The WBCA has finalised its team for this Friday's T20 match vs the ACA Masters.
Team: Peter Bamess, Callan Kezich, Rory Sparks, Justin Adam, Brian McGregor, Tristan Mead (captain), Simon Duncan, Ty Bancroft, Jethro Namnik, Mitch Clothier, Dane Raper, Dylan Starkie.
The team will be managed by Bridgetown’s Darren Tassos.
The match starts at 3.30pm at Collier St this Friday, entry is free.
The Sportsman’s Night Imperials Football Club will be held in Manjimup on October 27 at 6.30pm.
Tickets are $40, contact Darren on 0428 157 862 to book.
The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) Masters tour Manjimup from 27-29 October, bringing some of the legends of the game to the region and awarding a $1,000 youth scholarship to a talented young player.
The scholarship will be awarded following the T20 match between the ACA Masters and the Warren Blackwood Cricket Association XI on October 28, at Collier Street Cricket Ground in Manjimup.
The scholarship winner will also have the unique opportunity to receive mentoring from one of the Masters players following the tour.
Two up-and-coming cricketers from the WBCA team, Jethro Namnik from Forestry CC and Rory Sparks from Dingup CC, will vie for the ACA Masters Youth Scholarship.
Jethro Namnik is a promising all-rounder in his fourth season of senior cricket with Forestry. The 16-year-old top-order batsman, who also bowls off-spin, has been chosen for senior Country Week duties twice and last season featured in the WBCA’s best XI.
The year 11 also aspires to become an electrician. Rory Sparks, also in his fourth season of senior cricket, made his debut for Forestry, before making the move to Dingup last season.
The 16-year-old swing-bowler and top-order batsman joined his first Country Week campaign in 2015/16, where he was promoted to the first XI following some stellar performances. Away from the cricket field, the year 11 is pursuing a career in sport.