It was a titanic tussle with Boyd’s Cats prevailing and taking it a step further than the 2023-24 campaign, but as you read above, the best-on-ground recognition that came with premiership success wasn’t Boyd’s priority.
It was a tremendous showing typical of her demonstrated quality, producing a rip-roaring unbeaten 42 when her side needed it after having claimed more than handy figures of 1-11 from her four overs of work with the ball.
In summing up her success, though, Boyd was deferential in her praise.
“I thought it was a good season with a lot of good days, but some hard ones as well,” Boyd said.
“Everyone’s really close and gets on; there’s nobody who isn’t friends with people on the team and I think that’s something that really helps us.
“I just wanted to put as many runs on the board as I could to help out my team at the end of the day.
“I think that, over the year, everyone’s had opportunity to bat, so we weren’t too stressed about others having the ability to get the runs today.
“We all knew how it felt last year and we wanted to change it up, so we’ve worked hard and didn’t want that to go to waste.’’
Factoring in Sunday’s outing, Boyd wrapped up her season with a stellar 326 runs in the GMC frame alongside a couple of appearances with Northern Rivers.
Her bowling, often taking a back seat in the headlines, commands its own plaudits with 16 league wickets — second only to Shepparton Youth Club United’s Lia Beecroft — at a brilliant average of 6.31.
It was team-first all the way for the girl at the centre, though.
“I think it’s a rewarding experience finally being here,” Boyd said.
“Working hard all year, it’s finally paid off.”
