VASTLY experienced Jon Fielding says he is as excited as he has been for years as he relishes the prospect of tonght’s Moorhouse’s Lancashire League Twenty20 final.

The record breaking 40-year-old leads his Ramsbottom side into battle against Lowerhouse and with a massive crowd expected at the Neville Gee (Recruitment) Ground and knows it will be an extra special night.

“There’s a real buzz, both at our club and over at Lowerhouse,” said Fielding.

“Lowerhouse are expecting thousands of fans to turn up and if the weather is right I think it will be the biggest attendance league cricket has seen for years.

“Even at my age I am excited as I have been for years about the game and it is a long time since I have played in a game watched by as many as are expected.

“I really can’t wait for it and all the players on both sides are in the same boat. It will be an occasion that will be remembered for many years to come.”

Ramsbottom have won the league’s Twenty20 for the past three seasons and the spinner would love nothing more than to claim a fourth-successive crown.

But he knows Lowerhouse are formidable opposition – and believes the two rivals will put on a fitting spectacle for the bumper crowd.

“Lowerhouse are a good side across all forms of the game and we are also a good team and our matches against them are always tight,” added Fielding.

“We beat them at our place in a thriller and they edged past us in another close one and it always seems to be the way.

“But as good as Lowerhouse are, I obviously want us to go out and win four in a row.”

Ramsbottom’s record in the T20 in stunning and Fielding believes a fourth title on the spin would be an achievement that would be hard for anyone to replicate.

“We have lost one T20 in four years,” said Fielding.

“It is something we are really proud of and I really don’t think many teams could win it three times on the trot.

“So a fourth title would be amazing really because Twenty20 is such an unpredicatble game with so many twists and turns.

“Matches can change quickly on one little incident and you can win or lose on the performance of a pro or a good amateur, even more so than in a Lancashire League game.

“But we relish the T20 format, it seems to suit us and as a club it is something we have really embraced and I hope we will be celebrating again after the game.”

This is Lowerhouse’s second Twenty20 final but the club has yet to win the competition having lost to Haslingden in the first final in 2005 which produced a high scoring classic match.

With a bumper crowd expected, Lowerhouse have laid on additional bars and they also have a full tea room service and barbeque available.

There will be a DJ in action during breaks in play and when a wicket falls and the gates will open at 5.15pm, an hour before the start of play.

Admission is £2 for adults and £1 for concessions.