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Brendan Nash, a 21-year-old Jamaican residing in Queensland, Australia, could be the first West Indian cricketer to represent Australia.

According to reports coming out of Brisbane, he is a batsman with a bright future.

The son of former Jamaica swimmer Paul Nash and his wife Andrea, the left-handed Brendan plays first grade cricket for Northern Districts in the Queensland league, played for Lamphey CC in Wales last year where he scored two centuries, and has signed to represent Todmorden CC in the Lancashire League this season.

In 1994, Brendan, who took five wickets for 10 runs off 10 overs in the final, was a member of the Nudgee College team which won the Gillette Cup in the Australian schoolboy competition; in 1994 and 1995 he was selected to the Queensland schoolboy team; in 1995 and 1996 he represented Queensland Under 19 with a top score of 86; in 1997 he represented Queensland Colts and scored 68 against New South Wales; and in 1995, 1996, and 1997 he won the Roger Harris Trophy for outstanding performances in youth cricket.

Playing for Northern Districts where one of his teammates is Test wicketkeeper Ian Headley, Brendan's best scores have been 97 and 78 batting at number five. He has also had the distinction of taking a hat-trick - against Southern Districts in 1996.

In one of his two centuries for Lamphey last season - 103 out of 203 for five declared against Haverfordwest, Nash stroked 10 boundaries and blasted two sixes - one of which is said to be the biggest hit ever at Lamphey.

According to a newspaper report on the match, the ball flew many a mile over long-on. Is he good enough to get into the Australian side? ``That is what some people are saying,'' said his father a few days ago.

Does he want to play for Australia, or for the West Indies? ``I don't know if he has even thought about that,'' replied his father. ``We just have to wait and see how he progresses and see what is possible.''