The last month for Zoe Fleming has been, in a word, busy.
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The Gunnedah High School student has played in three separate carnivals in the past month, representing a range of teams.
The hectic period culminated last week with Fleming playing for the NSW CHS Second XI side at the NSW Schoolgirl Championships in Bathurst.
The Year 11 student played alongside fellow North West players Lara Graham and Deni Baker for the NSW side as they claimed one win and three losses at the championships.
“We went pretty good, I think we’re stronger as a batting side,” Fleming said.
“We batted alright against [similarly skilled teams] but struggled against our [NSW] first team.”
Fleming was only required to bat once at the carnival but said she still managed to learn a lot about game awareness and choosing the right times to play big shots.
“I think I ended up with 13 but I stayed out there for a while which was the plan because we were sort of falling in a hole,” Fleming said.
Fleming, Baker and Graham were selected in the NSW Second XI side after performing well for North West the week before the NSW Schoolgirl Championships.
But before that carnival, Fleming was helping NSW claim an 11th consecutive National Indigenous Cricket Championships (NICC) at Traeger Park in Alice Springs.
The NSW side scored a big nine-wicket victory in the final against Queensland.
NSW flew past Queensland’s total of 6-135 in just 12.5 overs.