CAW Cricketer of the Year Jack Craig will play three games with Wodonga

The 25-year-old signed with Victorian Premier outfit Melbourne after the Cricket Albury-Wodonga season, but COVID-19 has forced a delay, with play not scheduled to start until November 21.

CAW has six rounds before then, but Craig will play only three as he starts new employment early next month.

"It will be good to get some cricket under my belt before I do go back," he said.

Craig actually moved to Melbourne for seven weeks and, like so many Victorians, is anxious about returning to, at least, a COVID normal.

"It is incredibly frustrating, I've put everything into this, fitness, nutrition and giving it a proper go, giving my all and I've just been held back by this pandemic, as everyone has," he said.

To highlight how determined the 25-year-old is to play first grade, he's in the best condition of his life.

"Yeah, I've never been fitter and I expect to get even fitter, I've got a real drive at the moment," he said.

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Craig finished sixth on the CAW run-scorer's list after finals, posting 586 at 39, and was 10^th in bowling with 29.

Wodonga faces Belvoir on Saturday.