Elsie Lange
Macedon Cricket Club will head into the 2022-23 Gisborne and District Cricket Association season with a new senior men’s coach.
Tim Berzins, who joined the club last season having moved to the Macedon Ranges, will be taking the reins.
“It’s still a very young club,” he said. “The community is growing, so I just hope to be part of helping the club grow for future generations and continuing the good work that they’ve already put in place.”
Berzins came to the Cats with plenty of experience, previously playing in Victorian Premier Cricket and the Victorian Turf Cricket Association.
He said he wanted to bring some of that professionalism and structure to the club and help the younger players develop even further.
Berzins said the appointment came about after chatting with last year’s coach and club vice-president Daniel Trotta.
“I was just discussing the situation with him and it just sort of progressed from there – just right time, right place,” Berzins said.
The Cats will be looking to build on last season when they made the Johnstone Shield grand final.
It was a long way from the last time they were in the Johnstone Shield when they failed to win a game.
“We had quite a strong year and unfortunately just didn’t come away with the win on the big day,” Berzins said.
“It is a strong team, there’s a lot of talent.”
The club’s three men’s sides all made finals last season, and with two boys under-17 sides, the future’s looking bright.
In a Facebook post about Berzins’ appointment, Cats said he “brought with him a wealth of cricketing knowledge and experience, as well as his on-field talent”.
“Both the club and Tim are super excited about what we can achieve in the upcoming season and can’t wait to get started,” the club wrote.
“Berzins said he was excited about the junior talent coming through the ranks, which was “really good for the future”.
“We’ll be hopefully progressing and continuing that growth and development with the next few seasons to come.”
