SET to join the Australia A squad to tour Sri Lanka in June, cricketer Todd Murphy knows he has the support of both the Bendigo and Echuca communities.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old off spin bowler from Moama and former premiership player for Sandhurst was named joint winner of the Bendigo Sports Star Award for the month of April.<\/p>\n
He said the support he receives from his hometown and former club is \u201cmassive.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people in the local area are always really happy to see their own do well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bendigo people have been awesome; I\u2019ve had a lot of messages from people around that area reaching out and saying congratulations and how happy they were to see me selected for Australia A.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was always one of my favourite parts about growing up in the country, how happy people were for other people\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy recently had his contract with Victoria Cricket upgraded from rookie to senior player, off the back of a good showing in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania where he took seven wickets and helped seal the win with the bat.<\/p>\n
He said he aims to cement his spot in the Victorian squad in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
In Sri Lanka, Murphy said his focus will be on developing his game while playing on pitches different to the ones in Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me being so young, it\u2019s a great opportunity to over there at this stage in my development and hopefully down the track if I do happen to go back over there, I\u2019ve got that exposure and understand what I need to be doing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SET to join the Australia A squad to tour Sri Lanka in June, cricketer Todd Murphy knows he has the support of both the Bendigo and Echuca communities. The 21-year-old off spin bowler from Moama and former premiership player for Sandhurst was named joint winner of the Bendigo Sports Star Award for the month of […]<\/p>\n