Arriving at the crease at 4-17 last weekend, the Riverside Aquatic Centre lifeguard resuscitated the Lions' innings with a fearless 84 not out against Westbury.

Save for finally running out of partners in the 46^th over, the former St Patrick's College may well have gone on to register a maiden A-grade hundred.

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"He was fantastic - it looked like he was Steve Smith and the rest of us were just club cricketers," Lions skipper Alistair Taylor said.

"He was awesome, he batted freely and played his natural game.

"It's a very hard position to bat in at 4-15 and he was sensational. Hopefully it's a good platform for him to continue on, he knows he can bat at this level now."

A Lion since under-13s, Conway made his A-grade debut as a 16-year-old in 2016 and made his first 50 at the top level against Mowbray in round one.

Saturday's knock - his best yet - featured eight fours, three sixes, and accounted for more than half of Launceston's total of 131.

"I think that was the first time I've faced over 100 balls in A-grade so it was good just to bat for a while and be out in the middle," Conway said.

"It's been good to score a couple of runs this year - I've played A-grade for a couple of years without much luck I suppose but this year I've definitely felt more comfortable out in the middle. I haven't scored all that many runs but I've felt a lot better."

Conway has also played as a key defender for TSL side Launceston and plans to go to university next year.

"They're 50-50 at the moment," the right-hander said of his two sporting pursuits.

"I used to do a lot of footy but since I've finished the Mariners program and taken a step back from footy I'm just having a bit of fun with both of them."

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