New South Wales has made a powerful start to the National Indigenous Cricket Championship and it appears the biggest challenge at Alice Springs may come from within.
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After getting past fierce rivals Victoria in Monday’s opener, the Blues made it two-from-two in the Twenty20 fixtures when downing Western Australia on Tuesday.
The victory was a convincing one and Dubbo trio Brock Larance, Ben Patterson, and Marty Jeffrey all contributed once again.
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Patterson banged 29 from 10 balls and provided valuable support to Brynley Richards in the Blues’ innings. Rchards top-scored with 58 from 49 balls as his side posted a competitive 6-159 from its 20 overs.
Larance, again opening the bowling with his off-spin, got his side off to a strong start and claimed 2-28 from four while Jeffrey came into the attack and his tight bowling never allowed Western Australia to get into the game.
The RSL-Colts leg-spinner finished with the impressive figures of 1-8 from four overs as Western Australia was restricted to 7-95 in reply.
The 64-run victory followed on from Monday’s tight 10-run win over Victoria.
The star of the match match was former Parkes and Western Zone gun Pat Rosser.
Rosser is back at the NICC after some time away from top level representative cricket but he made his presence felt immediately when banging 68 from 48 balls in the win over the Victorians.
He smashed 10 fours and a six in the brutal knock and he said it was even more important given it was against one of the competition powerhouses.
“Obviously I haven’t been up here for the past four or five years but NSW beat Victoria in the final last year and they’re always really strong,” Rosser said after Tuesday’s win.
“It was nice to start with a solid win. Our scores with the bat have been about par but we are looking to raise the bar.
“We’re happy with the two wins.”
Rosser and his side are keen to go to the next level from Wednesday, when the unbeaten Blues meet the Northern Territory.
The hosts lost both of their opening matches.
The Dubbo trio are again likely to feature heavily with the ball while Patterson’s hard-hitting is quickly becoming a key part of the New South Wales middle order.
Following the clash with the hosts at Alice Springs, the Blues meet Queensland on Thursday before a rest day on Friday.
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Nick Guthrie
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
