The all-rounder had come fresh off a stint with North Melbourne in the Victorian Premier Cricket and most tipped him to take the Subbies by storm.

That would not be the case in his first couple of months at Phoenix Street.

Of particular concern for the newly appointed player-coach was his batting form.

He has made just 85 runs at 14 in six home-and-away matches and his form with the ball is only slightly better with eight wickets at 25.

Those are not the kind of numbers he or the club would have envisaged at the start of the summer.

Grenville could point to a number of factors for his slow start.

For starters, his football commitments with Albion ran deep into September after playing a massive part in his side's run to the Western Region Football League division 1 grand final.

That would have undoubtedly impacted on his pre-season and limited his time in the nets.

It also takes time to familiarise yourself with your new surroundings and teammates.

This would have been all the more harder for a player who was immediately thrust into a leadership role. And do not discount the change in conditions.

Pitches at this level are totally different to the ones he would have experienced at district level.

Is Grenville's form starting to take a turn for the better?

Grenville produced a pearler of an innings to almost single-handedly lead Sunshine to victory over Altona in the Legends and Heroes Twenty20 at the Frank Kirk Oval in Altona last Tuesday night.

It was a knock from the top shelf as he pounded 85 at better than a run a ball with anything short being effortlessly dispatched to the boundary.

Crows captain Troy Stone said it could signal the start of a big summer from the one-time Grand United player.

"That was the knock he needed," Stone said.

"He hit about three sixes and mostly with pull shots.

He was real positive from the start."

The Crows managed to defend their total of 153. They had the A's all out for 129 with four run outs turning the tide in their favour.

Two wickets from medium pacer Nathan Hart were also crucial.

Undoubtedly the man of the moment was Grenville.

Legends and Heroes Twenty20

Sunshine 6-153 d Altona 129