Vinnie Winsor's matching-winning turn with the ball in the Connolly Cup final two seasons back was made more special to him by the presence of two teammates.
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As the veteran shredded Pilliga's lower order bowling what teammate Shayne Riordan described as "donkey drops", his sons, Trent and Braithen, were by his side celebrating each scalp at Wolseley Oval.
Braithen was used only as a fielder in that match. But last Sunday at No 1 Oval, he top-scored (36 not out) as Gunnedah beat Peel Valley in a second-round Connolly Cup clash.
The match was notable for the presence of five Winsors in Gunnedah's side, if you count skipper Blake Small as a Winsor - which Vinnie does (Small's late mother, Robyn, was a Winsor.
The other Winsors who took part in the match were Vinnie, his first cousin, Bon, and his teenage nephew, Jayden.
Post-match, Small said Braithen's performance was "probably the best I've seen him play in a long while, for a good up-and-coming kid".
Braithen, 16, is just happy his dad was on hand to see him score runs. "I'm starting to finally get some runs with the bat, which is pretty good ... show Dad what I can do."
He added: "After all these years of watching him [his father], wishing I was out there with him, I'm finally getting an opportunity to do it before he retires."
Vinnie said it was "good to see" Braithen perform well against Peel Valley. "He was struggling with the bat there for a little bit," Vinnie said.
Father and son also play together at Kookaburras, who commence a two-day clash against Court House at Kitchener Park on Saturday.
Bowling medium pace, Braithen took 5-27 in the first innings in a loss to Albion last round.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Mornington and Albion meet at Wolseley Oval.
