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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Head went on to play 18 under-19 [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches for the [[Australia Under-19 cricket team|Australian national team]], including at the [[2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1061/1061501/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Travis Head (18)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042444/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1061/1061501/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html |date=1 December 2017 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/570851.html|title=Australia name U-19 World Cup squad|date=3 July 2012|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=25 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125223337/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/570851.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He impressed with both bat and ball during the tournament, scoring 87 off 42 balls against [[Scotland Under-19 cricket team|Scotland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/576961.html|title=Australia begin campaign with six-wicket win|last=Binoy|first=George|date=11 August 2012|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045456/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/576961.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and taking three wickets against [[Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the quarter-final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/578266.html|title=Bosisto steers Australia into semi-finals|date=19 August 2012|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722035056/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/578266.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He showed leadership qualities when he captained South Australia to victory in the 2012–13 National Under-19 Championships, being named Player of the Championship for the second consecutive year.<ref name=ESPNcricinfo/></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Head went on to play 18 under-19 [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches for the [[Australia Under-19 cricket team|Australian national team]], including at the [[2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1061/1061501/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Travis Head (18)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042444/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1061/1061501/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html |date=1 December 2017 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/570851.html|title=Australia name U-19 World Cup squad|date=3 July 2012|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=25 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125223337/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/570851.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He impressed with both bat and ball during the tournament, scoring 87 off 42 balls against [[Scotland Under-19 cricket team|Scotland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/576961.html|title=Australia begin campaign with six-wicket win|last=Binoy|first=George|date=11 August 2012|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045456/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/576961.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and taking three wickets against [[Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the quarter-final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/578266.html|title=Bosisto steers Australia into semi-finals|date=19 August 2012|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722035056/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/578266.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He showed leadership qualities when he captained South Australia to victory in the 2012–13 National Under-19 Championships, being named Player of the Championship for the second consecutive year.<ref name=ESPNcricinfo/></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Head remained a regular selection for the [[2012–13 Sheffield Shield season|2012–13 season]], usually batting in the middle order.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/Sheffield_Shield_2012-13/South_Australia_Batting.html Sheffield Shield 2012/13: batting and fielding for South Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032759/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/Sheffield_Shield_2012-13/South_Australia_Batting.html |date=1 December 2017 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2013.</ref<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">><ref name=ESPNcricinfo/</del>> He came close to scoring his maiden century with 95 against Western Australia. Though he was not dismissed, he ran out of batting partners and was stranded at the crease five runs short of the milestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/591492.html|title=Warriors claim first win of season|date=15 November 2012|access-date=28 January 2013|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=20 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120031611/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/591492.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He subsequently played a single [[Twenty20 cricket|Twenty20]] game for the [[Adelaide Strikers]] in the [[Big Bash League]], replacing the injured [[Kieron Pollard]] in the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/adelaide-strikers-opt-for-novice-travis-head-18-at-the-crease/news-story/3449a6fb5cf1138ed92a936f86f55d2e|title=Adelaide Strikers opt for novice Travis Head, 18, at the crease|date=9 January 2013|access-date=24 November 2017|website=[[news.com.au]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201061116/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/adelaide-strikers-opt-for-novice-travis-head-18-at-the-crease/news-story/3449a6fb5cf1138ed92a936f86f55d2e|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after South Australia's Shield win against Victoria in January 2013, he was hit by a car outside a hotel in [[Adelaide]], receiving injuries to his head and back, but he made a full recovery and was able to return for South Australia's next match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/redbacks-rookie-travis-head-hit-by-car/news-story/743c7f4f3e1c1b0af68043efba961a1a|title=Redbacks' rookie Travis Head hit by car|last=Faulkner|first=Andrew|date=28 January 2013|access-date=28 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/redbacks-cricketer-travis-head-avoids-serious-injury-after-being-hit-by-car/news-story/418b5790c612f71850af8eb4d3275615?sv=693d580790bc7c319e55acfbd2ac3a70&nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1511486979|title=Redbacks cricketer Travis Head avoids serious injury after being hit by car|last=Biddington|first=Tom|date=28 January 2013|access-date=24 November 2017|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|archive-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003171020/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/redbacks-cricketer-travis-head-avoids-serious-injury-after-being-hit-by-car/news-story/418b5790c612f71850af8eb4d3275615?sv=693d580790bc7c319e55acfbd2ac3a70&nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1511486979|url-status=live}}</ref> Head was one of six young Australian players to be part of the inaugural [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Ageas Bowl]] International Cricket Academy during the 2013 season, training at the ground's facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/604810.html|title=Young Australians head to Hampshire|last=Dobell|first=George|date=14 February 2013|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=19 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119192433/http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/604810.html|url-status=live}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Head remained a regular selection for the [[2012–13 Sheffield Shield season|2012–13 season]], usually batting in the middle order.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref name=ESPNcricinfo/></ins><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/Sheffield_Shield_2012-13/South_Australia_Batting.html Sheffield Shield 2012/13: batting and fielding for South Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032759/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/Sheffield_Shield_2012-13/South_Australia_Batting.html |date=1 December 2017 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2013.</ref> He came close to scoring his maiden century with 95 against Western Australia. Though he was not dismissed, he ran out of batting partners and was stranded at the crease five runs short of the milestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/591492.html|title=Warriors claim first win of season|date=15 November 2012|access-date=28 January 2013|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=20 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120031611/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/591492.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He subsequently played a single [[Twenty20 cricket|Twenty20]] game for the [[Adelaide Strikers]] in the [[Big Bash League]], replacing the injured [[Kieron Pollard]] in the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/adelaide-strikers-opt-for-novice-travis-head-18-at-the-crease/news-story/3449a6fb5cf1138ed92a936f86f55d2e|title=Adelaide Strikers opt for novice Travis Head, 18, at the crease|date=9 January 2013|access-date=24 November 2017|website=[[news.com.au]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201061116/http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/adelaide-strikers-opt-for-novice-travis-head-18-at-the-crease/news-story/3449a6fb5cf1138ed92a936f86f55d2e|url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after South Australia's Shield win against Victoria in January 2013, he was hit by a car outside a hotel in [[Adelaide]], receiving injuries to his head and back, but he made a full recovery and was able to return for South Australia's next match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/redbacks-rookie-travis-head-hit-by-car/news-story/743c7f4f3e1c1b0af68043efba961a1a|title=Redbacks' rookie Travis Head hit by car|last=Faulkner|first=Andrew|date=28 January 2013|access-date=28 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/redbacks-cricketer-travis-head-avoids-serious-injury-after-being-hit-by-car/news-story/418b5790c612f71850af8eb4d3275615?sv=693d580790bc7c319e55acfbd2ac3a70&nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1511486979|title=Redbacks cricketer Travis Head avoids serious injury after being hit by car|last=Biddington|first=Tom|date=28 January 2013|access-date=24 November 2017|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|archive-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003171020/https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/redbacks-cricketer-travis-head-avoids-serious-injury-after-being-hit-by-car/news-story/418b5790c612f71850af8eb4d3275615?sv=693d580790bc7c319e55acfbd2ac3a70&nk=c12855ad84e52edb48b553d4a7bcdebc-1511486979|url-status=live}}</ref> Head was one of six young Australian players to be part of the inaugural [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Ageas Bowl]] International Cricket Academy during the 2013 season, training at the ground's facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/604810.html|title=Young Australians head to Hampshire|last=Dobell|first=George|date=14 February 2013|access-date=24 November 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=19 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119192433/http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/604810.html|url-status=live}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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