For Perth Doo’cot, it was a landmark and particular second which is not going to be forgotten anytime quickly.
The Truthful Metropolis membership batted and bowled with talent and craft on Sunday afternoon to gleefully elevate the three Counties Cup.
In what was an exciting remaining in opposition to Meigle, on house soil, Perth ran out winners by seven runs to elevate the trophy for the very first time.
Captain Rory Pennycook was nonetheless smiling when the PA caught up with him through the week.
“It was a very particular win,” he admitted. “We all the time had the assumption that we have been the staff to beat on Sunday.
“However to win the trophy for the primary time within the membership’s historical past and decide up the membership’s first piece of silverware in almost 10 years is a large achievement for all of us and a really proud second for myself personally.”
Need, dedication and coronary heart - after all some good cricket, too - all performed their half within the showdown success.
Pennycook added: “It was very tight, we felt like we have been 20-30 runs below par with our complete within the first innings.
“However it simply exhibits how important each run could be in T20 cricket. Each single one of many boys confirmed plenty of coronary heart to even get us shut, by no means thoughts win the entire thing.
“Each run was a prisoner, we have been absolutely switched on each ball and most significantly bowled excellently to the plans we had set, which was the important thing to us profitable in the long run.”
Now that the silverware monkey is off the again, the Perth skipper is set for extra to comply with within the not too distant future.
“I believe it may very well be a pivotal level within the membership’s historical past profitable the three Counties Cup,” Pennycook defined.
“We most likely have the youngest common age the primary XI has ever had in the intervening time, with six gamers in Sunday’s squad below the age of 25.
“The long run is shiny, we simply have to capitalise and produce our T20 type into the league over the approaching years and who is aware of what may occur.”
That league type has been a slight sense of frustration for Pennycook, who's craving extra consistency with a purpose to problem proper on the high of the standings.
He mentioned: “We’ve had an up-and-down season league smart up to now.
“We had focused high three in the beginning of the season and we're presently sitting fifth, so there’s positively work to be carried out.
“We all know how sturdy a staff we're - we’ve confirmed that within the T20 competitions - and have a superb coach in Usman Saeed.
“We’re all the time bettering individually and as a staff, however now the main target is on bringing that type into the longer format for the remainder of the season and ending as excessive up the league as attainable.”