Jackson Korn’s cricketing achievements continues to grow after his recent selection into the NSW Opens Combined High School’s second XI as a wicket keeper batsman.
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The cricket carnival will be held in Bathurst in mid March next year.
Jackson’s aspirations are to earn further representative honours on the back of a solid performance at the CHS tournament.
“There is a NSW Schoolboys side that gets named after the carnival and i’d love to gain selection into that side,” Jackson told the Argus.
“But there will be a lot of good cricketers in my way, so I’ll just have to train hard and see what happens.”
Jackson’s attempt to represent his state will be aided by the improved competition for locals to compete in on a regular basis.
The inaugural Premier League competition, which Jackson competes in with Rovers, allows for him to compete against the best cricketers on the Mid North Coast each week.
The Kempsey High School student has been one of the shining lights for Rovers, who have struggled so far this season and remain winless in the competition.
Despite the wicket keeper scoring consistently, he remains his harshest critique.
“I’d like to be hitting the ball better and scoring some more runs at the moment, but hopefully that will come,” Jackson said.
“The higher level of cricket is much better.”
The Premier League competition helps Jackson and other aspiring professional cricketers on the Mid North Coast.
Regardless of whether Jackson is picked for the NSW Schoolboys side, he still plans to take plenty out of the tournament.
“I will be aiming to gain some valuable cricket experience, learn some new skills and hopefully implement those things into my cricket back home,” Jackson said.
“I’m also keen to play with and against some very accomplished cricketers and to learn a thing or two from them.”
Rovers earned their first win in the Premier League competition on Saturday, defeating Taree West.
