ACT/NSW Country has finished third in the Cricket Australia Under 19 National Championships in Perth.
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Dubbo trio Brock Larance, Henry Railz and Tom Atlee all featured throughout the tournament and, the former two in particular, played major roles in the side's success.
Larance finished the tournament with 280 runs at an average of 35 and a highest score of 97 while also taking five wickets with his off-spin.
Railz backed up an impressive tournament from last year scoring 214 runs at an average of 31 with a highest score of 70 and also taking six wickets with his left arm pace.
Atlee was in and out of the side throughout the week and as a result of this only took three wickets from his four matches.
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Despite those best efforts of Larance and Railz, the Dubbo pair missed out on selection in the Australian under 19s side for next year's World Cup.
The ACT/NSW Country side downed Victoria Metro in Thursday's third-place play-off but failed to get a player into the 15-man national squad.
That Australian squad will be captained by Victorian star Jake Fraser-McGurk, who was dismissed for just three in Thursday's third-place play-off.
Fraser-McGurk, 17, made a half-century on his Marsh Sheffield Shield debut with Victoria in November, and followed it days later with a half-century in the Marsh One-Day Cup.
Seven members of the Australian under 19 squad have state contracts while three also have deals with sides ahead of the upcoming Big Bash League.
Railz and Atlee will now head back to Sydney to play for Penrith and Blacktown respectively in the NSW Premier Cricket competition.
Larance will line-up for CYMS Cougars in their RSL-Whitney Cup top-of-the-table clash with Macquarie on Saturday before heading to Bathurst to captain the Western Zone colts side at the Country Championships.
NSW Metro won the national under 19 championships in Perth, downing Victoria Country by 48 runs in the final at the WACA.
