LAST season they were brothers in arms, but on Sunday Broes will become a foe.
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Having formed part of the Central West Wranglers squad which made it to the semi-finals of last season's Plan B Regional Bash competition, this summer Bathurst cricket talent Nic Broes plays his club cricket in the ACT.
Such has been his form in club cricket - he is averaging 65 - Broes was selected as part of the ACT Aces side which competes in the Regional Bash.
Like the Wranglers, the Aces finished on top of their Sydney Thunder conference pool to earn a place in the Regional Bash semi-finals at the SCG on Sunday.
Now Broes and his Aces will square off with the Wranglers for a place in the decider.
"I can't say I've ever played a lot of my old team-mates before as opposition, and with the level of seriousness this game will be, it should be a very different," Broes said after learning of the clash.
Jameel Qureshi, who will skipper the Wranglers, also admits it feels odd Broes will be a rival.
"He's like a little brother to me, it will be a little bit weird when we come up against him, but it should be good fun," he said.
"I've taken him under my wing since he was a young fella, I've got a lot of time for Nic.
"So I'm very happy and very proud of what he's done, he still represents Central West Wranglers essentially.
"He's a good kid, I can't say a bad word about him. He's a tough little cricketer."