ALEX Hepburn says his main goal for the rest of the season is to earn a place in Worcestershire’s side for the County Championship Division Two promotion push.

The all-rounder got a run of games in the NatWest T20 Blast two years after making his senior breakthrough in the Royal London One-Day Cup.

He returned the best figures by a County bowler in the T20 competition of 5-24 against Notts Outlaws at New Road.

But Hepburn admits playing in the four-day format is a big goal after a season of consistent performances for the seconds with bat and ball.

Hepburn said: “For me Championship cricket is the main form I want to be playing in.

“It is a big thing for me to try to get into that side and hopefully get promotion.

“Putting on that baggy green for Worcestershire is a huge honour.

"I’ve yet to be capped and that is my main goal for the rest of the season — to definitely push my case for red-ball cricket.”

Hepburn admits performing regularly for the seconds is a key factor in trying to stake a claim for a senior spot and he is targeting becoming a genuine all-rounder.

He said: “Consistent is a massive word when it comes to cricket. As a batter you can get a hundred, miss out for six innings and then get a half-century.

“Stringing scores together is what gets you noticed and hopefully this year I’ve become a lot more consistent.

“That’s been my main goal. If you are a consistent cricketer you back yourself to go out and do your job nine times out of 10.

“This year in the second team has been one of my years.

“Cricket is a funny game and things change but hopefully my season continues the way it has been.

“In terms of bowling I’ve been a more regular second-team bowler this year. We’ve had quite a young group of bowlers like George Scrimshaw, Adam Finch, Dillon Pennington.

“So for me it has become a bit more of a senior role and I have loved it.

"My bowling is one of those things I want to kick on and hopefully become a genuine all-rounder rather than looked at as one or the other.”

Hepburn added: “In T20 cricket in the seconds I’ve been opening the batting and I’d say I was an all-rounder.

“But obviously coming into the first team like I did a couple of years ago for the one-day stuff I’d play as a bowling all-rounder.

“I’m going to keep trying to improve my batting so I can get a spot in that top six.”