Dubbo duo one step closer to Country dream

The pair were selected in to take part in the NSW State Challenge scheduled to take place in early February.

Two sides from NSW Country and two from NSW Metro will compete across three days in what is a selection trial for the ACT/NSW Country and NSW Metro teams.

Larance, who now plays his club cricket in the NSW Premier Cricket for Campbelltown-Camden made the ACT/NSW Country last year along with fellow Dubbo juniors Henry Railz and Tom Atlee.

Coady is more than likely to join Larance in Sydney as early as next cricket season and is still eligible to play in the under 17s side which was not selected due to COVID.

"With the cancellation of the under 17s last year, my focus shifted towards under 19s with the hope of being selected to play in the under 19s state challenge, so i'm pretty happy to have been included in the Country Sixers team," Coady said.

Coady and Larance who both played their junior cricket for CYMS are set to form a good partnership again and it's something the former is looking forward to.

"It will be great to play with Brock again, we have played a fair bit of cricket together in the past so it will be good to link up with Brock again," Coady said.

Although he will be one of the younger players at the carnival, Coady is still aiming to be selected in the ACT/NSW Country side.

"I am always aiming for Country selection, but I am also going to use the State Challenge as an opportunity to play with some more experienced players and further develop my game," he said.

Coady who currently still plays for CYMS has made an massive impact on the side when available this season and is one the competition's leading run-scorers.

He is also no stranger to representative teams after being selected previously for the ACT/NSW Country under 17s side, NSW under 15s and the Australian under 15s.

Larance is also a prominent figure in representative sides, after playing for the NSW and Australian Indigenous cricket teams, ACT/NSW Country under 19s and Australia in youth internationals against Pakistan.

Larance will more than likely have a leadership role at both the State Challenge and in the ACT/NSW Country side if selected.

Orange duo Harry McGregor and Blake Weymouth and Bathurst's Ben Mitchell will also play at the State Challenge.