The 20 year old was having a Shane Watson sort of season, making a mountain of runs but unable to turn scores of 93, 93 and 97 into a career-defining hundred.

Given little chance against the higher-placed Dandenong and batting on a maligned Shepley Oval wicket that has been described as a graveyard for batsmen, Tormey announced himself in Premier Cricket with a match-winning 147 not out.

Tormey posted his first hundred with an elegant cut shot in front of his parents, teammates, girlfriend and his junior coach at Lyndale, Peter Keyaerts, who admitted to shedding a tear.

"He lifted his bat and waved it [at] where I was standing with his father John, who also coached him, and said 'I'm glad you were here to see it'."

John Tormey said he had mixed emotions of pride and relief.

"I had my fingers crossed, my legs crossed, and everything else crossed. We lived every shot he played.

"Hopefully, he may be considered for a rookie contract with Victoria."

Tormey, whose chanceless hundred took his season's tally to 725 runs at an average of 55.77, admitted to suffering from the nervous 90s.