Nico Le Roux has a bright future after he blasted 100 off 43 balls for Leschenault Cricket Club’s Year 12 side

At the top of the Leschenault Cricket Club’s run-scoring tally, and 215 runs above the next batter, sits Nico Le Roux. The 15-year-old has amassed 561 runs for the club this year across the BDCA first grade and Year 12 competitions, and accentuated his stellar form with an explosive 100 not out last Friday. Le Roux recorder the century off 43 balls in just 46 minutes, blasting 11 sixes and three fours against the Collie Year 12 side before being retired. The rising star said it was an amazing feeling to reach the three figures after falling a heartbreaking five runs short the previous week against Grammar when he flicked a ball off his pads to short mid wicket. “It was a very similar innings, I was just being really positive and looking to improve and get better,” he said. “Getting so close and then bobbling it straight to the fielder was a bit disappointing, but there’s always another game.” The talented youngster has already played 17 games for the Green Caps first grade side after debuting last year. “There’s some pretty good talent (in the competition) and it’s really pushing me as a player, and the Leschenault boys are really supporting me,” he said. “I’ve felt really good as a player, and have felt the improvement after playing (first grade).“ Le Roux is amongst a group of talented youngsters carving their own path in the first grade competition, alongside Dalyellup Beach’s Cody Ryan, Hay Park’s Jonah Lincoln and Colts’ Brian Hughes. The Leschenault opener said the crop of other young stars coming though drives him to get better. “Learning from the others and comparing myself to the other younger kids really helps me set a benchmark and shows me what I need to do,” he said. Le Roux is a part of the Country XI side playing in the WACA Colts League in Perth, and said the matches were helping him to learn the standard of player he is up against to reach his next goal — the WACA U16s. “The goal now is to make the State 16s squad hopefully and get up to Perth and push my game to the next level,” he said. “The WACA has really put in some great pathways for us country boys to try and get into those State and higher-up programs. “It has really just shown us what the cricket is like at the next level and showed us if we want to be there, we have to put in the hard yards.”