MPCA signings: Moorooduc, Long Island, Red Hill strengthen
Pen continues to hit paper in the MPCA, with an ex-Dandenong player joining Moorooduc, Long Island landing a gun and Red Hill regaining a premiership hero.
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Moorooduc has a key signing and a new direction.
Tyabb keeper-batter Rob Hearn has joined the Ducs as director of coaching and also as a player.
Hearn played top grade cricket in Sydney and Melbourne, including 13 matches in Dandenong’s first XI in 2013-14, before embarking on a successful career in the MPCA, with stops at Mornington, Hastings and the Yabbies.
He was captain-coach of Hastings when it won the MPCA Sub District premiership in 2016-17.
“He’s coming on as director of coaching, similar to Bobby Wilson (at Dromana),” Moorooduc cricket manager Kenny Cremen said.
“Robbie is going to be overseeing it...training, organising pre season game plans, working with the coaches and captains.”
Ben Williams will again be Moorooduc’s first XI captain and Nick Williams coach.
The Ducs have lost leading batter Madu Perera to Dromana and Cremen hopes Hearn will be an ample replacement.
The Ducs have also picked up young batter Ben Miller from Seaford Tigers.
“We’re going for a bit of youth this year,” Cremen said.
“And Robbie can come in and oversee it and rebuild.”
In other MPCA news:
*Club favourite Lincoln Toy is returning to Red Hill. The three-time premiership hero was captain-coach at Delatite Cricket Club in the Wangaratta and District association last season.
“His infectious personality is loved by all at the club,” Red Hill said in a statement.
*Long Island has secured Tyabb and Country Week all-rounder Sam Holland-Burch.
He’s has an outstanding career at the Yabbies, where he’s coached, captained, won club champions and the coaches award.
Holland-Burch is a seam bowler who can bowl all day and will bat in the middle order. “He’ll be a great addition to our playing group on and off the field especially with his work ethic at training and we look forward to seeing what he can achieve with our group,” the Islanders said.
Long Island has also recruited Harry Van Raay from Old Peninsula while regaining premiership all-rounder Zac Wilson.
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