Orange's WZPL season suffered another wash-out in round two ahead of big games

The only problem is, Orange is yet to have a game.

Coyte's side has been forced to endure two wash-outs to open the new season, with a trip to Gulgong to face Mid-west and last Sunday's home clash against Cowra both abandoned due to the elements.

The two drawn results don't put too much of a dent in Coyte's ambitions for the Orange First XI, but heading into games against Bathurst and Dubbo - two of the zone's biggest associations - without a rep game under the belt is "frustrating", as the young skipper said.

"Everyone would have loved to have played two games before playing a side like Bathurst. Those guys and Dubbo are definitely the pinnacle, but they're beatable," Coyte said.

He said the youthful Orange line-up was keen to get out in the middle and show what the next generation of Orange cricket is capable of.

"We haven't been able to play and show what we can do. We're all keen to don that baggy blue," he said.

Coyte said he was most excited to see the likes of Bailey Ferguson and Fletcher Rose on the rep scene this summer, with the former entering this season on the back of a mountain of runs last year - the Cavaliers top order star whacked 456 runs, including two tons.

While Rose has stepped things up with Centrals this summer after battling a back injury last year and young spearhead Harry McGregor is one player he says he'd "love to see" fulfill his potential in rep cricket.

Coyte added batting out the 50 overs will be key against both Bathurst and Dubbo in the next two rounds, with Orange's next clash against the defending champions at the Bathurst Sportsground on November 8.

"But to be honest, the thing I love most about this side is the youth. I like how we have a lot of young players on board. It shows how talented this younger generation is and we're keen to make our mark," he enthused.

All of last Sunday's WZPL games were declared wash-outs.