THREE-TIME Warrnambool cricketer of the year Mark Murphy says a second Sungold Cup triumph in five seasons would be an ideal reward for Brierly-Christ Church's legion of volunteers.
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The Bulls advanced to the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association's Twenty20 finals with a triumph over Port Fairy in Saturday's semi-final.
It lifted the north-east Warrnambool-based club into the $15,000-to-the-winner Sungold Cup - a tournament it won in 2019 - alongside Allansford-Panmure.
We know how much it would mean to the club and stuff like that.
- Mark Murphy on the Sungold Cup
Both teams will need to win a qualifying final to advance to the event's finals on Australia Day but given the Warrnambool and District Cricket Association's high stature in the Western Waves region, would be expected to be competitive.
"We know how much it would mean to the club and stuff like that - it's not so much for the players it's for the blokes that have done stuff around the club," Murphy said.
"It's the guys like Gary Stonehouse, Stephen Brooks, Rodney Roberts, David Henderson - the guys that do the turf wicket and help behind the bar, the committee men, it's for them blokes that put in such long hours.
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"You're playing for them. There's a lot of people in the past who've done the hard yards with no reward, it's for those guys you want to win for and help the club out in any way you can."
Murphy said his side would train as normal leading into the event.
"I know the first time around we did put a lot of (specific work) into it because they were for points as well back then," he said.
The WDCA's Twenty20 grand final was scheduled for Sunday but moved on the back of several players missing due to COVID-19. The new date is still to be confirmed.
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