For the first time in the club's history, the Wingello Tigers Cricket Club had all three grades reach the grand final.
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They didn't all taste glory but one did the extraordinary and become back to back champions, and they're not done just yet.
"I think most of the players that are a part of the side will return and try to make a three-peat happen," Captain of the Wingello Tigers first's team, Grant Pike said.
"There maybe a few extras, depending on grading throughout the off-season. We might see a few second graders push up into firsts. But the bulk of this side will stay the same I think."
Pike who plays along side his brothers and father in the team, didn't think the batting partnership between him and his brother would get the team across the line against Robertson Burrawang Cricket Club.
"It was a little bit of a surprise to be honest," Pike said.
"Anything can happen in a final but we had to do it the hard way to get there. Going back to back is a pretty good feeling.
"We didn't bat well, we had one partnership that gave us something that we could bowl at.
"140 runs shouldn't have been enough, but we had them at 2/50 overnight, so it was maybe a little bit in our favour.
"They only needed 90 runs and we needed eight wickets. When we got a couple of wickets early on Sunday, I think the boys started to realise that it could happen.
Anything can happen in a final but we had to do it the hard way to get there. Going back to back is a pretty good feeling.
- Grant Pike
"We knew if we played our best cricket, we could beat Robertson.
"We had to play our best, they've obviously been the bench mark all year. They finished the table 100 points clear of everyone else.
"They've been the better side all year, so we knew we had to be at our best. We just kept the pressure on and picked up the final wickets."
With a family history entrenched deep into the game of cricket, it was almost academic, Pike went on to captain the side.
"When dad would play when I was young, we'd go to all the games," Pike said.
"Wingello is a big family orientated club. We always have all the kids down there on Sundays."
As captain, watching your team fight for the club under your leadership can create some personal and inspirational moments.
"There was a turning point, we swung our opening bowler to the top end and he had the breeze behind him.
"That picked him up a couple of yards and pace. That built his confidence and we rode off of that. He picked up three wickets in that spell, that was definitely a memorable game changer for us."
The celebrations were quintessentially Wingello style. All together as a family.
"We headed down to our sponsors, The Sutton Forest Inn for a few drinks. Then we headed back up to mum and dads in Wingello, all the boys came along and we kicked on with a barbecue."
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