Dubbo’s summer of upheaval has continued, with a host of debutantes and recalled players named in the Macquarie Valley side for this weekend’s clash with Mitchell.
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A number of players have already been called up to Dubbo, Macquarie Valley and Orana Outlaws representative sides this season and that shows no sign of slowing with young guns Charlie Kempston and Tom Atlee called up for Saturday’s match at Orange while RSL-Colts seamer Ben Semmler will debut.
Ryan Medley has also been recalled after not playing any representative cricket so far this summer.
Will Lindsay, Ben Strachan, Chris Russo and Steve Skinner are all unavailable.
Teenagers Ben Knaggs, Thomas Nelson and Henry Railz have all been named again while Macquarie captain Mitch Bower, Jordan Moran, Greg Buckley, Mat Skinner and James O’Brien provide the experience.
In terms of the bowling attack, the side is missing a spearhead quick, a role filled be the likes of Tim Cox, Tim Berry and Lindsay in recent years.
But Bower was keen to point to his side’s depth, with O’Brien, Railz, Semmler, Knaggs and Atlee all seamers while Medley and Buckley provide quality spin options.
“We haven’t got that out and out quick or strike bowler but there’s a lot of options,” he said.
“That means I can change it up if some things aren’t working and there probably won’t be any long spells from anyone.”