There is a heavy Dubbo and Macquarie Valley presence in the Zone side, with eight players from the unbeaten side earning a spot in the squad which will take on ACT Southern Districts, Riverina, and Illawarra in Albury.

Macquarie Valley dominated the inter-council competition this season, defeating Lachlan by 217 runs and then downing Central West by seven wickets.

It led Western Zone coach Greg Rummans to describe the side as the "best balanced council team I've seen".

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"They bat to about nine and 10. They've got spinners, they've got quicks, good fielders and two keepers," he said.

"I watched them warm up and though, at council level, that's the strongest group of players from one to 12 that I've seen.

"[Anthony] Atlee is a very strong player, [Hugh] Sienkiewicz has progressed really well and they're both playing Green Shield with Blacktown and Hawkesbury."

Atlee and Sienkiewicz are joined in the Western side by Dubbo and Macquarie Valley teammates Ted Murray, Fletcher Hyde, Jack Fuller, Lachlan Rummans, and Rudy Peet, as well as Nyngan's Tyson Deebank.

Bathurst's Angus Parsons, Bailey Edwards of Grenfell, Mudgee player Connor Whale, and Condobolin pair Ryan Goodsell and Riley Keen round out the squad.

Rummans is yet to decide on the captain as Bathurst-based Blake Kreuzberger would have had that role but will miss the tournament through injury.

Despite his absence, Rummans like the all-round look of his side.

"I'm also pretty happy with the options in the quick bowling department, particularly Gus (Parsons) and Riley Keen and Bailey Edwards too. Rudy Peet and Connor Whale are complementary and they should bowl well with the spinners," the coach said.

Western to play ACT Southern Districts on January 5, Riverina on January 6 and Greater Illawarra on January 7.