At an age when the first-grade careers of most cricketers live on only in their recollections, David Mudaliar is still at the crease defying the odds.
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At age 47, the West Tamworth veteran went into this season still regarded as one of the competition's premier batsman - after scoring 468 runs at an average of 42.55, with five half centuries, the previous season.
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But the opener is a realist: he knows that one day he will start a season and he will not see the ball so good.
If he were playing first grade when that happened, he would know the end was near.
However, that did not occur this year: in the opening round he scored 25 in Wests' 52-run one-day loss to South Tamworth - his innings peppered with four boundaries.
And on Saturday at Riverside 5, he will look to build on that promising platform in a one-dayer against the Bulls.
"I'm feeling good," he said. "It's always good to get the first game out of the road to check the eyes are working and get a good feel for where my actual fitness is at."
After processing that, Mudaliar said "I'll know what I'm trying to do, and I've got the confidence that I'm still in good enough nick to make a contribution".
"Yeah, I'm pretty happy," he added.
In other matches on Saturday, Old Boys will attempt to rebound from an opening round loss when they meet Souths at Riverside 3. While at Riverside 1, City United and North Tamworth will both look to remain undefeated.
