Lehman ready to lead
The Drouin Cricket Club started their WDCA season with a loss to rival Western Park last weekend, but new coach Troy Lehman remains committed to bringing success to the club.
After coaching Longwarry for three years previously and also playing at Western Park, Lehman was floated the idea of taking up the vacant coaching role at Drouin by friends at the club. It turned out to be a perfect fit and he was named the senior coach, returning to the WDCA after spending a year at Tooradin last season.
While Troy may be new to the club, his name is well known. His father played at Drouin and he’s always had that connection, one that he always hoped would see him play there one day.
One of the first things he’s noticed since coming on board is the culture that’s been crafted.
“The culture is really good. Everyone is willing to help out, many are first to put their hand up if there is something to be done. They’ve had the same side for a long time with players like Brad Glover, Simon Gardiner and more driving that, it really makes life for me a lot easier,” Lehman said.
Without much time to train and missing some of their top players, Drouin fell to a strong Western Park outfit in Round 1 of the Covid Cup, but for Lehman, just being out on the park was a positive.
“I was speaking with Jordan Wyatt and he said it felt odd to be back playing, but it was really great to be back in a team environment, just playing cricket and getting out a bit,” he said.
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