Western Zone is leading the way in open age cricket currently, according to Country Cricket NSW, but to be the dominant force it needs to impress at next month’s Bradman Cup and Kookaburra Cup.
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Western Zone is the first region to hold ‘the double’ – the Country Cricket NSW Championship title and also the Plan B Regional Bash crown.
The latter was secured on Sunday night when the Orana Outlaws scored a thrilling 13-run win over the Northern Rivers Rock under lights at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
With both major senior titles now residing in the Western Zone trophy cabinet, the attention now turns to the two premier junior competitions.
“They’re leading the way in open age cricket,” Country Cricket NSW Programs Manager Bruce Whitehouse said.
“We’ll have to wait and see how they go in the under-16s and 14s but certainly in the open age they’re the dominant force, that’s fair to say.”
While full of praise for Western Zone’s results in both the 50 over and 20 over formats of the game, Whitehouse said sides from the local region also play the game the right way.
“Western Zone are a good team with very good players but they play as a team and that stands out,” he said.
“They play in the right spirit, they’re attacking and they’re well coached.”
There could be more success yet for Western Zone this season with the Bathurst representative side into the final four of the Country Cup.