TORQUAY Cricket Club is on the verge of its first cricket premiership since 2004, but in its way is a tough Murgheboluc Frogs outfit fresh off a dominant win against Geelong City.<\/p>\n
The Tigers’ last premiership win came in the 2003\/04 season against Bell Post Hill, which current captain Terry Hill was a part of, but he is confident his side’s late-season form will provide a necessary challenge against an in-form Frogs side in the GCA2 decider.<\/p>\n
“We’ve been fairly consistent of late, which has been good. I’m also wary of Murgheboluc though, given the game they’ve just come off,” Hill said.<\/p>\n
“They’ve got five or six players who can take a game away from you pretty quickly, which makes them very dangerous.”<\/p>\n
Torquay finished second on the GCA2 ladder, then beating top side Geelong City in a Semi Final thriller to advance directly to the Grand Final with a week off.<\/p>\n
Torquay bowled out City for 179 with the final ball of the game, winning by just two runs.<\/p>\n
The Tigers will be led by coach Leigh Kentish who has a fair idea of what it takes to succeed on Grand Final day.<\/p>\n
Kentish co-coached GCA1 club St Joseph’s between 2013 and 2016, winning back-to-back premierships in 2013\/14 and 2014\/15. He was also a part of Anglesea’s 2020\/21 BPCA premiership.<\/p>\n
Hoping to end its 19-year drought, Hill hopes a new generation of Tigers can take on the mantle of ‘premiers’, one that former players have started to grow weary of.<\/p>\n
“I was around the club back then and it was a great moment in our history,” Hill added.<\/p>\n
“Speaking to some of the players from that team recently, they’ve said to me that they feel it’s time to pass on their mantle. There’s a bit of responsibility on us to make the most of the opportunity. I definitely feel like it’s time.”<\/p>\n
Hill and his side is hoping the Surf Coast faithful are eager to make the trip down to Leopold Memorial Park this Saturday.<\/p>\n
“We’d love to see as many Torquay supporters as we can over at Leopold,” Hill said.<\/p>\n
“It would be great to see past players and members of the community there, it would give us a real lift I think.”<\/p>\n
The Grand Final between Torquay and Murgheboluc begins at 11.30am.<\/p>\n
The club is planning to run a supporter bus to and from Leopold on Saturday. To enquire about booking a seat on the bus, email torquaytigerscc@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TORQUAY Cricket Club is on the verge of its first cricket premiership since 2004, but in its way is a tough Murgheboluc Frogs outfit fresh off a dominant win against Geelong City. The Tigers’ last premiership win came in the 2003\/04 season against Bell Post Hill, which current captain Terry Hill was a part of, […]<\/p>\n