BEN VENUE’S boys cricket team were named best in the North West after downing Tamworth in the regional final last Monday.
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The side are in the Primary Schools Sports Association’s top 16 in the state and are ready to face Hunter champions Soldier’s Point Primary School.
Ben Heagney captains the team with Nick Jackson as vice-captain.
They were thrilled they were able to progress to the next round of competition after missing out last year.
"It was pretty good to feel that we have finally got to regional champions,” Heagney said.
"We got to where we were last year but we were beaten last year.”
"It is pretty amazing to prove that we are regional champions and it was a great experience for us,” Jackson said.
The Ben Venue team have plenty of talented, young stars in the side but Heagney said their success can be put down to a collective team effort.
"We are pretty good all round but we do have some top batsmen in Hayden, Nick, myself and we have a few good bowlers,” he said.
We are pretty good all round but we do have some top batsmen in Hayden, Nick, myself and we have a few good bowlers.
- Ben Heagney