Newcomb & District Cricket Club all-rounder Cam Egan is through to the second round of the Renegades Recruit.
The Renegades Recruit searches for the best players in community cricket competitions across the state with the potential to play at a higher level.
Televised as a two-part miniseries, 10 young cricketers tried out at St Kilda’s Junction Oval before the squad was first cut to six and then next Tuesday down to three.
The players were put through their paces at St Kilda’s Junction Oval under the watchful eye of former Renegades men’s and current WBBL coach Simon Helmot.
“It was definitely different,” Egan said.
“It was more focussed on filming and getting the right parts. The actual cricket aspect was pretty elite. There were some good cricketers.”
A left-arm seam bowler and more than capable batter, Egan said he clocked 126km/h during the initial outdoor training.
Egan, 21, started his cricket at St Leonards in the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association and then crossed over to Newcomb & District last season in Geelong Cricket Association 4ths.
He will line up for the Dinos again this season and is hoping to play in England next winter before making the jump to GCA 1sts.
Egan said while he was a bowling all-rounder, he had worked hard on his batting in recent seasons.
“I started off not caring about my batting – I was just bowl, bowl, bowl sort of thing,” he said.
“I never really trained hard enough to make runs or bat higher. But I’ve worked at it the past five or so years. The main focus is bowling.”
The second episode of Renegades Recruit is on Tuesday July 25 at 7pm on 7plus and the Renegades Facebook page.
