Bogan Gate player and longtime Parkes and Lachlan Premier Cricket player Andrew Britt, who has organised the team finally returning to the Grinsted Cup, was bursting with excitement when talking about the chance to finally represent the Rampant Rabbits.

"I have just moved back home and we always thought it would be a good idea for Bogan Gate to get a team in the Grinsted Cup again," said Britt.

"Over the years the Parkes rep team has always featured a few talented Bogan Gate boys, so everyone is keen to see how we can fare against a Parkes side that is missing a few key players."

It's hard to believe Bogan Gate have made just one appearance in the Grinsted Cup - but at least they made it count by beating Forbes in a memorable one wicket win on February 9, 1936.

In Michael Greenwood's book The Grinsted Cup - A Cricket Tradition the game was described as a red letter day for Bogan Gate cricket.

Forbes were restricted to 119, and in reply the ninth wicket pair of Arthur Rawson and AR Buchanan guided Bogan Gate home in a thriller.

Supporters and teammates carried Buchanan on their shoulders from the ground after he scored 11* from number 10 and by all reports celebrations lasted long in the night

That's how big this Sunday's game is for the current group of Rampant Rabbits; they are attempting to overturn 80 years of history against a town that dwarfs them in terms of population - and you'd be a brave person to tell Britt they can't do it.

"Sunday will be bit of a reunion of sorts, we've got players coming in from Sydney and the South Coast and even spectators will be travelling from all over too - so I'm sure it will be a cracking atmosphere.

"We are quietly confident that we can give them a run for their money, and I definitely don't think it will be one sided.

"We have always had strong cricketers, but getting a team into the Grinsted Cup just hasn't ever eventuated and it really is about time we had our own identity," says Britt.

The Bogan Gate Golf Club has even cancelled golf on Sunday so that the whole town can come and watch their Rabbits take on the 'townies' of Parkes.

Parkes District Cricket Association secretary Luke Nash is looking forward to what is shaping up to be one of the biggest cricket clashes in recent memory.

"The boys will have to do their best on Sunday because this Bogan Gate side is an unknown quantity with plenty of quality players who will be highly motivated to play for only the second time in their history," says Nash.

"There will be a couple of players missing: captain Brent Tucker is out while Zac Bayliss is still injured.

"It's a shame because there are several prominent cricketing families playing - Bogan Gate will have three sets of brothers while Parkes has one; it would've been two sets of brothers if Zac was playing alongside his brother Harry!"

Tucker in particular leaves a big hole, the pacy left-armer is one of the best fast bowlers in the Central West and also very handy with the bat and in the field.

"With Brent out, Jonah Ruzgas will be looking to spearhead the attack.

"We had an inter-club game last week and he bowled very well; he has been playing quite well in Bathurst this season," Nash says.

Harry Bayliss and his off spinners will be exciting to watch for Parkes while the two Smith boys, captain Myles and brother Blake, will be the crucial wickets for Bogan Gate to nab.

Myles was even labelled as a traitor by Andrew Britt (with his tongue very firmly in cheek of course) for playing with Parkes instead of Bogan Gate - and that rivalry is sure to be spicy.

Parkes is the current holder of the Cup, and is gunning for 14 challenge wins in a row.

The Grinsted Cup is a unique competition in that it is played over 50 overs, but there are no over restrictions for bowlers and no leg side wides.

Largely unheralded in country cricket, Grinsted has a very rich history and without a doubt its greatest attribute has been its longevity.

Forbes sportsgoods store owner Edward John Grinsted promised to donate a trophy when games begun in 1920, and in the years following the Cup was named after him.

Any town in the Central West stretching from Orange out to Condobolin, then up to Peak Hill and down to Young can enter after the competition's humble beginnings in Forbes.

Get along to Woodward Oval, Parkes this Sunday from 10am to see history being made!

The Bogan Gate side would like to thank their loyal sponsors OTIA, R H Nock Contracting and Central West Allied Health for their support in getting the team up and running - it has meant the side has been able to get new 'Baggy Blacks,' playing uniforms and training shirts.

So please support these local businesses for all your farming and allied health needs.