He led Orange City to their second consecutive premiership in his first campaign as skipper last summer and his player-of-the-final effort capped his massive season, but Warriors skipper Ed Morrish isn't satisfied.
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Not by a long shot.
Although he naturally reflects on 2018-19 fondly and the season before too, he said the reinvigoration of the Bathurst-Orange Inter-District Cricket competition has magnified his motivation to no end.
Do you think Cavaliers were ever satisfied during that run of eight or nine in a row?
- Orange City skipper Ed Morrish
In short, he wants more silverware.
"I don't think any of us are satisfied, do you think Cavaliers were ever satisfied during that run of eight or nine in a row?," Morrish asked, rhetorically.
"If anything that success makes you hungrier and the BOIDC coming back motivates us even more. Everyone in Orange has been crying out for this for years so it's really exciting."
The Orange City committee will officially confirm Morrish's reappointment this week, with Adam Cowden, Sam Wasil and Gary Burton to be named the second grade, third grade and Centenary Cup captains, respectively.
The Warriors' main man is under no illusions in terms of how difficult this coming summer will be, highlighting the almost-unknown capacity of the Bathurst sides as an early-season challenge.
He's also expected to lead a reasonably new-look Warriors side too.
Wily finger-spinner Josh Cheney won't play in the top grade and Darren Barrett's expected to be absent for the beginning of the season too, but the biggest loss is Western Zone quick Jackson Coote, who's moved to Newcastle.
"The biggest loss is obviously Coote. He's a Western Zone quick, a champion bloke and was a great help in terms of the captaincy, it'll be tough to fill that hole," Morrish admitted.
Morrish will naturally shoulder some of that load and so will Brett Causer, while ACT-NSW Country under-17 tearaway Harry McGregor is likely to be handed more responsibility too.
Morrish won Orange City's top gong last summer and in the long-form alone he announced himself as a genuine all-rounder, pummelling 363 runs at 36.3 and snaring 23 wickets at 19.
His run-scoring efforts, including his match-winning half century in the grand final, justified a somewhat-questioned move up to number six. Now he's he's focused on ensuring that summer doesn't become a flash-in-the-pan too.
"I'll just do whatever's best for the team, but I definitely want to keep getting better," he fired.
"I'm my own worst critic and there's so certainly no external pressure, I do put a bit on myself though and I want to make sure I'm doing my bit for the team and leading from the front."
The Warriors' pre-season has kicked off at will continue from 10am-1pm at Riawena Oval on Sundays and, headed by Dan Brincat, they've also kicked off junior pre-season sessions too.
Run by Causer, the club held their first last week and is hopeful of continuing in the lead-up to the summer.
"There's a lot of talent there, the juniors are obviously our future so we need to nurture them," Morrish said.
The BOIDC season kicks off on Saturday, October 19.
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