Gunnedah will look to do another demolition job on Tamworth Blue when the sides meet in the Ross Taylor Cup under-16 final at Wolseley Park on Sunday.
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The sides met in round six at Tamworth on February 11, with Gunnedah winning by 185 runs.
In that match, Gunnedah opener Adam McGuirk struck a 146-ball 146 as the visitors reached 2-297 off 50 overs.
They then dismissed Tamworth for 112 in the 32nd over.
Gunnedah coach Scott Clarke said: “He [McGuirk] shows a lot of maturity at the top of the order.
“He is also punishing.
“He knows the bad balls to put away and he puts them away.
“Obviously, he’s a very valuable top-order player.”
Clarke said Gunnedah would field the same team that defeated Tamworth Blue on February 11.
He said Gunnedah would go into the match “with exactly the same mindset”.
He said: “And I suppose we’re confident.
“But at the end of the day, it’s a ball game, so it can bounce either way.”
He added: “I think it’s important our top order fires again.
“That’s where a little bit of confidence kicks in. Our top order is all in form.
“Certainly the nail in the coffin in our bowling innings [on February 11] was the performance of Ash White and Oscar King and our ability to chase hard and put pressure on in the field.”
White and King both claimed three wickets in the match.