Bob Jackson wants to keep playing first grade cricket until he's 50.
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The 44-year-old is chasing a fifth premiership with Wodonga this season and is only 51 short of 6000 runsin CAW Provincial.
The bad news for opposition bowlers is he's showing no signs of slowing down.
"I just love what Wodonga Cricket Club does for me and makes me feel," he said.
"As far as when I give it away, the sign for me is no-one's asked me when I'm retiring.
"Whether that's because they can see how much I'm enjoying it, how much hard work I'm putting in or how well I'm still batting and contributing, I don't know.
"But my state of mind is still switched on. I still feel as though I'm 19 or 20.
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"Dad told me 'you'll know when it's time to give it away because your eyes start to go a little bit' but I'm still pretty sharp in that area and I keep myself reasonably fit.
"I want to still be playing first-grade at 50 if I can so that's still another six seasons away.
"Whether that happens or not, I don't know yet but if you keep preparing yourself to play, you can play for as long as you like.
"The way Wodonga Cricket Club makes me feel, after training, after games and after functions, that's the reason I keep going back."
Jackson has scored 235 runs this season at 58.75.
"In previous years, when I've been captain or coach, I've known where I'm going to bat or field so I've lost a little bit of that control (this season) and I've got to make some adjustments," he said.
"My role changes. I could play a controlling role through the middle, an aggressive role or a repair job.
"In the T20s, I may not even bat. You need the right role with the match-ups that are presented in front of us and sometimes my match-up's not as good as the next bloke or the bloke below.
"Even though I've played a lot of cricket, I'm still learning to adjust to different situations.
"I'm getting my head around what I need to do and that's to be there for as long as I can. That means batting through the innings, taking the game deeper and I feel as though - apart from three or four occasions - I've done that most weeks."
