HARRY Scowen is hoping to follow in the footsteps of fellow wicketkeepers Adam Gilchrist and Peter Neville, as he takes on the responsibility of being captain and gloveman in this year’s Hunter Region cricket team.
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The representative side is made of the best players from the age group around the area – and the 12-year-old has been chosen to lead the squad in the state carnival at Barooga next week.
This isn’t the youngster’s first foray into the NSW PSSA Cricket State Championships, as he took part in the team’s impressive effort last year in Orange when they finished fourth out of 13 outfits.
The tournament begins on Tuesday, October 23, and runs through to the 26th, where the state’s best rep side will be crowned.
Like the great Gilchrist, Scowen is also an opening batter, but said the decision to become a wicketkeeper was more of a necessity.
“I was young and I thought ‘I can’t bowl so I might have a go at keeping’, so I tried keeping and it’s worked out for me so far,” he joked.
The Muswellbrook Public School student certainly possesses the confidence to make it at higher levels, admitting he’s not afraid of the step up.
“I’m pretty good with the bat and I’m always in the top five,” he admitted.
“I still back myself [during the rep competition], it’ll be very tough but I reckon I’m up for the challenge.”
Even though he has been in that sort of environment before, he said it’ll be a different beast this time around and he’s looking forward to whatever the tournament throws at him.
“I got selected last year in the same rep team,” Scowen said.
“However, it’s a bit different because NSW Cricket has changed a lot of the rules.
“I’m very excited about it because it’s a new change and it’s going pretty well.”
His positive attitude is sure to rub off on his teammates and, with hard work and some good fortune, he’ll return with a winner’s grin and some silverware to show for it.