Gus Bourke is looking forward to Christmas more than most.
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The Noorat captain said player availability is expected to improve after the festive break.
“The hardest part of the captaincy some weeks is trying to get a team together,” Bourke said.
“With things like races and weddings, it’s difficult to get your best team playing on a consistent basis before Christmas.
“We have got a few back for the Twenty20s, it’s a popular format.”
Noorat went into a SWC Twenty20 double-header on Saturday with three wins out of four games.
While Noorat had the aid of a home-ground advantage, it was a day that brought no team success, with losses to Pomborneit and Heytesbury Rebels.
Despite the losses, Noorat remains in the race for a Twenty20 semi-final berth when play resumes after Christmas.
But the task of making the one-day finals is a significantly more difficult one.
Noorat is winless after the opening seven rounds.
“We have seven one-day games after Christmas and we would nearly have to win them all to make finals,” Bourke said.
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