The former Waratah-Mayfield fast bowler signed a basic two-year contract with the Blues last year.

But a stint as a spectator in the lucrative Indian Premier League and a short, non-playing holiday in India last week sent his bank balance racing at a similar pace to his bowling.

The kid from the back blocks of Waratah West is not sure how much of the $2.7 million prizemoney he will earn for his seven days in India watching NSW win the Champion League Twenty20. NSW players are understood to be pocketing $50,000 each from the prizemoney.

Cockley was a late call-up when injury threatened to rule quick Doug Bollinger out of the side for the semi-final against Victoria.

Bollinger appeared no chance of taking his place, but a last-minute decision to play relegated Cockley to the bench.

"I'm not sure how much I'll get, but one of the guys said it will probably be a pro rata," Cockley said. "I don't really know, to be honest, but I'll probably get a cut of what the rest of the boys are getting."

Cockley made his first-class debut for the Blues in February 2008 when he was not on a state contract. That was rectified in April last year when he signed a two-year deal worth about $60,000 a year.

He will almost double that this year after his a deal with the Kings XI Punjab for the IPL in South Africa, where he did not play a game, plus the money from last week's win.

"It was fantastic, a great experience," Cockley said of his time in India.

"I was very close to playing in the semi-final, but that wasn't to be.

"It's all very exciting after getting picked in the Australia A side last season.

"My focus now is on cementing a spot in the NSW four-day and one-day teams this summer and seeing how far I can go from there."

He made a first successful step towards that yesterday when he was named in the NSW 12-man squad for the one-dayer against Western Australia on Sunday at North Sydney Oval.

Former Newcastle teammate Michael Hogan is in the Warriors squad.

Cockley will also play in today's 10-over celebrity match at Blacktown Olympic Park to launch the 2009-10 season for the NSW Blues and women's NSW Breakers.

Players from the state teams will combine, and Newcastle will have a representative in both sides. Cockley is in the Lisa Sthalekar XI and Leah Poulton is in the Simon Katich XI.