The newly-appointed Koroit coach, who is based in Hamilton, will share driving duties with teammate Paddy Sinnott as he commutes to training and games twice a week.

Lang, a former Hamilton Cricket Club captain who smashed 500 runs this past summer, wants to grow his skill set in his first stint as a coach.

"The change of leadership excited me quite a bit," Lang, a journalist, said.

"In the past I've opened the batting and kept as well as being captain which has been quite a difficult role on game day.

"(Coaching) is a little bit more of a training-orientated role. On game day, I'll take a bit of a back seat from the leadership side point of view and give my feedback after the game."

Lang said Paddy Sinnott - a former Koroit captain - lived "four doors down the road from me".

"I'm pretty good friends with Paddy. We've played footy together and we've known each other for a while now," he said.

"I've played in the Belfast Bash down in Port Fairy and I enjoyed playing with a new group of lads (in Koroit).

"I think it's a good opportunity for me to learn a few things. I'm only 22 so I'm still learning the game which can take about 30 bloody years to pick up."

Thomas Sinnott will take over division two captaincy from Matt Webster.

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