Three Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association players selected for Southern Smash T20 tournament

Three stars from the Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association will feature in regional WA’s premier T20 cricket tournament over the holiday period. Colts’ Tim Hutchison, Marist’s Cooper Clarke-Dehring and Dalyellup’s Liam Renton will all participate in the Southern Smash, which will take place across December 29 and 30. All-rounder Hutchison will continue as captain of Arc Infrastructure Aces and Clarke-Dehring was retained by Camtrans Bulldogs ahead of Monday night’s draft. Renton was snapped up by Albany Finance Fury — who he played with in the last edition of the tournament — with the eighth selection. This year will be the sixth edition of Albany’s marquee T20 competition, the biggest of its kind in regional WA featuring four teams throughout the tournament. Former Colts seamer Bryn Bursill, who is now playing with Claremont-Nedlands in WA Premier Cricket, was taken by the Aces with the 29th pick of the draft. The Aces selected former WA, Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars all-rounder Clint Hinchcliffe with the number one pick in the draft, while former WA and South Australia batter Will Bosisto and one-time Scorchers wicket-keeper Jaron Morgan are among the other big names set to feature in the tournament. A BDCA representative team will be involved in a game against Southern Scorpions as the Smash stages women’s cricket for the first time and an under-21 tournament open only to country players will also take place on December 28.