Ed, Jack and Max Dodds have played just the one game of cricket together in their lives.
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But all of that is about to change as the eldest of the three makes what he hopes is a triumphant return to the red and blacks for the Bonnor Cup season.
Centrals have signed up Max as one of the club's marquee men for the T20 competition and it didn't take much convincing from his younger brother either.
"Ed messaged me to say they'd love for me to be their marquee player this year," Max said.
"I did it a couple years ago for the boys when Daryl (Kennewell) asked me and it was a lot of fun, it was great being back in Centrals colours and being back on the field with the boys.
"You know, who gets to play cricket with your two brothers, how good is that? I've only played once with Edward and that was a marquee game about two years ago and that was a great moment, so this is a fantastic opportunity."
The wicket-keeper batter has been plying his trade with Lane Cove's first grade side in the Sydney Suburban Shires competition since the 2017/18 season and has had a few close calls with finals.
But coming back to Orange - even for only a couple of days - was an opportunity he couldn't turn down.
"That's probably the number one to be playing with my brothers," Dodds said.
"It's pretty cool that we've been playing in the backyard for years and years and we were very competitive as well, so it's nice to be on the same side for once and play some cricket together.
"But also, I know a lot of the boys that are still playing at Centrals and when you play at Centrals, it's a club where colours mean something, so it will be good to put the colours on again, the red and black."
He won't be the only Lane Cove player coming over either.
Centrals have also managed to recruit Max's teammate Joe Scarcella as well as Angus Norton who they hope will be moving to Orange and thus become a full-time player.
"Joey is one of our quick bowlers at Lane Cove, our opening bowler and Ed asked me if I could bring along Joey because he said they'd love some speed and some heat for the 20/20 matches," Max said.
"I've managed to hook Joey in. He won't play the first game but he'll play a lot of the other games that we have and then hopefully go on into finals."
Due to the cap on the number of marquee players each side can have, only two of the three recruits can play at any one time. That would change when and if Norton becomes a full-time player and enable all three to take to the field at once.
Centrals are set to take on Bathurst City at Wade Park Friday night, although the weather outlook could put a damper on those hopes.
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