Back to Sunday 31st March and it’s 8.00am and Whooly arrives at Bankstown Oval for what is the last day of the NSW Premier Cricket Season, the Grand Final.

Michael Wholohan had been Penrith’s Club Coach since 2003 and their First Grade team had not won the Belvedere Cup (Premiership) since 1982-83, some 36 years.

The NSW Premier Cricket Grand Final is played over 3 days.

For the first two days, Penrith and Sydney University had played tough cricket. Sydney University had been bowled out for 207 and at the end of day 2, Penrith had just passed their score but had lost 9 wickets.

With 90 overs still to play, the final was still in the balance and the game of cricket has a funny way of playing tricks on players’ minds.

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