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Throw in some young guns who've found their feet this summer like Kaleb Cook and Bailey Ferguson, and Cavaliers are boasting one of the most powerful line ups in Orange District Cricket Association's Royal Hotel Cup.
But ask Sellers, Cavaliers' marquee, and he'll tell you there's one among the challenging St Pat's Old Boys side that has the potential to single-handedly crash the maroons' party in Friday night's semi-final - Nic Broes.
With 147 runs at 47.33 and six wickets too Broes is among the leading Carl Sharpe Medal contenders so there's no doubting his class, but Sellers has seen a little bit more of just how destructive he can be than most.
He was given a terrifying reminder of Broes' power a fortnight ago when he was unwillingly given front-row tickets to the young gun clobbering 186 against his City Colts side in Bathurst's top grade.
"It was great to watch, I just wish he hadn't done it against us," Sellers laughed.
Considering the length of Broes' dig Sellers had plenty of time to try and identify any holes in his technique but, to his and no doubt Cavaliers' bowlers dismay, he came up empty-handed.
"If it's their day there's not a whole lot you can do to get out of the hole," Sellers admitted.
Broes isn't the only pillar of the Old Boys' side, though.
If it's their day there's not a whole lot you can do to get out of the hole.
- Wayne Sellers, on watching an in-form Nic Broes
With young all-round gun Ben Mitchell opening at the top of the order and Adam Ryan, Jameel Qureshi and Connor Slattery among the middle order, the Saints are a powerhouse unit.
It's enough for Sellers, who plays as Cavaliers' marquee in the absence of Dubbo jet Ben Patterson, to admit he's somewhat nervous, although the excitement does overpower any anxiety.
"I'm pretty keen," he said.
"We're a good young side and we've been playing pretty well."
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Sellers also has form behind him coming into the final game, having banged out 55 in Cavaliers' last-start, shock loss to Bathurst City.
He said he's hoping that defeat acts as a rev-up too.
"Our fielding last game wasn't great, we had a few runs get let through, like 15 or 20 and that put pressure on us when we were batting," he said.
He's got no doubt his side will attack Friday night's semi-final with a no-holds-barred attitude though, with the chance to take on Orange City in the decider on March 8 on the line.
"If you can't get up for this game then what can you get up for?" he asked, rhetorically.
The opening delivery of Friday night's semi-final will be bowled at 7pm.
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