Eaton to fly flag for State

Experienced Albany cricketer Terry Eaton has again been selected to represent WA at the Australian Seniors Cricket Championships, which will start in Perth on Saturday.

Eaton, who plays for Railways in the Albany Cricket Association, was a member of the WA team that won its first match since being promoted to division 1 at last year’s championships in Tasmania.

Now in its 11th year, the national competition has teams from each State and Territory facing off.

WA finished sixth last year after being promoted from division 2 to the top tier.

Eaton took 25 wickets last season for Railways, finishing with an impressive average of 11.4, and said he was excited about the tournament.

“I’m certainly looking forward to it — it should be a good challenge and it’s great to see all the old war horses out there,” he said.

Also from the Albany region, John Corson will represent WA in the over-70s’ team at the championships.

Meanwhile, North County and Collingwood Park head into their round 4 clash on Saturday as the only two undefeated sides in the ACA A-grade competition.

Park got their season off to a winning start last week with a 10-run win over Manypeaks, thanks to a seventh-wicket stand between Tim Pyle and Ben Grey.

County have shown strong form with the bat so far in the new season, chasing down 251 in their first game before smashing 219 runs last week in only 30 overs.

Denmark will host Railways in the other A-grade fixture at McLean Park, while Manypeaks have the scheduled bye.

The ACA committee has decided the round 1 fixtures will be recorded as a washout, with both teams sharing the points after heavy rain forced play to be abandoned in both matches.