His action's far from orthodox but there's no doubt how effective Bathurst City quick Clint Moxon's been in recent years and he's been a picture of consistency in many ways, taking 40 wickets at a tick over 27 apiece in the last three summers.
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He finally gets his chance at the next level on Sunday, after being named for Bathurst's gigantic Western Zone Premier League showdown with Dubbo.
"It's fantastic that he can have his shot, so I'm looking forward to that," Bathurst skipper Adam Ryan said.
"He's just a really consistent bowler who doesn't give you much and just wears you down as a bowler too, he just keeps hitting those good lengths.
He's just a really consistent bowler who doesn't give you much and just wears you down.
- Bathurst skipper Adam Ryan, on debuting quick Clint Moxon
"He's got a bit of an unorthodox release, he releases off the same arm as his foot. It's a different action to get used to straight away, so that plays into it as well.
"But it's just his consistency which is the big thing, especially in that 50 overs we can grind out our bowling session and bat really well.
"He wouldn't be the quickest in our side, but he's quick enough."
Moxon's impending debut is one of just two changes to the Bathurst side that knocked off Orange by three wickets in the tournament-opener a fortnight ago.
Ryan returns after missing that fixture, while young talents Bailey Brien and Ethan Ivory will not make the trip to Dubbo, one the Bathurst skipper is hungry to taste victory in.
While Bathurst played out a remarkable tie with Dubbo in the 2017-18 grand final last summer Ryan's side were well beaten by their rivals and went on to miss the decider, which the defending champions won.
"I suppose after what happened last year we have to make sure we don't get complacent. Last year we took the foot off and went through the motions ... hopefully we've learnt from that, we capitalise where we can, and we play our best cricket," Ryan said.
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"For a long time they were the benchmark and I suppose they still are in some ways. I just think they've got a few younger blokes coming through now as opposed to that really solid side they had for a long time ... but they've developed some very potent players."
Ryan admits the Dubbo bowling unit has an advantage at No.1 Oval, but he said there's enough talent and depth in his side to get the job done, and said he'll be encouraging all his troops to play their natural, attacking games.
"I think we've got enough balance in there that we can just let everyone play their natural game. Obviously they won't be going yee-haw Twenty20 style, but we like to take it to them with a bit of attack," he said.
"We've got a few fellas within the side that can play the big shots, it's just a matter of balancing up that batting list as wickets fall. I think we need to get above 250."
Sunday's second round starts at 10am.
- BATHURST: Adam Ryan (c), Imran Qureshi, Jameel Qureshi, Wayne Sellers, Dave Sellers, Jaden Ekert, Henry Shoemark, Dave Henderson, Matt Stephen, Mitch Taylor, Connor Slattery, Clint Moxon
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