Not even 12 months ago, the allrounder toiled away in third grade for Riverside.

But he was biding time.

Some impressive Cricket North scores and figures this summer were quickly noted.

Greater Northern Raiders coach Andrew Gower had no hesitations in picking up the phone last week to give the 15-year-old the nod to debut.

The only thing stopping Anthes from committing that week was playing out a hectic schedule at the national under-15 championships.

He thought about it and called back to say, 'I'm in'.

"This year I have kind of stepped up from where I've been playing," Anthes said.

"It was a bit of a surprise - obviously, being 15.

"I just really wasn't expecting to play any time soon."

The Tasmanian captain was on the front foot on the Sunshine Coast. But it can't quite compare to facing up to Shield swing bowler Gabe Bell on day one against Sandy-Bay-South Hobart.

"The quality I faced when we were away was extremely good, but when you're facing 15-year-olds and then guys in their mid-20s, yeah, it's a bit different," Anthes said.

Debuting alongside Riverside coach Lyndon Stubbs had eased the nerves prior to Anthes spending 57 minutes in the middle, holding one end up in a 50-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

But he will play a vital role on Saturday in tying up an end with new offspin twin Alex Kerrison. 

Raiders will look to defend 176 against the Sharks, who were 1-63 at stumps.

"We do have some plans around about what we are going to do and I've had a couple of conversations with Kerro," Anthes said.

"He has been trying to teach me the type of quality players he's used to bowling to which I'm probably not. There's a couple of things I've had to change just in my mindset."

But Anthes has been reassured to keep things simple after leading the club first grade wicket-takers for most of 2018 start to the season.

"It's just about backing myself in, backing my stock ball and making sure I'm doing what I can do, and not worry about what the batsmen are doing," he said.

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