The short form matches will be taking place over the next five rounds of the competition, being held from Saturday.

St Pat’s Old Boys Cricket Club captain Adam Ryan is looking forward to the Twenty20 matches, especially as all matches were rained out last season. He believes that the team will be able to perform at their best and get back to their winning ways.

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“Nic Broes is a very good cricketer, being our opening batsmen but also a very handy spin bowler. Also, Ben Parsons, being our all-rounder, will go quite nicely in the Twenty20, being able to clear the boundary quite often,” Ryan said.

“Conner Slattery will go well in this format, having hit the most boundaries for St Pat’s this season, and Ben Mitchell is a welcome addition for the Twenty20 matches.”

Mitchell is coming off a superb knock of 67 off just 29 deliveries playing for Bathurst in their 245-run win over Orange at the Western Zone Colts Carnival on November 25.

St Pat’s have only won one out of their last four matches, so Ryan says they need to smarten their approach to get back on the winning path.

“I think we need to bowl better to the set field, and when batting, we need to keep the strike and runs ticking over. It is important to take your chances when they come,” he said.

Twenty20s offer up another challenge, with teams having to play two matches each Saturday.

While this may create a problem for some teams having to manage how hard they go in game one, Ryan believes this won’t be a problem for the St Pat’s squad.

“I think we will play our best cricket in game two. Game one will be more a warm-up. We can get a feel for everything and hopefully we can get our eye in and perform,” he said.