By ROY WARD
BUCKLEY Ridges president Kieran Watson had arguably his best day in cricket on Saturday as his club won its second DDCA turf 1 premiership in five seasons.
As head of the club, the premiership was a rich reward for years of hard work. But as a father, watching sons DJ and Ben play in the premiership made for an unforgettable day.
DJ made 188 not out and Ben was not out with him when the Ridges innings ended.
Watson said the premiership was a special one for his club. “As club president I’m so happy to see us get another flag after all the work that went into it. As a father, to see my two sons play in this premiership made it all the more special.”
After coaching seven of the 11 premiership players at junior level, Watson had more reasons to enjoy the occasion.
“We had seven players who came through our junior sides right up to turf 1.”
Watson said the premiership was the perfect way to end his presidency, which he will step away from to have a rest. “It’s the perfect way to finish up. I’ve been president for five years, I coached juniors for a lot of seven or so years and played for a lot of years, so to see the boys win today leaves me over the moon.”
While Watson received a premiership medal as president, he quickly took it off and asked captain-coach Marc Culkin to give it to injured bowler Jeremy Kuru, who was one of the stars of the season for the Ridges but injured himself in the semi-finals.
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