Teenage cricket star Jake Doran is leaving NSW and expected to sign with Tasmania.

Cricket NSW chief executive Andrew Jones announced 18-year-old batsman Doran’s departure on Tuesday, saying NSW was “simply not in a position to match the offer from another state”.

Highly-regarded by Cricket Australia national talent manager Greg Chappell, Doran played for the Prime Minister’s X1 against England and the Chairman’s XI against South Africa in the recent summer.

However the ambitious youngster has yet to play first-class cricket for NSW, with his performances for the 2nd XI insufficient to earn a call up so far.

He’s believed to have been lured by the chance to play regularly for Tasmania.

“Jake is a highly-rated young player who has an excellent record in NSW youth teams plus a first grade century, a NSW second XI century and a Sydney Thunder game to his name this year,” Jones said.

“We have invested heavily in Jake’s development and were keen to keep him.

“We made him an offer based on his age, potential and performances at senior level to date.

“The success of NSW cricket for well over a century has been built entirely on merit-based selection and reward, and our offer was consistent with these principles.

“However we were informed this morning that Jake will not be accepting our terms.

“He is fully entitled to make that choice and we wish him well.”