They were the spin twins who tore through the Queanbeyan batting line-up in the Konica Minolta Regional Twenty20 final.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
But Queanbeyan batsman Dean Solway believes his side can find a way to combat Blake Dean and Mac Wright in the rescheduled decider.
After the weather gods came to Queanbeyan's aid to save them from defeat, the Bluebags get a second crack at Weston Creek Molonglo in Friday night's final at Manuka Oval.
That was in no small part to Wright and Dean, who finished with the figures of 2-12 and 2-18 from their four overs respectively.
Almost a month later, Solway said the Queanbeyan batters have been working on ways to keep the scoreboard ticking over while taking minimal chances.
"We'll probably try to be risk-free off them and see them through," Solway said.
"There are long boundaries at Manuka Oval as well so you can't just hit them over the fence like some of the smaller grounds in Canberra.
"We'll just have to be smarter about it and pick our bowlers to target.
"We've got guys that play spin bowling well, so I think it was just a bad night and we can turn it around this week."
Both teams would normally be declared joint champions when there is a washout, but the clubs decided to replay the final instead.
There is no shortage of quality players on both sides.
Blake and his older brother, Adelaide Strikers batsman Jono Dean, will back up for Weston Creek after spending the past four days playing for the ACT Comets in their Futures League match against the Victoria second XI in Melbourne.
After losing captain Sam Taylor to Creek in the off-season, Queanbeyan has rebuilt its squad around a core of young players alongside veteran player/coach Mark Higgs.
With the Dean brothers and Taylor all former Queanbeyan players, Creek batsman Kevin Jacob expected it would add a bit extra to the contest.
"Sam, Jono and Blake have a huge history with Queanbeyan, so it should be good fun seeing how they go out in the middle and the banter between the players," Jacob said.
"We'll never know how the final would have gone because we didn't get to bat, but we don't want to see what happened in the one-day final last season.
"That was also a replay and we were in a strong position the first time and ended up losing the second time around.
"We've been one of the best sides in the competition and we want to prove it by winning the trophy."
It's a busy three days for Queanbeyan with the first round of the Douglas Cup on Saturday followed by the semi-finals of the one-day Gallop Cup.
Queanbeyan hosts Tuggeranong at Freebody Oval on Saturday before taking on minor premiers Eastlake in the 50-over format at Kingston Oval on Sunday.
Wests/UC face Weston Creek at Jamison Oval in the other Gallop Cup semi-final.
FRIDAY: Konica Minolta Regional Twenty20 final: Queanbeyan v Weston Creek Molonglo at Manuka Oval, 7pm.
