City Colts will debut in the Orange District Cricket Association-run Twenty20 tournament, Josh Toole and the big-hitting Colts lining-up against St Pat's Old Boys at Wade Park.

St Pat's, too, are regarded as a gun T20 outfit, having suffered a narrow loss in last season's final after being crowned champions the season before, but Toole says his side is backing itself to shine in its Bonnor Cup debut.

"Being realistic, we've got a good squad that can win the competition," Toole said.

"(St Pat's has) been a strong team in all forms for the past few seasons. They're going to be quite difficult, but we'll back ourselves and give ourselves the best opportunity to win.

"They've got a few young fellas that come through and they're starting to perform, alongside some of the older heads that put some good efforts in."

Toole said City Colts' outfit will attack their first Twenty20 game in Orange the only way they know how - head on.

"We're quite aggressive in the way we play cricket. I'd say the shorter form of cricket suits us a bit more," he said.

"Henry Shoemark opens the bat alongside Dave Sellers and I don't think there's that many guys that play that many shots when opening the bat. Hopefully they get us off to a good start."

Looking forward, Toole believes City Colts have a good enough squad to be challenging for the final this season.

"We haven't really spoken about goals, we just want to take it as it comes being our first season," he said.

"I've been around the Bonnor Cup for quite a while now and I know the depth of most teams, so I'd like to think we're definitely up there and can compete right to the end.

"Realistically, I think we can make the finals and give it a good shot. Obviously St Pat's will test us straight away."

Friday's game is expected to get underway at 6.30pm.