WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket boss Alan Richardson said his players wont forget the moment they were crowned Metro Bank One Day Cup victors against Hampshire.
Their first List A title in 18 years, the side took a three-wicket win on the DLS method in a tense finish.
Ethan Brookes provided an integral innings before being dismissed with 10 deliveries remaining, where Matthew Waite hit two sixes to see the side need just four off three deliveries.
Henry Cullen got the job done by launching one towards the boundary to confirm the triumph.
Reflecting on the occasion, with a few days since the victory on Saturday, September 20 to let it set in, the head coach said: "It was just an amazing occasion.
"I think I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in a couple of finals myself, but this just meant so much to the boys, it felt like we played such good cricket throughout the group phases and then in the semi-final, we deserved something like that.
"But just a really great day for everyone to be involved. It was so good to see everyone there, so many people from the club and so many supporters there - all the players there just really enjoyed it.
"They soaked it in for the occasion it was, and then obviously the result was the icing on the cake.
"The game of cricket is about how it makes you feel and the people that you’re with, so hopefully that feeling will really stick with them and they’ll talk about it for a long period of time.
"Those sort of moments for these guys, they won’t forget those."
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A significant triumph for the club, particularly after the side went into the bout off a relegation in the County Championship just days before, Richardson was keen to emphasise the importance of the trophy to the side.
He added: "We will talk about it a lot.
"You take a lot of pride in that, because, we’re here to help facilitate the players, support them as much as possible, try and guide them - it’s like herding cats sometimes.
"It’s just a real pleasure to be part of.
"I have a huge soft spot for this club so very biased, in terms of that, it’s a real honour to be able to be part of it and be a guardian for a little while, but the players are the ones who should take all the credit.
"We have an amazing support staff and we work really hard for each other.
"We have to be quite creative at times, but they all muck in, and they look after the players incredibly well."
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