"THERE'S never a batting collapse with Dubbo. You have to get 10 genuine wickets."
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Bathurst captain Adam Ryan knows very well what Dubbo are capable of in a Western Zone Premier League grand final because it's not exactly an uncommon matchup on the last day of the season.
This Sunday will be the fourth grand final meeting in the past five WZPL seasons between the two squads, with the districts playing out some classic contests in that time - including the memorable tied decider in 2017-18.
Bathurst come into the game as defending champions and will be on a quest to keep up their unbeaten streak against Dubbo in recent grand finals.
Since Western Zone Premier League's return in 2011-12 Dubbo has reached every grand final
"They're a high quality side who always put up a good contest. We're expecting another great game on Sunday," he said.
"It's too close to call [a favourite]. They obviously got one up on us during the Regional Bash this year but we didn't play against them [in WZPL] earlier this year so it's hard to have a measuring stick against them in that regard. We're just looking forward to a tough contest."
The pool stage clash between Bathurst and Dubbo was washed out, which adds to the mystery factor.
There's no previous games this season to go off but there's plenty of other recent history to look back on.
Bathurst won last season's decider over Dubbo on the back of an unbeaten 67 from Henry Shoemark, helping them put a massive loss in the previous regular season behind them.
The tied grand final will be a classic in Central West cricket history books, as big late stands from each team helped to rescue their respective innings.
Will this Sunday write another chapter worthy of going in the same book?
Bathurst plays host to the decider thanks to Dubbo's last round loss to Cowra.
Ryan doesn't want his team to read too much into that result.
"It will be interesting because they lost to Cowra last game, but I'm not sure whether they had an off game or if they didn't have a full strength side," he said.
"The boys take a lot of pride in representing Bathurst and we're going to be doing everything we can to try and go back-to-back."
Bathurst have named an unchanged side from the one which hammered Mid West in the previous round.
"We've got a lot of experience in the side. Like last year it's hard to make any changes when you've got a winning recipe," Ryan said.
"I think a big part of our recent success is having so many people putting their hands up to get a game with Bathurst and that pushes us and puts pressure on people to retain their spots."
Bathurst went through their four pool matches undefeated.
The district side are currently on an impressive 12 game winning streak across the competition, dating back over two years ago.
The final gets underway from 10am at the Sportsground.