TWO Reigate Priory aces are getting ready to blast off in a shoot-out for a coveted spot at the NatWest T20 Blast finals day.
In the light blue corner is Jason Roy, the Surrey opener on the England radar after a brilliant season in the competition.
And in the green corner, it's Richie Oliver, the Llamas regular who won a contract with Worcestershire earlier this year.
The two go head-to-head in the quarter-finals at the Oval on Saturday, with a sell-out expected.
Llamas skipper Neil Saker is backing Oliver and co to reach Edgbaston, but whichever way it goes, he hopes the eventual winners of the competition include a Llama.
"I think my money is on Worcestershire," he said. "Both teams have been on fantastic runs in the T20 but I think Worcestershire seem like more of a close-knit bunch than Surrey, which is important particularly in the shorter format.
"Obviously, Surrey are my old side but Worcestershire just seem to have the momentum with them.
"I hope whoever wins this goes on to win the competition overall, whether it's Richie or Jason I don't mind, but it would be great to see a Reigate Priory player win it."
The game starts at 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon and Surrey coach Graham Ford is hoping his side are rewarded for all of their hard work this season.
"I'm very happy that the boys have done what they managed to achieve in this competition," he said. "The first aim was to qualify and then to secure a home quarter-final was the second goal and we've managed to do that, so hopefully we can achieve the third aim, which is a space at Finals Day.
"It's nice for the lads that they got a reward for their efforts and it's something for us to really gear up for and come next Saturday hopefully everyone will be firing on all cylinders and raring to go."
And Ford, Kent coach when they won the tournament in 2007, is desperate for Surrey to reach a second successive finals day.
"It's a wonderful day, a real fun day for any cricketer," he added. "It would be great for our lads to go and get that opportunity to take part in it again.
"I'm sure the Oval will be buzzing.
"That's one of the things that's really impressed me coming back into county cricket – the massive interest in domestic T20 cricket and our boys have been fortunate to play in front of some fantastic crowds and there's no doubt that the home crowd at the Oval makes a difference to the lads.
"I don't know much about Worcestershire.
"They've posted some very good scores, so it looks like a decent game, but whoever you play in a quarter-final, it's going to be a good side."
