SINCE its inception four years ago, the Regional Bash competition has offered cricketers from country areas the chance to showcase their skills.
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The Twenty20 competition has witnessed some aggressive knocks, quality bowling and stunning fielding and its evolution from a knock-out to a pool format has provided even more opportunities.
The best get the chance to play in the final a the SCG – something the Orana Outlaws have done three times.
A man who now calls the SCG home turf, NSW Blues bastman Nick Larkin, is a fan of the Regional Bash.
“It’s hugely important. I think it’s a fantastic opportunity for players in the country to show off what they’ve got,” he said.
“There’s some fantastic talent out there in the country as our system would attest to.
“It’s a steady supply of players from the country who are looking to try their hand down in Sydney and it’s great to see, exciting to see the talent that comes in every year.”
Bathurst will host one of the Thunder Conference pool rounds this weekend at the Sportsground with the Central West Wranglers, Orana Outlaws and Illawarra Flames to do battle.
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