When he was tossed the ball in Orange City's final Royal Hotel Cup pool game, Jarryd Seib was just focused on keeping it tight and keeping the screws on Centrals.
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The 15-year-old wasn't set on taking wickets, and while he did his job and kept it tight by conceding just 21 runs from his four overs, Seib also finished with five wickets to his name in his side's eight-wicket win.
His efforts helped Orange City bowl Centrals out for just 102, which was chased down in less than 14 overs for the loss of just two wickets thanks to Lachie Coyte (34 not out) and Shaun Grenfell (39 from 27).
"I was just looking to do my job," Seib said of his thought when Ed Morrish threw him the ball.
"They weren't scoring a huge amount and I got told to keep going and keep the pressure on."
Seib cleaned up opener Zac Bayliss by scattering his bails, before taking four more wickets - two bowled - as he hardly put a delivery wrong as he channelled his inner Mitchell Starc.
"I'm pretty happy, everything felt right in the lead-up to the game and I played pretty well," he said.
"Two of the yorkers landed and the last one to get the five-for was a middle-stump yorker."
It was just the teenager's second Royal Hotel Cup game, and he's played a handful of Bathurst Orange Inter District Cricket games as well this year since making his first grade debut at the start of summer.
"It's a big step up and you notice the difference between the levels," Seib said.
"I'm feeling a bit more confident now I've got the five-for."
He said the win was the perfect confidence boost for the Warriors on the eve of Royal Hotel Cup finals.
"It was pretty good to get the win, boys did well to get the runs quickly," he said.
"We're feeling pretty confident."
The win means Orange City has locked second position in for the Royal Hotel Cup, and are likely to play Cavaliers in the semi-final.
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