He might be a few years shy of Sam Konstas, but Zachary Haddin – the son of Australian cricket great Brad – showed that another opening batsman could be emerging through the ranks.
The St Joseph’s product displayed every bit the class his old man used to bat with by guiding Northern Districts to the prestigious Green Shield Title at Sydney’s Mark Taylor Oval on Sunday.
The teenager carved out his maiden century to propel ND’s to a 115-run victory to lead the famous club to their second title in five years by defeating Parramatta.
Haddin hit an unbeaten 112 off 137 deliveries at the top of the order to anchor his side’s score of 5-305 off 50 overs.
Zach Haddin celebrates his maiden century. Picture Warren Gannon Photography
While Haddin’s father was one of the cleanest strikers this century and regularly cleared the fence, the emerging talent showed that there are many ways to reach three figures as he just eight boundaries during the impressive knock.
“That was my first century at any level, it was a good time to do it,” Haddin told News Corp.
“I’d reached 50 three times in the earlier rounds and I knew we needed someone there at the end, and I thought, it might as well be me. I felt if we could score 250 to 300, then we could win the game.
“It was pretty special having dad there to see it, especially seeing that we won too. It was a good day, and I was glad he was here, which was nice.”
The century came after Haddin after he hit a half-century in the semi-final, which secured their perfect unbeaten season.
His unbeaten knock came with Haddin’s famous father watching in the stands, with the former wicket-keeper playing for ND’s during his illustrious career that saw him seamlessly replace Adam Gilchrist.
Now, another rising star has stepped out of the shadows of his father.
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