JACK Shantry wants to emulate Alan Richardson by topping 500 first-class wickets in his career.

Worcestershire bowling coach Matt Mason has already indicated Shantry is capable of reaching such a milestone after he clocked up his 200th wicket during another productive summer.

The left-armer followed up his 59 wickets in 2014 with another 67 first-class victims in 2015, including 57 in the LV= County Championship.

Shantry, the winner of the Dick Lygon Award after his sterling efforts with the ball, said: “I suppose you look at it in the long term and you look at the sort of players you want to emulate, someone like an Alan Richardson who has got those 500 wickets.

“That seems a long way off, but it seemed an even longer way off three or four years ago when I was only on 50 wickets!

“It shows being boring and doing all the processes and that sort of stuff they talk about, that you can get there little by little.

“I got to the 200 wickets last summer a little bit quicker than I probably thought. But from now on, if I manage to take 50 wickets per season it’s still about six seasons away playing every game.

“It’s a good target to set myself and hopefully I can get there one day.”

Shantry admits he has to put in 100 per cent effort to get the best out of his talents.

He said: “If you are not getting the most out of your ability then there is something wrong. I get absolutely everything out of myself. I am not one of those bowlers who can get by just doing 80 per cent.

“I always pride myself on being able to do a bit with the ball, getting bounce and being very accurate. Those are my three skills.”

Worcestershire academy player Ollie Westbury top-scored for Hay Park in their 104-run win over Marist in a Bunbury and District Cricket Association first-grade encounter in Australia.

Westbury continued his consistent run of form by opening and making 36 off 77 balls, with three fours.

He also bowled two overs and claimed a wicket as Marist were dismissed for 89.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore and George Rhodes were frustrated by the weather in Australia as their games were washed out.

Alex Hepburn helped Willetton Dragons win their Western Australian Cricket Association T20 qualifying competition opener against South Perth by taking 1-12 from three overs.