DORCHESTER skipper Martyn Richards believes Blandford will be a completely different proposition to when they comfortably beat them by nine wickets on the opening day.
The county town side travel to North Dorset tomorrow (1.30pm) in the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League wary of their in-form opponents, who have won five on the spin.
Richards said: "Our thoughts ahead of the game are that we are expecting a different team to the one we played in the first game of the season, not in terms of personnel but rather in terms of character.
"Blandford have had a cracking season since we beat them, losing just once, so we have got to prepare well and make sure that we are at our best and fully switched on.
"We will be keen to restrict them scoring and we are expecting a much tougher game this time around.
"I think in all honesty, having just been promoted ourselves, we caught them by surprise when we played them back at the start of May."
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However, Richards' men, who have only lost once this year and sit top of the pile, will not be short of confidence themselves.
The Rec outfit beat Wayfarers by a commanding six wickets last Saturday to notch their fifth win of the campaign, one which has seen three games postponed due to wet weather.
Dorchester hold a commanding 4.83 lead at the summit and will be set on maintaining the distance between themselves and second-placed Poole Town when they visit Blandford Rec tomorrow.
The only change from last weekend's victory at Wayfarers sees Quenton Miller come in to reinforce Dorchester's bowling attack at the expense of Ian Sibley, who drops to the seconds.
Richards added: "Ian has dropped down in the hope that he can get some more runs under his belt."
* Dorchester Seconds face a top-of-the-table clash with Ferndown at the Rec tomorrow in Dorset Funeral Plan Division Two (2pm).
Ferndown currently sit top but by the smallest of margins - just 0.32 - and Dorchester, who have won three in a row, will be confident of leapfrogging their visitors.
In Division Eight, the county town third team visit Witchampton Seconds tomorrow aiming to maintain their unbeaten record - one of only four in all divisions yet to taste defeat.
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