Now, with grand-final glory in their eyes, the club believes they have what it takes to end their fairy tale season on the highest possible note.

They take on the Workers Stags in the second grade cricket grand-final at Seiffert Oval tomorrow and Sunday.

It’s no easy task. The Workers are one day premiers, and they’ve been the dominating team all season.

Crookwell on the other hand, in just their first year in the competition, had began life as a makeshift team of cricket lovers, determined not to see their sport dissolve into oblivion in their hometown.

“I think some of those Goulburn teams thought we might have been pushovers at the start of the year,” Crookwell captain Ben Haynes told the Post.

“I think they thought we might had been a bunch of rednecks thrown together. So it’s good to make the grand final and hopefully we can go one further to take it out.”

Haynes is the type of captain who leads by example.

He, and team mate James Weir were the competition’s leading wicket takers at the end of the regular season. Then in last week’s must win game against the Lake George Bunyips, Haynes produced a magnificent five wickets for 15 runs, which included a hat-trick.

A handy half century as well, proved why he may be Crookwell’s most valuable player.

“It’s all coming together, everyone’s hit form at the same time,” Haynes said.

“I think over the last month we’ve really put our heads down and that’s the time we’ve sort of gotten more confident and really competitive.

“I mean we thought we’d be competitive, but we didn’t think we’d make the final that’s for sure. But grand-finals, that’s what you play for ain’t it?”

For Workers, they go into the match knowing that Crookwell are the only side to have beaten them this season.

It’s a fact that Workers captain Brad Fitzgerald admits, is in the back of their minds, but in no way diminishes the fact that they’re quietly confident.

“I had no idea about these guys until we first played them, and they definitely proved that they were more than capable of being competitive,” Fitzgerald said.

“I think if we can take care of their dangerous batters, Bomber (Ben) Haynes and James Weir, then we’ll have a good shot.”

Unfortunately for Fitzgerald, life for the Stags was made tougher, when on Wednesday night their wicket-keeper and vice captain Aaron Swanson dislocated his knee playing touch football.

“It’s a pretty big blow to be honest,” the captain said.

“I think Dylan Maddock may fill the gloves, but until we try a few options we won’t know.”

Regardless, he’s confident the rest of the team will stand up for their most successful year yet.

“I think if Josh Ryrie can bat out a good 10-15 overs, he’ll get 50 or over and we’ll be in a good spot.”