Former skipper Brett Hunger snared nine wickets to demolish Camperdown on Saturday.

Hunger’s nine over spell – which conceded just 25 runs – smashed club records and distanced Terang from the foot of the South West Cricket Association ladder.

Hunger said his record-breaking haul felt “surreal”.

“When you think about the history of the club, and look up at the honour boards and see some of the names up there, I all of a sudden realised how special it was and it’s a feat not lost on me,” the all-rounder said.

“It’s not something you go to the cricket each day thinking you’ll achieve, so I’m absolutely stoked.”

Despite dismantling Camperdown’s top order, Hunger said he struggled in his opening overs.

Hunger revealed captain Liam Geary considered taking him out of the attack after a host of wayward deliveries.

“It was a mixed bag of balls early on – some were down leg, some were well outside off,” he told The Standard.

“I told Liam I was still feeling pretty good – so he kept me on. He told me after the game he was thinking about taking me off, but I started to pick up a couple of wickets and he stuck by me.

“They started to come out better, and I started putting them on the spot. I was trying to swing them away from the batsman but I was just lucky it went my way.”

He said the victory provided a platform for Terang to climb up the ladder.

“We’re coming from a way back, so we need all we can get,” Hunger said.