Sport
1 March, 2024
Milestone for Murphy
POMBORNEIT stalwart Dave Murphy played his 350th senior game for the Bulls in the division one match against Cobden at MCP Oval last Saturday.
Murphy made his junior debut in the 1993/94 season and his senior debut in 1996/97.
In 350 games, Murphy has made 8638 runs which includes six centuries and 52 half-centuries.
The Pomborneit Cricket Club’s most prolific wicket-keeper of all time, Murphy has taken 344 catches and 121 stumpings.
A former club treasurer, Murphy is now six seasons into his second stint as club president.
Murphy is a five-time division one premiership player (2007/08, 2008/09, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21), a four-time Twenty20 premiership player (2018/19, 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24) and a two-time under 16 premiership player (1994/95 and 1997/98).
Pomborneit Cricket Club secretary Luke Reynolds described his long-time club mate Murphy as “the ultimate clubman who bleeds maroon and gold”.
“Murphy truly is a modern day great of the club and I don't think he gets enough recognition for how good a player he has been and continues to be,” he said.
“His batting alone has been ultra consistent, his wicket-keeping has gone next level in the past six years with his work to our Sri Lankan spinners,” he said.
Reynolds went on to praise the current club president for his work in that role.
“I could make a case for Dave being the best president in Pomborneit Cricket Club history; he gets things done, is innovative and has a great relationship with our sponsors.
“To keep going in committee roles you need to keep up to date with how cricket is developing and be fresh with your ideas and Dave certainly continues to tick those boxes.”
The Pomborneit Cricket Club honoured Murphy with a speech at its junior premiership reunion on Saturday night.
