Nic Broes has made an impressive start after switching from Bathurst to Cricket ACT

In a 2018-19 campaign that saw Broes named the Bathurst District Cricket Association's player of the year, he impressed for every team he padded up for.

On a club level for St Pat's Old Boys he scored 601 runs at an average of 42.93, his efforts including a record 186 and unbeaten 61 in the Saints' grand final win.

He hit twin half centuries for the Western Zone under 18s, a 121 for the Bathurst District colts side and for the Central West Wranglers in the Plan B Regional Bash - a Twenty20 competition - his efforts included belting 85 runs as they posted their maiden win.

On a school level, Broes cracked 401 runs in his first four games of the Alan Davidson Shield.

They are numbers that the word 'impressive' doesn't quite do justice.

This season Broes is facing new challenges in the Cricket ACT competition. They are challenges he is rising to meet and it is making the talented cricketer even more passionate about the sport.

"I'm feeling really confident about my game to be honest. The back end of last year I felt really confident too, but I think now I'm just really excited to get out and bat, whereas last year it was a bit of 'if I bat, I bat'," Broes revealed.

"I really want to get out there this year and keep batting. Obviously it helps to score runs because I know there will be times when I might get out to a good catch or get a good ball, so I want to take advantage while I'm doing well."

So what are Broes' achievements so far this season? He talks us through what he has done.

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AFTER his Bathurst District Cricket Association premiership winning season with St Pat's Old Boys, Broes has made the move to play for Western Districts in the ACT Premier Cricket.

"I understand my role and playing with some blokes who can really hit the ball and get on with the game obviously. I'm just there and striking at around 80, trying to hit a run a ball and doing my own game," he said.

"It's fit in really well with how I like to play my game, so I'm really happy with my start.

"The standard is obviously a bit better than back home, there are still some weak sides, but within those weak sides there are at least three or four really good players."

His first knock was an unbeaten 67, he backed that up with a 37 not out, while on Saturday against the strong Western Creek Molonglo outfit, Broes made 84 opening the batting.

It means his average stands at 188, but typically he was a little disappointed that 84 - which included six boundaries - did not help Western Districts to victory.

"Weston Creek they've got the best bowling attack by far we've faced yet, so it was good to get some runs against them," Broes said.

"There were a few people who were saying I'd only scored them [runs] against not too decent attacks, so it was nice to put a bit of credibility into my game.

"I was a bit disappointed about getting to 84 and not being able to finish it off, we ended up losing. I tried to sweep it off my off stump, I tried to hit the biggest gap in the ground. We had to go at about a run a ball, so I tried to hit a boundary and get us on top, but no, it wasn't too be."

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BROES was a member of last season's Central West Wranglers outfit which went down to the ACT Aces by six-wickets in the semi-final of the Plan B Regional Bash at the at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The Aces went on to miss out in the decider.

But now he plays his club cricket in Canberra, Broes is a member of that Aces squad and he is hoping they go all the way in 2019-20.

"We lost to them last year, so I thought if you can't beat them, you might as well join them and see if we can win it this year," he said.

He helped them take the first step towards that goal as he belted 57 not out off 46 deliveries after coming in at number three in their opening round match against Wagga Wagga Sloggers.

His knock, which included three fours and two shots which cleared the ropes, led the Aces to a seven-wicket win and Broes to player of the match honours.

It was an effort which impressed Aces coach Mick Delaney.

"He's come over from Bathurst for the year. He's coming over and playing in the ACT/NSW Country 19s," Delaney said.

"So he's to play a bit of grade cricket and test himself a bit, and he's doing really well. He seems to be quite a mature kid."

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BROES was recently named in the ACT/NSW Country team which will contest the Male Under 19 National Championships in Perth during December.

He took the first step towards that squad with a good performance for Western Zone at last season's under 18s colts carnival.

From that competition a squad of 20 players was named to train through the off-season with Broes amongst them.

Then at the start of October, he participated in the Under 19s State Challenge. Broes hit a half century in his first game which helped seal his ACT/NSW Country selection.

The 14-man ACT/NSW Country ranks include seven members of the squad who defeated Queensland in last year's final. Broes is excited at the prospect of playing at national under 19s level for the first time.

"Probably half the team that played last year is back, so there's experience and it's a seriously talented group," Broes said.

"A lot of those really, really talented under 19s will be looking for rookie contracts with their states after that, state selectors come down and have a look. So it will be a good challenge and a good opportunity for me to get my name out there for one and see where I'm actually at in terms of my own skill.

"Then there's obviously learning from all the blokes and the coaching there is exceptional, so I'm really looking forward to it."