Dubbo's Tom Coady and Brock Larance have both been selected in the ACT/NSW Country Under 19s cricket side to play in a tri-series against Queensland and NSW Metro.
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The tri-series has replaced the Under 19 National Championships which were cancelled by Cricket Australia due to COVID-19 impacts.
The ACT/NSW Country side was supposed to play NSW Metro in a three-day match starting Tuesday but the game was cancelled due to heavy rainfall in Sydney over the recent days.
A one-day match was also planned for Thursday but it was also cancelled.
Coady has been busy with cricket after starring with a quickfire 50 not out for CYMS Cougars in their semi-final win over Newtown on Saturday and the wicket-keeper batsman is likely to play another big role this weekend in the RSL Whitney Cup grand final.
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17-year-old Coady is also the sides wicket-keeper who is likely to make the move to Sydney following the completion of his Higher School Certificate later this year.
Larance made the move to Sydney and linking up with Campbelltown-Camden and Dubbo junior Ben Patterson.
The top-order batsman and off-spinner took a five-wicket haul in the opening rounds but struggled with the bat for much of the season before starring in the final round scoring 60 and taking four wickets.
This is Coady's first year in the squad but Larance played last season along with Dubbo junior's Henry Railz and Tom Atlee.
Larance had a solid tournament and barely missed on selection in the Australian Under 19s World Cup side for the tournament which was held in South Africa.
Both NSW squads will travel to Queensland next week to play two 50-over matches and a T20 across four days.
Newly appointed CNSW Head of Male Cricket, Michael Klinger told Cricket NSW media the matches were really important given how the season has transpired.
"It's been an unusual year, the two squads been training really hard together without getting any match practice," said Klinger.
"While it's disappointing the three-day match could not take place due to the weather, I'm really excited about the opportunity of some cricket for these players.
"Heading up to Queensland gives these boys the experience of going on tour which they didn't get to do this season. That'll be great for them because that gives them experiences of living away from home, whether that's cooking or cleaning, going out for dinners or staying together as a group on tour."
Coady and Larance are joined in the ACT/NSW Country squad by Bathurst's Ben Mitchell and Orange's Blake Weymouth.
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