ST PAT'S Old Boys have been a Twenty20 force this season but the team who handed them their only defeat in the format, Orange City, stand between them and a Royal Hotel Cup title.
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Two of the players leading the way for the Saints in their quest for revenge are all-rounder Nic Broes and bowler Mitch Taylor.
Broes has been writing headlines with his cricket across this season across every format he's played in but Taylor's been flying under the radar with his string of successful days with the ball.
The 2018-19 season has been a big one for Taylor since he's become a regular first grade player for the Saints.
Taylor's bowling this season has seen him make starts for the Bathurst opens side, bringing some of his best to the President's Cup final where he claimed match-best figures of 3-32.
That form has been prevalent through the shorter format at Orange.
In the previous meeting with Orange City Taylor bowled 2-17 while he kept the runs down in the semi-final win over Cavaliers, bowling 0-18.
He's hopeful both he and the team can continue their excellent Twenty20 form into one more match.
"We've got the talent to reach the final, which we've done, and with the likes of Ben Mitchell, Nic Broes and Adam Ryan can get us through," he said.
"We've got a wide range of talent that can bat and ball. It's also a great fielding side, and I feel like that's what sets up a lot of our wins."
Taylor's been happy with his post-Christmas cricket, where his economy rate across all representative cricket has been 2.85 runs per over.
His figures of 3-18 against Mudgee's under 19s side has kickstarted a purple patch of form.
"I've been feeling pretty good over the second half of the season. The first half was a bit 'how you going' but I've been feeling a lot better lately," Taylor said.
"The district experience helped a lot, playing with guys like Jameel [Qureshi] who have helped build up my confidence."
Taylor will be chasing a similar performance from his previous meeting with Orange City, but will be hoping it contains a different outcome.
His highlights in that game included the wicket of opener Darren Barrett and the removal of Shaun Grenfell for a golden duck.
"They've got the likes of Ed Morrish and Dave Boundy," Taylor said of City.
"They're the two key players. If we nullify them then we'll get over the top of them."
The action at Wade Park begins at Friday 7pm.