Street would be opening the batting for Australia A.

Hunt has been in great form for South Australia, notching his second Sheffield Shield century in as many innings, when he hit a dogged 134 from 236 balls against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval earlier this month.

Hunt now has five centuries from 20 first-class appearances, including 108 off 245 balls against Western Australia in Perth nearly a month ago.

In his most recent innings Hunt stood firm after South Australia collapsed to 5 for 78 in overcast conditions, with fellow Test hopeful Travis Head falling cheaply for 14

Hunt was born in Cowra before moving to Grenfell where he attended Henry Lawson High School.

He joined the West End Redbacks as a rookie in the 2019-20 season after a standout Toyota Futures League campaign with ACT/NSW Country.

The right-hander was the leading runscorer of the Toyota Futures League competition with 737 runs at 46.06, boasting a high score of 208 plus another four half-centuries.

He was also an Australian U19s representative in 2015-16.