City Colts put on 113 during in the Royal Hotel Cup match against CYMS at Wade Park and all eyes were on Murphy during the second innings who came into the match having smoked Kinross for 73 off 50 balls in round one.

Not only did he not disappoint, he went even bigger, smashing an eventful 82 not out off just 47 balls to get CYMS over the line in the 15^th over. The next best with the bat was Ben Bartlett with nine.

Green and golds captain Le Lievre said it was a sight to see.

"For a young kid he's got an amazing hand eye and his bat speed is phenomenal," he said.

"It's not too often you see a young player being able to back up a good performance with an even better performance. Those sort of run chases are really tricky and as a skipper you're never really sure, but then to see a player go out and take the game to the bowlers was great."

One of the things that stood out to the captain was Murphy's ability to change gears.

"He was very aggressive at the start and then he went through a little bit of a flat patch and then he really accelerated through the back of the innings," he added.

"It's not often you see someone being able to do that. One of the best things for me is he hits the ball straight. He hit a couple of really big sixes straight and it was great to watch."

Having been part of the Central West Wranglers squad in the past, Le Lievre was asked whether Murphy could be a flier for selection.

"I think in the future, certainly. He's definitely good enough," he said.

"But to be seriously considered for those kinds of teams he'd have to do well in the colts program. He'd still be eligible for colts this year but he hasn't made himself available for that. That's probably the one barrier, but I think if he wanted to give cricket a decent run he'd certainly be in the mix for all that stuff for sure.

"He's obviously a talented sportsman with his footy as well and I'd love him to love his cricket a bit more than he does. But I respect that and we're just grateful to have him play whenever he is available."

Murphy has previously downplayed his intention to play rep cricket this year, instead deciding to focus on the Western Rams rugby league side.

But as for CYMS' T20 hopes, Le Lievre knows the big challenges are still to come.

"We've been lucky to get two games in compared to some of the other clubs," he said on the impact that rain has had on the competition.

"It's no secret that our hardest two games are our next two games with St Pats Old Boys who towelled us up Saturday and Orange City. 20/20 is one of those things that you have to bank your wins.

"I'd love us to make finals, but the reality is we'll probably have to win both of our last two games to do that.

"I think the team balance is there and we've been able to set a total and defend a total in our two games so far, so two different styles of wins with different players contributing with the ball. You've got to be in it to win it."

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