Tamworth Blue had plenty to talk about after their under 13s George Denton Shield match on the weekend.
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On top of a big win against Inverell, the Tamworth Blue side had two special milestones to celebrate - a hat-trick and a century.
The first of the two came when Archie McMaster brought up his ton.
Tamworth Blue batted first and the opener was in a rush from the get-go.
It took him just 68 balls to get to his final score of 101 with the century being brought up when McMaster launched his third six of his innings.
Prior to hitting that six, McMaster had an inkling the milestone was approaching.
"I didn't really know but then I saw the boys going around near the scoreboard and I was like: 'I'm probably pretty close'," McMaster recalled.
Next came the big six followed by the clapping and congratulations from his teammates.
"It feels pretty good. I started pretty well, got my eye in pretty early and played my shots," he said.
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When it was Tamworth's time to bowl, Darcy Williams stepped up to the plate to deliver another big moment.
On his way to 4-7 from his four overs, Williams had his own special moment when snagging a hat-trick.
But not before a couple nervous moments toward the end of it all.
The first wicket of the hat-trick was caught and bowled before Williams clean bowled the next Inverell batsman.
The third and final wicket of the treble wasn't so clear cut.
"Third ball it was LBW," Williams recalled.
"And the stress when I was appealing to the umpire for LBW - the stress was incredible."
Williams immediately thought it was out but as every cricketer knows, it's all up to the umpire.
"I'm pretty sure he [the umpire] knew we were going to go a bit wild because it was a hat-trick," Williams said.
"I could see he had a little smile and then put his finger up fairly quickly - but to me it didn't feel fairly quickly."
He added: "It felt amazing. It felt really incredible."
Pending the weather, the under 13s (George Denton Shield), under 15s (John Kilborn Shield) and under 17s (Col Dent Shield) Central North Cricket Zone competitions continue this weekend while the under 11s (Josh Hazlewood Shield) kicks off.
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Ben Jaffrey
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
Ben is a content curator and journalist for The Land. He has been with ACM since 2015 and first worked at The Area News and then at the Northern Daily Leader. Ben first joined ACM Agri as a digital journalist for all seven agricultural mastheads in 2022 before shifting to The Land full-time in 2023.
