Nelson Indoor Cricketer to represent New Zealand in Junior World Series

Dallas Kelso says indoor cricket is his favourite game to play, and with good reason as he prepares to travel to Dubai to represent his country. Having been picked in the New Zealand team to play in the Junior World Series in October, he is excited to test out his skills against the world’s best. After he was selected based on his performance at the junior interprovincial tournament in Auckland earlier in the year, he says it wasn’t all plain sailing. “After a superb 2022 provincial tournament, NZ selection was in the back of my mind a bit, but that dissipated when I got out in the first two deliveries of the tournament. I had to knuckle down and focus on my best game.” Despite the slow start, he continually improved as the tournament went on and his skill was undeniable to selectors, having also captained the Southern Salmon team and having played with the men’s team in the South Island Championships. And Dallas has no ambition of slowing down, looking to add indoor wicket keeping to his repertoire on top of his formidable right arm off spin and consistent ability with the bat. Having played the game for the last five years, he says he still has plenty to learn about the indoor variant of the game. “I’ve played outdoor since I was five-or-six in my first proper game, but I played backyard and stuff before that. “I really enjoy indoor, and especially so now as I am in the New Zealand team. It’s much faster game than outdoor, and the games also take less time. “I’m not a big hitter, so I like the placement batting and the sharp, close-in fielding suits my style.” “It’s a great fun sport to play in and I want to keep playing at the highest possible level.” After being selected in the NZ team, Dallas has attended an in-person training camp in Christchurch, will attend another

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with the squad prior to heading to Dubai and he has played in youth tournaments also, so it has been a very busy few months. He’s also been working very hard with one-on-one

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