TEEN’S HAT-TRICK DOUBLE

TASSIE has a new bowling prodigy and he’s already putting batsman in a spin. New Town’s Cayden Bosworth, 14, switched from medium pace to legspin after catching the eye of Hobart star Clive Rose and after tutelage from his Hurricanes hero the young teen has already taken two hattricks in less than a month.

ONE hat-trick is a rarity. So, then, what is two hat-tricks in less than a month?

New Town’s Cayden Bosworth achieved the incredible feat after a pre-season switch to leg spinning paid big dividends.

The 14-year-old dazzled his way to hat-tricks in wins over North Hobart (January 12) and South Hobart-Sandy Bay (February 9).

New Town’s young Buck can credit some sage guidance from the Tasmanian cricket fraternity with propelling him to the remarkable achievements.

The then-medium pacer was bowling leggies in the nets for fun at his older brother Liam’s training when spotted by a trained eye — former Cricket Tasmania selector Michael Farrell.

“Michael Farrell asked how long Cayden had been bowling leg spin for,” Cayden’s dad, Anthony, said.

“I said, ‘He doesn’t, he bowls medium pace.’ He (Farrell) goes, ‘No he doesn’t, he bowls leg-spin and he’ll bowl it from now on.’ ”

With that it was settled and following elevation into the Hurricanes Academy and a coaching session with ’Canes spinner Clive Rose, Cayden hasn’t looked back.

Cayden sealed both hattricks with bowled dismissals.

“You’ve just got to try and hit the stumps, the wickets will come,” the New Town High student said. “You’ve got to give yourself a chance.”

Cayden, a handy batsman, had similarly simple advice for nervous batters wandering out to face a hat-trick ball.

“Just play it out. See it through and play it straight,” he said.

Unsurprisingly, Rose is Cayden’s favourite player with the Hurricanes only taking “a little bit” of the credit for the young spinner’s feats.