Hadspen is out to become the first TCL club to win the statewide T20 cup.
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Having won the Northern T20 finals last month, the Chieftains can make history on Monday when they compete in the four-club statewide finals at the NTCA Ground.
Since the competition began in 2008-09, Cricket North outfits Launceston (08-09 and 18-19) and Riverside (15-16) are the only Northern sides to have taken out the trophy.
Fellow TCL heavyweight Longford has fared well on several occasions and finished runner-up to South Hobart-Sandy Bay in 2017-18, which was the final year Cricket Tasmania Premier League clubs were eligible.
Hadspen coach Liam Reynolds said a statewide title would mean just as much as the club's other recent silverware, which includes the TCL's past two premier league titles and the 2020-21 T20 cup.
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"It would rank pretty highly," Reynolds said.
"You don't take any premiership for granted and being a state title it'd be a fantastic achievement for a small community club.
"You don't want to rank any finals - they're all special things to come across - hopefully we play well in the first game and give ourselves an opportunity to play off for it.
"It's very exciting for the club obviously and a bit of reward for the effort that our whole club and squad have put in."
Hadspen will meet Huon outfit Blackmans Bay in an 11am semi-final at the NTCA No.1, with the winner to meet either Ulverstone or Southern Cricket Association's Knights in a 2pm final at the same ground.
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Of the four sides, Ulverstone is the only club that regularly plays on turf wickets, although several of Hadspen's veterans including Reynolds, Dane Anderson and John LeFevre have had long careers in the Cricket North competition.
Reynolds said adjusting to the turf wicket would be crucial to his side's chances.
"Some of us have played all season on [astroturf]," he said.
"It does take a little bit to get used to the variable bounce and a little bit more lateral movement off the pitch and [the ball] not coming on.
"I think our bowlers should go ok with that, but our batters will take a little bit extra to get used to the conditions."
Winning a free path to the Northern final after the North-East Cricket Association failed to field a team in the semis, Hadspen made light work of an undermanned Westbury.
Dan Murfet's Shamrocks were left shrugging their shoulders as Anderson - their teammate for the previous decade - blasted 17 sixes and eight fours in a 64-ball 167 to power Hadspen to a 110-run win.
"It was what we see from Hadspen in the papers and on MyCricket every week," Murfet said.
"I know Ando felt pretty uncomfortable playing against us, but it certainly didn't put him off his striking - it was unbelievable.
"I went up to Kerro [spinner Alex Kerrison] at one stage and said 'I don't know what we can do, the boundaries just aren't big enough'.
"We were bowling some pretty good balls and they kept sailing over the fence."