The CYMS youngster has been selected in Randwick Petersham's Green Shield side for the upcoming campaign, although it didn't come without its struggles.

"It was my first year trialling and I tried out at one or two other clubs before that, but wasn't as successful," he said.

"It was quite interesting. The Randwick trial was the first weekend before Sydney went into lockdown, so back in July. Then the second trial was early in November.

"It was a good experience to going down there to play with some quality cricketers and even just training with them is a good experience."

He said it was interesting to trial four months apart, but was just happy to be able to play cricket again.

"With the impact of COVID we didn't even know if we'd be playing cricket at the moment," Tink said.

"Both of Randwick's country players last year were both in the old age so they needed to look for two different country players this year, so that's another reason why I went there as well."

The under 16s competitions sees teams play seven regular season matches in the span of a month against other clubs affiliated with the Sydney grade setup. Should they finish in the top eight, they will have three more potential finals games.

His first match for his new side comes on December 16, when Randwick take on UNSW at Coogee Oval.

One downside of his selection is that he will miss a big chunk of CYMS' upcoming fixtures.

"Unfortunately I'm only available for the next one in four games," he said on his busy schedule.

"I'm also out this weekend with Bradman Cup with (Angus Cornish) down in Wagga, but it's a great opportunity down there to also make a name for yourself, to really show what you're made of.

"It's an opportunity where if I do choose to make advancements in my cricket, I've got a place to go if I want to go down to Sydney in the future."

Tink isn't the only Orange talent hoping to shine in the Green Shield competition either.

Cornish was selected for Penrith's squad and although the two won't meet in the regular season, there's every chance they could lock horns come finals time.

"I think there's six overall from the Western zone playing Green Shield this year which I think is the most in a while," Tink said proudly.

"It is pretty nice to know that you're up there being considered, but I'm more just looking to advance my own cricket, keep going further and further because I just love the game."

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