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After a blistering start to the 2018-19 summer that’s what Orange City young gun Blake Weymouth’s hoping to do moving forward because he knows as well as anyone that unlike class, as they say, form’s never permanent.
Weymouth will resume unbeaten on 125 at Wade Park on Saturday afternoon as his Orange City outfit looks to make the most of the formidable position they’re in heading into the second day of Orange District Cricket Association’s fifth round.
With the Warriors sitting at 6-306 Weymouth’s expected to get the chance to build on that score, Orange City skipper Ed Morrish indicated on Friday afternoon he’ll probably bat on rather than declare before play starts.
“If we batted on I think it’d be looking for a few more quick runs and getting to 150 would be pretty good, but it all depends on what Ed wants to do, the team being in a good position to win is more important,” Weymouth said.
That unbeaten 125 was Weymouth’s second ton of the summer, which he backed up with his third the following day for Mitchell Cricket Council’s under-16 outfit. He also blasted 113 for Orange’s under 16s in a trial against Western Suburbs earlier in the season.
They were three of 12 digs he’s had this summer for Orange City, Orange, Mitchell and Western’s Combined High Schools side, all up the 15-year-old’s piled on 639 runs at 63.9.
“I’m not really sure if I’ve ever hit the ball this well,” Weymouth said.
“Nothing’s really changed I think I’m just backing myself a little bit more maybe, hopefully I can just cash in on the good form and keep scoring a few.”
Helping his club and representative sides across Western Zone remains in the forefront of his mind, but Weymouth said he also wants to take that form into this summer’s AW Green Shield, he’ll play for Penrith.
The Panthers have started training every Wednesday and while the only trial they’ve had scheduled was washed out, Weymouth said that’s an arena he’s desperately hoping to impress in.
Weymouth will be joined by Darren Barrett (36 not out) at the crease should Morrish elect to bat on at Wade Park, while in the other top grade game Kinross will kick off day two at 6-34 in reply to Cavaliers’ 7-259 declared.
Skipper Matt Corben (74), Ryan Kurtz (55) and Bailey Ferguson (51) all notched up half tons in the maroons’ big total, before Josh Doherty (3-17) and Mitch Black (2-16) ran through Kinross’ top order.
Charlie Greer (5 not out) and Stu Crisp (1 not out) are the students’ unbeaten bats at Kinross Main Oval.
Both games resume from 1pm, unless rain delays and stops play.
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