Jak Willcox equals uncle Andy's first grade wicket tally for Ginninderra

Wests posted a mammoth 306 thanks to Scott Murn's 95, before declaring late in the day nine wickets down on day one of their Douglas Cup fixture with the Tigers.

But for Wilcox it would be a game to savour.

His second wicket of the day saw him reach an impressive feat of 150 first grade wickets for Ginninderra, after he cleaned up Jordan Smith's pegs for just four runs.

And his 151st wicket, his third and final wicket of the day, proved even more memorable after he knocked over veteran Blake Dean's castle.

The quick looked up to the scoreboard at Kippax to see he was now level on first grade wickets with club legend and childhood idol: his uncle Andy Willcox.

"[The 150th wicket] was pretty special, obviously it just shows how much I have played first grade over the time that I have been at Ginninderra," Willcox said.

"[However] it was probably more special to see my name up on the board against my uncle [on 151], he has been a person I have looked up to, to sort of chase playing at Ginninderra.

"To see that I was equal with him at the moment was a pretty special moment not only to me, but for the family. It is really special to get a bit of personal success for the all the work I have put in over the years at Ginninderra."

Willcox said he'd been overwhelmed with messages throughout the week from Ginninderra players past and present.

"My uncle was away on the weekend but I got a message from him which was pretty cool," he said.

"Obviously the Tiger community has been unbelievable as always, it has been pretty amazing to get messages from Tigers who played with my old man and uncle, who I have been brought up around and then just current players and the community have just been fantastic.

"Having mum there was [also] pretty special for me. Mum has been one of my No.1 supporters throughout my entire career.

"It takes a lot for mum to miss even one game of cricket. I have got to thank her so much for the support she gives."

Willcox has been an advocate for mental health, having been instrumental in the creation of the annual All Stars for Mental Health Twenty20 fixture, after coming out about his own struggles in 2018.

The quick said he would trade in personal success for another Douglas Cup, having been influential in the club's droughtbreaking 2019 victory.

The Tigers require victory on Saturday to stay in this season's finals contention.

"There has been a few outside of cricket struggles that have gone on, but I sort of give it to blokes like Rhys [Healy] and everyone else that have continued to support me off the field so I can continue to do my best on the field," Willcox said.

"At the end of the day I would also love to trade a lot of those wickets in to celebrate Douglas Cup success with the boys again."

ACT Premier Cricket Round 13:

Tuggeranong Valley v Weston Creek Molonglo at Chisholm Oval; Eastlake v North Canberra Gungahlin at Kingston Oval; Ginninderra v Western District at Kippax Oval; Queanbeyan v ANU at Freebody Oval.