Cambridgeshire batting star Ben Seabrook believes his side has the right mix to win the MCA Trophy semi-final at Keswick tomorrow.
If both sides can beat the forecast weather, then Seabrook believes there is enough quality in the Cambridgeshire side to win the game.
He said: “We’ve played them in a three-dayer a few years ago. We know they are a very competitive side, and they’ve got a lot of class players in their ranks.
“We know every game now is going to be a test, and it has been so far,
“I think if we just still play our game and don’t stray away from that I think we can definitely get a win up there.
“I think we’ve got a better balance to the side.
“Everyone now has a role to play and they know that role inside out. A lot of guys in the last couple of years, starting from 18 are now in their low twenties.
“Everyone just enjoys playing cricket together at the moment and five wins from five games doesn’t really happen unless the guys enjoy playing together.
“There is a good harmony in the group, which we definitely have at the minute and long may it continue in all formats.”
He reckons the match-winning century that propelled Cambridgeshire into the semi-final of the Trophy for the first time in 18 years is his most important innings for the county to date.
The 22-year-old struck 13 fours and five sixes on his way to scoring 123 in the quarter-final against Cheshire, his second Cambs ton of the campaign.
After restricting Cheshire to 247, Cambridgeshire chased it down inside 44 overs with four wickets in hand.
It was their fifth win out of five in the competition having finished top of Group Three earlier in the campaign.
Cambridgeshire’s form has left them brimming with confidence. So much so, they gave county champions Essex a scare at Chelmsford, restricting the hosts to 179 for 9 before falling just 25 runs short via the DLS method in a National Counties showcase fixture.
They will be looking to add a third NCCA Trophy to the club’s honours board after victories in 1995 and 2003.
