Patterson starred for NSW on day one of the carnival as he tore through Victoria and finished with a five-wicket haul as his side recorded a massive victory.

The former Rugby quick, who now plays with Hawkesbury in the Sydney grade competition, was also in the thick of the action as NSW cruised past the home side, Northern Territory, on Tuesday.

Patterson's haul of 5-7 on day one was the standout performance of the day and the speedster was delighted with his performance. "I was extremely happy with it," he said.

"I was set up well by the two opening bowlers and then I was just focused on bowling full and straight.

"There were some obvious weaknesses to pick out and at one stage I had four for one so I found it really good and there was some deviation in the pitch so I took advantage of that."

Fellow Dubbo player Marty Jeffrey has also impressed when given an opportunity.

VIDEO: Cricket Australia Pathways talk to Dubbo's Marty Jeffrey. 

16-year-old Jeffrey, the youngest in the NSW side, performed well with his leg spin on Monday, complimenting Patterson and finishing with 2-6 from 3.1 overs.

Victoria could only manage 55 in that clash, in reply to NSW's 144, while on Tuesday the Blues chased down Northern Territory's total of 94 for the loss of just three wickets.

Despite two such one-sided wins on the opening two days of the national carnival, Patterson said the standard has still been some of the highest he's been apart of.

"The level is really good and the standard is high," he said.

"There's some gems of cricketers here so it's been really good.

"Some of our batsmen our outstanding and the bowlers are a different level to and Marty Jeffrey has really stood up and come out of his shell a bit, he's really talkative now."

Patterson admitted it was pleasing to see another Dubbo junior performing well on the big stage and added Jeffrey has improved out of sight since he last saw him before moving to Sydney.

Another thing which stood out was the unique atmosphere of the NICC.

A prestigious tournament, things are often different to regular cricket carnivals and before Tuesday match the NSW and Northern Territory players linking arms before their match in the hope to raise awareness for the issue of domestic violence.

"The culture just feels different," Patterson said.

"I don't go to many carnivals and feel like this and feel this pressure.

"But the culture, there's a big margin of difference."

NSW played South Australia late yesterday afternoon and also play Tasmania, Western Australia and Queensland before Monday's finals.

"We've got a great side so I'd be backing us to win it, 100%," a confident Patterson added.