Bradley Thomas started life as a wicketkeeper, ditched the gloves to become a spin bowler and is now making a name for himself as one of Ginninderra's most destructive batsman.
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He belted 75 from just 42 balls in last weekend's thumping win over Eastlake, and will be looking to repeat the dose against Queanbeyan at Kippax on Saturday.
"It was good to get off to a start like that," Thomas said.
"The boys obviously put us in a position where I could come out and play the way I did.
"It's been good to have be given that position from Rhys [Healy] where I can out there, play with freedom and take the game on."
Thomas' knock included six sixes, and follows on from his maiden top-grade century back in March. That all sits alongside the 55 wickets he's plundered over the past two seasons, thanks largely to the work he's done with former coach Michael Delaney.
"I was a wicket-keeper originally and after a few busted fingers I wanted to throw the gloves away," Thomas said.
"I started bowling medium pacers, but I did my knee not long after doing that. So, I changed it up to bowling off spin and with the help of Mick Delaney over the years, I have come along way with them. It's been good."
Ginninderra struggled last season, but Thomas backed the club to return to the dizzying heights of two summers ago when the Tigers claimed their first two-day premiership in 26 years.
"We have got a really good group this year and its throughout the whole club," Thomas said.
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"Especially in first grade at the moment where we are closer than ever, we are all really getting along. We are doing the small one-percenters and doing everything for each other."
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