Look out when James Seymour finds form with the bat.
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The 26-year-old from Bendigo believes he's struggling with the willow, but he still produced one of the best all-round performances in Essendon Cricket Club history on the weekend.
The left-hand batsman and off-spin bowler took career-best figures of 8-98 off 25 overs and backed up with a quickfire 77 off 67 balls in the Bombers' loss to Geelong.
"I would have liked to make a 100 and a big 100 at that because the wicket was so flat,'' Seymour said on Monday.
"Geelong had a big score (395) on the board and they tried to blast us out with the new ball.
"They peppered me with some short balls and I was able to take advantage of some loose stuff.
"Bowling wise, I put the ball in the right areas and when you bowl enough overs there's always a chance you'll get a few wickets.
"I got a few junk time wickets when they were going for it in the final session."
Seymour hit 12 fours and two sixes in his 77 and it took his season tally to 252 runs at an average of 36.
In seven innings he only has one score under 20, but the aggressive left-hander is far from happy with his form.
"I'm not going that well at all, but I've been able to contribute some scores,'' he said.
"I'm working on a few things with my batting and, hopefully, I'll be able to get some bigger scores."
Sandhurst duo Isaac Conway and Liam Bowe also played for the Bombers against the Cats.
Conway made 27 and had four dismissals behind the stumps, while Bowe had figures of 0-75 and made 13 not out in Essendon’s total of 286.
Seymour has played a bigger role with the ball for the Bombers this summer.
He's taken 15 wickets at an average of 18.
"I'm given the ball basically to hold up an end,'' he said.
"I've bowled consistently. I just bowl at the stumps as much as I can and wait for the batsman to make a mistake."
Seymour and fellow former BDCA player Brayden Stepien have been touted as potential top-up players for the upcoming Big Bash League season.
Seymour would love to get the opportunity, but he's not sitting by the phone waiting for a call.
"The BBL clubs don't tend to pick players straight from club cricket,'' he said.
"It seems you need to be in the system and playing in Futures League to have a chance.
"The (Premier Cricket) Super Slam is a new concept and that starts soon, so maybe if I can get some runs in that competition I might get looked at."
Stepien continues to put his hand up for higher honours.
The White Hills left-hander blasted 72 off 86 balls to help Carlton to a thrilling one-wicket win over Prahran.
Stepien, who also took five catches behind the stumps, has four half-centuries in six innings this summer.
He's compiled 279 runs at an average of 46.5.
Meanwhile, Bendigo teenagers Jasmine Nevins and Letesha Bawden helped Plenty Valley to a three-wicket win over Ringwood in women’s Premier Cricket on Sunday.
Nevins made 14 and had figures of 1-12 off seven overs, while Bawden claimed 1-5 off four overs and was unbeaten on five with the bat when the winning runs were scored.