BATHURST players involved in all NSW Premier Cricket grades are awaiting news on whether their competition will be affected by the recent small spike of COVID-19 cases in the Sydney region.
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The last week's play before the Christmas break was affected by the outbreak, leading to draws in all but one fixture, and there's a chance this Saturday return round could suffer the same fate.
With clubs like Manly-Warringah and Northern District in the firing line of the recent Northern Beaches cluster, and several clubs close to the Berala scare, there's cause for concern but hope that cricket will remain unaffected by the uptick in cases.
Western Suburbs first grader and former City Colts batsman Callum Hotham said he hasn't heard any news from the governing body about this Saturday's return game, where his side are due to play Randwick in a crucial fixture.
He hopes no news is good news in that regard.
"The second day of the last round before Christmas was when everything was called off, and there hasn't been too much word going around about what's happening now," he said.
Should the Western versus Randwick clash go ahead it promises to be a great game.
Just two points separate the teams on the table, who both sit just outside the top six.
"A few of the grades are doing really well. We've had a good run the last couple of years," Hotham said.
"Our second grade boys are looking really good at the moment. They're sitting in fifth at the moment. Then we've got first grade sitting just inside the top 10, so things are looking up.
"A lot of the guys coming through have been there for a few years now. There's good signs ahead for the club."
Sydney University leads the way in first grade while the unbeaten Manly-Warringah squad are at the top of the second grade table.