Dan Murfet led the Shamrocks to another season double in 2019-20, winning the Greater Northern Cup in February and securing the two-day title in April after coronavirus put a premature end to the competition.

Known as one of Cricket North's most respected characters, the wicket-keeper pouched his 50^th club catch and conceded just two losses outside the T20 Cup weekend during an impressive first year at the helm.

Murfet said former Tassie Tiger Dane Anderson and veteran quicks Jono Chapman and Nick Spencer had been hugely supportive of his leadership.

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"It's been challenging - I've learned a lot going into it," Murfet said.

"I only found out late that I'd be captain so I wasn't really able to prepare myself as much which might have been a good thing.

"I've had a lot of help - Dane's been awesome for me, he's basically our chairman of selectors so he'll be constantly ringing people on Thursday night and then on game day he's perfect - he's probably the best captain I've ever had.

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"His knowledge of the game, situations, his experience and the level he's played just means his cricket brain is as good as any in our comp.

"And blokes like Chappy, Nick Spencer, they know what they're doing out there so it makes my job as hell of a lot easier when I can go to these guys and say 'what do you reckon'."

After spending the 2015-16 season with Glenorchy and 2017-18 in the UK, Murfet returned for a fifth campaign with Westbury in 2018-19 and won the flag under then-captain Richard Howe.

A 23-year-old Murfet was handed the captaincy shortly before the 2019-20 season and the ex-Longford junior hasn't looked back since.

"The captaincy itself has been a bigger role than I thought it would be," Murfet said.

"The on-field stuff - changing the fields and the bowlers - is probably the smallest part of the the job, there's a lot more to it although that's probably the most important part as well.

"It's just taking care of all that extra stuff, keeping on board and keeping all your relationships with your players and that sort of thing which is the hard part but the most rewarding part as well I'd say.

"But I've enjoyed it and I'll hopefully do it next year."

Murfet's 2019-20 featured 20 catches, three stumpings and 311 runs at 28.27, including an unbeaten 53 against Sheffield in round eight.

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