Sporting a surname synonymous with tenpin bowling, it's easy to immediately think Tom Belmonte would be more at home notching turkeys on oil-slicked lanes than bludgeoning runs on the typically bowler-friendly wickets of the central west.
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Think again because that surname is the only similarity he shares with Jason - arguably the best bowler on the planet - and according to the 20-year-old Belmonte, you can tell.
"You can absolutely tell there's no relation by the way I bowl. I still need the bumpers and even then I can't crack a ton anyway," he laughed.
Knowing what I'm on I'll probably be thinking about it but it'll be right.
- Unbeaten CYMS bat Tom Belmonte
He doesn't really bowl much on the cricket field either, to be fair, but fortunately for CYMS his lack of tenpin ability doesn't translate to his efforts with willow in hand, he's been one of the green and golds' best-performed bats in recent seasons.
Although he's cracked a couple in the lower grade's a ton has proved elusive in the gentlemen's game too though, but he has a chance to rectify that in the second day of his side's season-opening Bathurst-Orange Inter-District Cricket clash with Kinross.
Belmonte will resume unbeaten on 76 this weekend after leading his side to a formidable position on last weekend's opening day, CYMS are 2-145 and trail Kinross by just 46.
"It would be nice to go on and score that century, and win the game obviously," Belmonte said, with this dig his highest score in the top grade.
"I hit them alright last week and I've actually had exams all week at university, so I've not thought about cricket at all. There was a few nerves before them but I don't think there will be with cricket.
"I normally count until I get to about 20 but then lose track, knowing what I'm on I'll probably be thinking about it but it'll be right."
With rain forecast for Saturday morning there could be a bit more juice in the Riawena Oval wicket, which played reasonably true as Belmonte and Dave Neil (50) added 107 for the second wicket before the latter was dismissed from the final ball of the day.
"It was a bit up and down and a few stayed low late in the day, but it played pretty well. Kinross batted pretty well on it too, they put the runs on the board but we did a pretty good job to get to where we are," Belmonte said.
"It was good having Neily out there too, I think it's fair to call him a veteran now and he keeps you calm and level-headed.
"It was a shame to see him get out on what turned out to the be the last ball of the day though, he was batting beautifully and looked set for a big one."
With at least 80 overs remaining in the game there's plenty of cricket left so Belmonte said the focus for his side is simply to pick up a first innings win, once that box is ticked the thought of an outright might come into play.
Who joins him at the crease when play resumes remains to be seen, it's also uncertain what Orange City will elect to do across town at Wade Park as well.
Led by Dave Boundy's sterling knock of 132 the Warriors rolled to 4-352 by stumps on day one, and skipper Ed Morrish said he's not certain whether he'll declare before the start of play on Saturday or continue to bat, it depends what the weather does.
With Ben Schofield and Shaun Churchill unbeaten on 42 and 30, respectively, with a full day in front of them Morrish admitted it's tempting to bat on into the second day, but a victory is his priority so Centrals will be asked to bat at some stage.
Cavaliers are in in the box seat against St Pat's Old Boys as well. The Saints are 3-42 in reply to the maroons' 201 at Scots All Saints. All games resume at 1.30pm on Saturday.
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