PHOTO: Lachlan Wykes debuted for Orange CYMS First Grade in the team's BOIDC game against Rugby union. Credit: CENTRAL WESTERN DAILY
This time last year, Lachlan Wykes had aspirations of one day taking over from Dave Neil as CYMS' first grade wicket-keeper.
Fast-forward to the Saturday just gone and the 18-year-old was lining up alongside Neil and the rest of the undefeated first grade side, but it wasn't to don the gloves, it was to open the bowling.
During six second grade matches for the green and gold, Wykes has taken nine scalps, including a five-wicket haul against Centrals on November 5, a far cry from the ten catches and three stumpings he bagged as the side's wicket-keeper last season.
Through those performances, Wykes was called up to CYMS' Royal Hotel Cup side which went down by three wickets to ORC on December 11. While he did not get the chance to roll the arm over on that occasion, he did gain some valuable experience.
All of that lead up to the magic moment when Wykes made his first grade debut in Saturday's BOIDC match against Rugby Union, picking up the wicket of Sam Macpherson.
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